Sample Lesson Plan

   

   Date: 22^nd March 2007

   

   The class:  7 b

   Students: 18

   Level: intermediate

   

   Teaching aids: tape/recorder, pictures

   

   Aims:

   To guide the students to an understanding of used to + inf. For habits and states

   To provide practice so the students can use the structure to talk about themselves.

   Model sentences: I used to have long hair (but now I have short hair)

                                I didn’t use to wear glasses.

   

   Personal aim: to improve my board work

   

   Anticipated problems:

   The students may be confused with to be used to+ ing.

   

   Procedure:

   

   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |time    |content                                                       |Organization, method|
   |--------+--------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------|
   |5 min   | 1. Show a photo of me as a student. Say Guess who this is?   |Frontal             |
   |        |    When was this?                                            |                    |
   |        | 2. Give the model pointing to the photo:  I used to have long|                    |
   |        |    hair. Ask: Is my hair long or short now?                  |                    |
   |        | 3. Give the model again. Students repeat.                    |Pictures            |
   |        | 4. Write on board: When I was a student           Now        |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |Put picture prompts under the headings to elicit these        |                    |
   |        |sentences:                                                    |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |I used to drink beer.              I drink wine.              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |I used to live in a flat.           I live in a house.        |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |I used to wear trousers.         I wear jeans.                |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |I didn’t use to wear glasses.  I wear glasses.                |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        | 5. Check understanding of the meaning:                       |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |            Do I live in a flat now?          Ss: No.         |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |            Did I live in a flat?                 Ss: Yes.    |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |10 min..|            …                                                 |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |…                                                             |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |…                                                             |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |…                                                             |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |Homework:  …                                                  |pairs               |
   |        |                                                              |                    |
   |        |Revision of the main items of the lesson.                     |                    |
   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

   Board plan:

   

When I was a student                                    Now

   

   Pictures

   []        I used to drink beer.                              I drink wine.

   []        I used to live in a flat.                           I live in a house.

   []        I used to wear trousers.                         I wear jeans.

   []        I didn’t use to wear glasses.                  I wear glasses.