This is letter A that has a friend

Class profile (brief description of learners; how many, age, level, etc):

There are 5 students in the class: 3 boys and 2 girls. They are 6 or 7. The students have been learning English for 4 months. There are three quick learners (Sasha, Ksiusha and Vlad) and some slow learners (Vika and Artur). The class is active at the lessons, but most children need some additional explanations and attention. They have very short attention spam, so the activities should be short in time and easy for understanding. The students love playing, watching videos and are keen on doing tasks based on TPR approach.

Lesson aims:

Objectives:

· To introduce and practice letters A and B and their sounds;

· To introduce new vocabulary and the phonics;

· To practice structures «This is…», «… has got a …»

Outcomes:

By the end of the lesson students will learn

Letters A and B

will be able:

· Identify big and small letters A and B, to write them, name the letters and their phonics.

Syllabus fit:

Students have learned the names of some toys at the previous lessons.

Materials/resources used:

A whiteboard for writing the words, a computer to present the videos and audio files, flashcards with the pictures of toys and letters, toys.

Assumptions:

The learners know the names of Ukrainian letters and are able to write the letters of the Ukrainian alphabet.

Anticipated problems and solutions:

Some activities are new for learners so they will need detailed instructions and teacher’s help. Slow learners may feel lack of knowledge so they need to be guided by the teacher and other students.

Time

Teacher Activity

Learner Activity

Interaction

T-S/S-S

Stage Aim

2 mins

Greeting. Topic. Learner’s Outcomes

The teacher introduces the topic of the lesson, its aims and procedure.

Greet the teacher. Students are introduced with the topic of the lesson and learners’ outcome

TаPs

TЯPs

to organize and motivate the class for the work

4 mins

Phonetic warm-up

Teddy-bear song

Instruction: Practice sounds [b], [t], [d], [ᴂ], dance together to the song with a teddy.

Practicing English sounds. Team building.

TаPs

to train English pronunciation

5 mins

Vocabulary warm-up

Broken Telephone game

Instruction: the teacher sticks the flashcards on the board and divides the class for two teams. The teams stand into two rows. The last student chooses the picture and whispers its name to the student in front of him/her. The first student in the row should tap a picture.

Name the picture together. Whisper the word to the classmate. Choose the right picture.

TаPs

PаPs

to refresh the topical vocabulary

10 mins

Reading practice

Learning the new letters

Instruction:

· show the video «Dave and Ava. The ABC song».

· Present letters A and B with the help of flashcards. Let the students to listen PB Audio (trach Unit5 les_3-1 and 2). Make them repeat the audio several times.

· Work in the Activity Book: p.42-43 — colour the letters and balloons

Watch the video to learn about the English alphabet. Listen to the audio and repeat after the teacher. Colour the letters a and balloons with letters b.

TаPs

PsаPs

TЯPs

to learn the new letters and topical words

10 min

Writing practice

Practicing writing the new letters

Instruction:

· write the letters Aa and Bb on the whiteboard and ask the students to circle letters they’ve learnt.

· Show how to write the letters in the air and ask them to write the letters in the Practice Book.

Circle the big/small letters A and B. Write the letters in the PrB

TаPs

TЯPs

to practice writing the new letters

2 min

Outcomes

Discussing points according to the learner’s outcomes

Answer the teacher’s questions

TаP1,P2,P3

to check the achievement of the aims

2 min

Evaluation

Evaluate learner’s work giving comments

Listen to the teacher’s marks and comments

TаP1,P2,P3

to show the learners their progress, to motivate and stimulate them

2 mins

Feedback

Ask students to choose the activity they’ve enjoyed the most

Tell about the liked activities

TЯP1,P2,P3

to get the feedback on the activities