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Lesson Plan Date : 4 th May 2015 Teacher: Vieru Elena Class: 8 th grade Unit: Believe it or not! Topic: verb + gerund/ infinitive structures Textbook: High Flyer, ed. Longman Skill Focus: Speaking Lesson Type: teaching Main aims: 2.4 *express an opinion on familiar subjects 3.4 identify and use data from texts and diagrams. Lesson aims: A1: to express their attitude towards superstitions in terms of agreement or disagreement; A2: to identify superstitions which are not on the board poster A3: to practice reading techniques (skimming and scanning, intensive reading) A4 : to recognize verb + gerund/ infinitive patterns in a given text; A5: to classify verbs structures (verb + gerund/ infinitive patterns); A6: to fill in with gerund or infinitive verb forms;

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Date : 4th May 2015Teacher: Vieru ElenaClass: 8th gradeUnit: Believe it or not!Topic: verb + gerund/ infinitive structures Textbook: High Flyer, ed. Longman Skill Focus: SpeakingLesson Type: teachingMain aims:2.4 *express an opinion on familiar subjects 3.4 identify and use data from texts and diagrams.Lesson aims:A1: to express their attitude towards superstitions in terms of agreement or disagreement;A2: to identify superstitions which are not on the board posterA3: to practice reading techniques (skimming and scanning, intensive reading)A4 : to recognize verb + gerund/ infinitive patterns in a given text;A5: to classify verbs structures (verb + gerund/ infinitive patterns);A6: to fill in with gerund or infinitive verb forms;A7: to work out in pairs personal answers using the appropriate ing /to forms;Methods and materials: worksheets, textbook, conversation;Bibliography: Suzanne W. Woodward , Fun with grammar ; Traveller B2 Studentbook (Ed. Mmpublications); High FlyerIntermediate Studentbook (Ed. Longman)Time: 50 minutes

Activity 1 Check homework (5minutes)Interaction: T-Ss Procedure:The teacher introduces herself and checks attendance. Pupils are asked what was their homework for the current class. They read it and the teacher makes any necessary corrections.

Activity 2 : Lead-in Superstitions (7 minutes)Lesson AimsA1: to express their attitude towards superstitions in terms of agreement or disagreement;A2: to identify superstitions which are not on the board posterInteraction: T-SsProcedure: The teacher shows pupils two boards on which they recognize various superstitions (positive and negative. The teacher sets the topic Believe it or not! ( Superstitions). Pupils read a set of superstitions and identify which one is not is not illustrated in the pictures presented previously. Teacher and pupils discuss whether or not they believe them or not The teacher writes one of these on the board and rephrase it using a gerund form, then ask pupils to rephrase other three sentences in similar ways. Activity 3: Reading The moon and us ( 7minutes)Lesson Aim: A3: to practice reading techniques (skimming and scanning, intensive reading)Interaction: T-SsProcedure :-pre-reading The teacher elicits superstition connected to the moon. -reading: The teacher asks pupils read the text silently because afterwards they will have to read just the parts indicated by the teacher (like the one connected to agriculture, or the one about going to the hair-dresser). Unknown vocabulary items are written on the board. Pupils reread the paragraphs requested by the teacher. -post-reading:The teacher and pupils comment on how do they feel about these assumptions considering the influence of the moon upon our lives. Students paraphrase structuresn the text in order to provide answers for the following questions.1. How does a full moon act on people?2. How does the moon influence the sea level?3. When is the best time to go to the hairdresser?

Activity 4 : Gerunds and Infinitives Shootout(7minutes)Lesson Aims:A4 : to recognize verb + gerund/ infinitive patterns in a given text;A5: to classify verbs structures (verb + gerund/ infinitive patterns);Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-SsProcedure: The teacher draws the following grid on the board:Gerunds Infinitives

Imagine not seeing Avoid going out Some hairdressers dislike cutting hair when the moon is getting smaller. The moon tries to pull the Earth and Looking at the moon allows farmers to guess the weather. People will continue to fear it and to love it

Pupils fill in the grid with examples found in the text. The teacher sets up a game called Gerunds and Infinitives Shootout. They have to draw lines from balls with verbs to their appropriate baskerts. They work in teams to score as many goals in the Gerunds and Infinitives Shootout worksheets, then on the board.

Activity 5 : Gerunds and Infinitives Practice (10minutes)Lesson Aim: A6: to fill in with gerund or infinitive verb forms;Interaction: T-SsProcedure: The teacher hands out two worksheets for each pupil. In the first exercise they have to fill in five sentences with the appropriate verb form (gerund or infinitive) and in the second one they match verbal forms to their meanings in order to identify and practice verbs using both forms but with different meanings.

Activity 6 : Feedback -Getting personal (10minutes)Lesson Aim: A7: to work out in pairs personal answers using appropriate ing /to forms;Interaction: T-SsProcedure:Pupils receive cards with which they are to build questions for their colleagues and to which they are to receive answers as well.The teacher hands out worksheets with similar questions. Pupils read them and write down any troubling vocabulary items . They answer to at least two questions.

Activity 7 : Assessment (2minutes)Lesson Aim: -Interaction: T-Ss ProcedureThe teacher assesses pupils` participation as a whole, then names a few students.

Activity 8 : Homework (2minutes)Lesson Aim: -Interaction: T-Ss Procedure:They will have to finish the worksheets given for practice during the lesson.