EXPLORE ENGLISH 6

Lesson plan

Lesson: Unit 2 Preview & Language focus

1. Language focus:
Adjectives and comparatives
2. Lesson objectives:
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
- use adjectives to describe animals.
- make correct comparative forms of adjectives.
- use comparative adjectives to compare animals.
3. Resources:
- Audio (1-13, 1-14, 1-15)
- Textbooks
- Ppt slides
- Handouts

Stage Time Aims Activities Interaction

Greetings 2’ - Settle the class. - T says “Good morning

- Greet Ss. class. Now sit down, class.”

Warm-up: Listen and guess the 3’ - Revoke Ss’ - T asks Ss to look at the
animal! knowledge of pictures of 3 animals in their
common animals. textbook.
- Introduce the Individual
topic. - T asks Ss to
+ listen and guess the
animals by writing
numbers in the circle.
+ shout “Bingo” when
all pictures are
numbered.
=> T checks understanding.

- T picks the first S to shout

“Bingo” to answer => T
shows the correct answers on
the slide.

Lead-in 1’ - T introduces Unit 2’s topic

and lesson objectives.

Preview: B. Name 5’ - Introduce new - T asks Ss to match the

Animal vocab matching animal vocab. words in the box to the
pictures in 3’.
 - After 3’, T asks Ss to Groups of 4
discuss the answers in
groups of 4 in 2’.

- T picks a S to answer => T

plays the audio and confirms
the answers => T asks Ss to
listen and repeat.

C. Favorite 4’ - Practice with - T asks Ss to look at the

animal new animal slide (section C).
vocab.
- T asks Ss to work in pairs Pairs
to ask and answer about their
favorite animals. Ss can only
choose an animal on this
page. => T checks
understanding.

- T picks a S to help
demonstrate.

- T asks Ss to start working

in pairs for 3’.

- After 3’, T picks a pair to

demonstrate.

Language A. Listen & 5’ - Get familiar with - T asks Ss to spend 2’ to

focus: read a conversation read the conversation on
Adjectives & about animals. page 20.
Comparatives
- After 2’, T asks Ss to listen
and read the conversation.

- T asks questions to elicit

word meanings from Ss.

B. Practice 5’ - Practice making - T asks Ss to work in pairs Pairs

a conversation for 4’ to (1) role-play the
about animals. conversation, (2) replace the
words in blue with the
suggested words => T
checks understanding.

- After 4’, T picks a pair to

demonstrate.

C. Describe 5’ - Listen & - T asks Ss to look at section

animals recognize the C to listen and circle the
 adjectives. correct answers.
- Understand the - T picks some Ss to answer
meaning of the => T asks follow-up
adjectives.
questions to make sure Ss
understand the meanings of
the bolded adjectives.

E. Memory 5’ - Practice using - T asks Ss to work in groups Groups of 4

game adjectives to of 4 in 5’ to make sentences
describe animals. describing the animals in the
unit. The next S has to repeat
the previous sentence.

- After 5’, T picks a group to

demonstrate.

What are 5’ - Understand the - T shows the slide of

comparatives? concept of elephants and bees.
comparing. - T asks Ss: “Are elephants
- Recognize big or small?, “Are bees big
comparatives. or small?”

- T makes comparisons and

explains the meaning of the
sentences => T asks Ss what
T is doing => T introduces
comparatives.

Adjectives & 5’ - Convert an - T asks Ss to read the table

Comparatives adjective to a on page 20 in 2’.
comparative.
- After 2’, T asks Ss to
listen.

- T asks Ss questions to
make sure Ss understand the
meanings of the
comparatives.

- T asks Ss to identify the

similarity and difference
among the comparatives in
the right column => T
introduces short & long
adjectives.

Comparatives: 5’ - Recognize the Game: Compare these Groups of 4

Short & long correct animals!
adjectives comparative form.
 - T asks Ss to work in groups
of 4 in 3’. T gives each
group a sheet of paper. T
asks Ss to circle the correct
answer.

- T calls some Ss to check

the answers.

Wrap-up 3’ - Revise the main - T asks: “What 3

points of today’s animals/adjectives did you
lesson. learn today?”

Homework Comparatives: 2’ - Write down - T assigns section D as

Questions & homework. homework.
answers