Lesson Plan

Date: Language level: Elementary No. of Ss: Age of Ss: Children Total time: 30 minutes.

Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will have reviewed the Simple Past in order to use Theme and Rheme.

Assumed knowledge: - Ss have notions of the use of the Simple Past Tense. - Ss have notions of the conjugations of regular and/or irregular

verbs in past.

Materials & aids: - Set of cards, Prizes (Lollipops), Markers, blank sheets, flashcards,

tape, 5 glue sticks.

Anticipated problems: - Ss may not be willing to participate - Ss may not know some vocabulary (paws)

Sources: Story “Chapter 1: Winnie the Pooh” retrieved and adapted from: https://www.acc.umu.se/~coppelia/pooh/stories/ch1.html

Proposed solutions:- To encourage Ss and nominate them to participate- To explain the meaning while they are reading

STAGE PURPOSE PROCEDURE INTERACTION TIME

Lead-in To engage Ss to guess the topic of the lesson, generate ideas and activate students’ schemata.

- T says: Hello everybody, welcome to the class.- I want you to think about the following: What was the

funniest activity you did last weekend?- T gives them a couple of seconds to think while writes the

question in the board. (T writes: The last weekend, I…)- T nominates one or two students from each table to write

their answers on the board. (T asks them not to repeat the same verbs that other Ss have written)

- T elicits: What do these sentences have in common? (They’re written in simple past form)

- T: Can you identify the verbs in the sentences? Which of them are regular? Which ones are irregular?

- T makes two circles on the board indicating which ones are regular and irregular.

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Main Activity To get Ss to know the instructions of the activity

To read the story in Simple Past and also rearrange the story using Theme and Rheme in an inductive way.

Activity #1- T makes groups (5 groups of 4 people) - T numerates Ss from 1 to 4 - Who’s number 1? Raise your hand! (The same with 2, 3, 4) (T asks them to get together)- T gives instructions: Each group will have a set of cards related to a story of Winnie the Pooh. You have to rearrange them in the correct order. (They have to stick the pieces of the story in a blank sheet)The first team that finishes and has the right order will get a prize (A lollipop for each S of the group)- T checks understanding: Are you going to rearrange the story randomly or in chronological order? (In chronological order) - T sets the time: “For this activity you’ll have 7 minutes”

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- T runs the activity - T monitors the groups -T asks them to exchange their blank sheets with other team- T gives feedback: “I am going to read the story in the correct order.” and you have to tick or cross the answers of the other team.

T announces the winners”So, the winners are…”

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1’Activity 2 To get Ss to know

the differences between noun and complement (Theme and rheme)

Activity 2Now, I’m going to read the text again, and you are going to tell me who did the action.

1. Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders. What has the name of Sanders? (The forest). T shows Card #1

2. One day when he was out walking, he came to an open place in the middle of the forest. Who was walking? (Winnie-the-Pooh). T shows Card #2

3. ...and in the middle of this place was a very large oak tree. Where was the oak tree? (In the middle of the forest). T shows Card #3

4. ...and from the top of the tree there came a large buzzing noise. Where did he heard the noise? (in the top of the tree). T shows Card #4

5. Winnie the Pooh sat down at the foot of the tree. Who was sit? (Winnie). T shows Card #5

6. Then he put his head between his paws. Who put his head between his paws? (Winnie). T shows Card #6

7. ...and finally he began to think. Who was thinking? (Winnie). T shows Card #7

8. First of all he said to himself. Who was saying that? (Winnie). T shows Card #8

9. That buzzing noise means something. What means something? (The sound) T shows Card #9

10. You don’t get a buzzing noise like that, just buzzing and buzzing,

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without its meaning something. who doesn’t get that? (Winnie) T shows Card #10

11. And the only reason for making a buzzing noise that I know of is because you are a bee. Why did Winnie know that was a bee? (Because he hear a buzz). T shows Card #11

12. Then he thought for another long time. Who was thinking again? (Winnie) T shows Card #12

13. And Winnie the Pooh said "And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey”. Who understood the noise? (Winnie). T shows Card #13

14. And he again said "And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it." Who can eat the honey? (Winnie). T shows Card #14

15. So he began to climb the tree. Who climbed the tree? (Winnie). T shows Card #15

Very good guys, this pictures are called subject (theme) because they did the action. The end of the sentence is the predicate (Rheme).

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Closure End of the activity and evaluation of Ss’ reactions

- T congratulates the winners and give them the lollipops. “Let’s give a round applauses to your partners”Was it easy for you? Would you like to do another activity like that? Well, we’ll do another one in the future.Have a nice day, guys. See you soon!

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Activity #1 / Answer key: From A.A. Milne: Winnie the PoohTheme Rheme

Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders.

· One day when he was out walking he came to an open place in the middle of the forest

· and in the middle of this place was a very large oak tree

· and from the top of the tree there came a large buzzing noise.

· Winnie the Pooh sat down at the foot of the tree,

then he put his head between his paws

· and finally began to think.

· First of all he said to himself

· "That buzzing noise means something.

· You don’t get a buzzing noise like that, just buzzing and buzzing, without its meaning something.

· And the only reason for making a buzzing noise that I know of is because you are a bee."

· Then he thought for another long time

And Winnie the Pooh said "And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey”

And he again said "And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it."

So he began to climb the tree.

Flashcards

1.The Hundred Acres Wood 2. Winnie-the-Pooh 3. The Hundred Acres Wood

4. The tree 5. Winnie-the-Pooh 6. Winnie-the-Pooh

7. Winnie-the-Pooh 8. Winnie-the-Pooh 9. The Hive (buzzing noise)

10. Winnie-the-Pooh 11. Winnie-the-Pooh 12. Winnie-the-Pooh

13. Winnie-the-Pooh 14. Winnie-the-Pooh 14. Winnie-the-Pooh