Topic: Dream Vacation
Language
skill: Essay writing: Descriptive writing
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Language
focus: Adjectives, simple present tense, simple future tense, modal verbs,
hypothetical sentences, conditional clauses and if-clauses
Level of students: Form 5 secondary school students with
intermediate language level
Time: 2 periods. (40 minutes
+ 40 minutes)
General objective: To expose students to descriptive essay
writing.
Learning
outcomes: At the end of the lesson, the students should be
able to:
1)
Brainstorm
ideas on writing about their dream vacation.
2)
Use
adjectives in describing their dream vacation.
3)
Write
short sentences using simple present tense, simple future tense, and modal
verbs about dream vacation.
4)
Write
complex sentences using hypothetical statements, conditional clauses and
if-clauses.
5)
Write
a 150 words paragraph.
6)
Write
a 350 words descriptive essay.
Teaching aids: Power point slides
Social networking sites – YouTube and Websta.me
Assessments: 1.Writing five short sentences.
2. Writing five
complex sentences.
3. Writing
short paragraph.
4. Writing descriptive essay.
Reflection:
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Procedure
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Tasks
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Time
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Teacher
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Learner
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Pre-teaching
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1. Greetings
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1
minute
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- Give salam to the students
- Ask students to recite doa before starting the
lesson
- Ask “How was your weekend?”
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In
their respective seats
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2. Briefing
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2
minutes
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- Briefly inform the students how the lesson is
going to be conducted.
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Teaching
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1. Introduction:
- Watch video
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7
minutes
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Introduce
the topic for the lesson
- “My Dream Vacation”
Show
a downloaded video from YouTube to the students. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJTivba0YJ4 )
- Instruct students to focus on the name of the
places in the video.
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Watch
the video.
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2. Group work
- Write 5 short
sentences using simple present
tense, simple future tense and modal verbs.
- Write 5 complex sentences using hypothetical
sentences, conditional clauses and if-clauses.
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20
minutes
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Divide
the students into groups of 4.
- Give two examples of sentences that use each
tenses and modal verbs.
- Give two examples of sentences that use each
type of complex sentences.
- Instruct students to write 5 sentences using
simple present tense, simple future tense and modal verbs.
- Instruct students to write 5 complex sentences
using hypothetical sentences, conditional clauses and if-clauses.
- Show slides on questions that students can use
for ideas regarding the topic.
- Ask suggestions on other questions that might
help.
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- Sit in a group of four and discuss.
- Write 5 sentences using simple present tense,
simple future tense and modal verbs.
- Write 5 complex sentences using hypothetical
statements and conditional clauses.
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3. Sharing
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10
minutes
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- Choose 3 groups to read their sentences out loud
and correct their mistakes.
- Praise students when they write a good sentence.
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- Read out their sentences
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4. Browse pictures and videos on websta.me.
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12
minutes
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- Instruct students to start browsing pictures and
videos on websta.me individually.
- Facilitate students while they watch their
selected pictures and videos.
- Instruct students to construct mind maps of
ideas for their dream vacation.
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- Explore videos and pictures in the website
individually to generate ideas for their assessment.
- Construct mind maps of ideas for their dream
vacation.
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5. Write 150 words paragraph individually
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25
minutes
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- Instruct the students to start writing.
- Remind the students the duration given to write.
- Facilitate the students while they are writing.
- Collect students’ works.
- Inform homework of 250words descriptive essay on
“Me in 10 Years”.
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- Write a 150 words paragraph on the topic.
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Post-teaching
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6. Recap
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3
minutes
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- Mention again briefly the main points of the
lesson.
- Use previous slides if needed.
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- Sit at their respective seats.
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Sample of sentences:
1) If I have enough savings, I would like to travel to Japan because Japan is the country of my favourite animation, Anime.
2) I would love to go to Korea in the time of winter as I never experienced winter in my life.
3) It is interesting to know that there are varieties of foods with different tastes in Australia.
4) Not all people got a chance to go for a vacation. But if I were given a chance, I will definitely go with my family and spent most of my money on food as most of my family members love to eat.
Sample of sentences:
1) Where do you want to go?
2) Why did you choose to go there?
3) What are the interesting and unique places/ foods/ culture that they have?
4) Who do you want to go visit with?
5) When are you going to go there?
6) How do you plan to go there?
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