ESL Lesson Plan

Adult Learners ( Level 7-12) N0:…....…..

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Teacher’s Name: ....................................
YEN CHIVON M
Sex: .........
Campus : 21
…...........….. Date: .............................................
Level : …...........…..
12 Subject: ……................……........
Grammar
Group : …...........…..
I Unit/Chapter:.…….Page:...……
7 105
Room : …...........…..
Level 12 Time: ……................….………...
Full Time & Part Time

Topic: Definite and Indefinite Articles

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OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge: - ..........................................................................................................................................
Realize that what are the definite and indefinite articles

- ..........................................................................................................................................
Define new vocabulary in the texts and make them into sentences.

2. Skills : - ..........................................................................................................................................
Identify definite and indefinite articles

3. Attitude : - .........................................................................................................................................
Use the definite and indefinite articles
Materials/Resources: (Red marker for title, subtitle and keywords), Student Book, handout, whiteboard, markers…etc.
Contents Teacher’s Activities
Duration Student’s Activities
(Title / Subtitle) (Detailed Explanation /Real Examples)
I. Warm-up/Greeting
- T greets Ss. - Ss greet back to T
1). Greeting
………………………………………
Good Morning, Good Afternoon..! -……………………
Good Morning..!
- Ss help T check
2). Checking hygiene - T checks hygiene hygiene
3). Managing seat arrangements - T asks Ss to arrange the chairs in a U-shape - Arrange the chairs in
- In general, there are three style. a U-shape style and
styles/types of seat arrangement take a seat.
in the classroom. - T asks Ss to arrange the chairs in a
circle style.
- Arrange the chairs in
1. U-shape style a circle style and
2. Circle style - T asks Ss to arrange the chairs in a take a seat.
3. Traditional style traditional style.

- T can arrange the chairs in - Arrange the chairs in

different styles according to the a traditional style and
5 mns task provided. take a seat.
- T uses three different colored pens. - ………………….….
Ss answer or raise their
- T uses a blue pen for morning, a
……………………….
hands when they hear
4). Checking Ss’ attendance black pen for afternoon and evening
and a red pen for absences with or ……………………….
their names.
without permission. ……………………….
- T asks a student to read one of the - Ss come to the front
5). Reading Students’ Internal and read one of
19 articles of Students’ Internal Rules
Rules. Students’ Internal Rules.
- T explains and follows up.
- T reviews one of the proverbs on the - Ss listen and ask for
6). Reviewing proverbs.
walls in the classroom. clarifications.

7). T asks Ss about this about  ............................................................

How was your weekend? - Different Ss answer
that to attract Ss’ feeling to to the T’s questions.
 ............................................................
Where did you go on your holiday?
be in the class. e.g.  ............................................................
How did you go there?
 ............................................................
Who did you go with?
 ............................................................
Do you usually go there every week?

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 II. Review the Previous Lesson
Homework A / B checking. Part 1 Write the answers.

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Make sentences with countable noun  ..............................................................
The answer will vary .....................................
Ss may ask T some

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and uncountable nouns  ..............................................................
1. Jack Sanderson describes his latest .....................................
questions if they do not

............................................................  ..............................................................
novel as a work in progress. .....................................
understand.

............................................................  ..............................................................
2. Let me give you some advice; Don't .....................................

............................................................  ..............................................................
drop out of coffee. .....................................

............................................................  ..............................................................
3. My favorite dinner is fried chicken .....................................

............................................................  ..............................................................
and mashed potatoes. .....................................

............................................................  ..............................................................
4. We saw an interesting new film at .....................................

............................................................  ..............................................................
out local cinema last night. .....................................

............................................................  5. I don't care much for potatoes, but I do like.....................................

.............................................................. rice.

T uses Homework Check List. *T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real answers. * Ss try to find some
ideas/real answers.
Review the previous lesson. Part 2
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1. What is countable noun?  ..............................................................
1. Countable nouns are nouns which we .....................................
Ss listen to the T

............................................................  ..............................................................
can be counted. Example, one chair, .....................................
carefully.

2. What is uncountable noun?

20 mns ............................................................  ..............................................................
two computers, five students... .....................................
............................................................  ..............................................................
2. Uncountable nouns are nouns which .....................................
3. What is proper noun?
............................................................ .............................................................. .....................................
e.g.  we cannot be counted. like kind of

............................................................  ..............................................................
liquid, meat, abstract noun .. .....................................
4. What is common noun?
............................................................  ..............................................................
3. Proper noun is a noun which tells the .....................................
............................................................  ..............................................................
specific the exact name. (Dara, Chan ) .....................................
5. What is prepositional phrase?
............................................................  ..............................................................
4. Common noun is a noun which we .....................................
............................................................  ..............................................................
talk in general such as hospital, school,.. .....................................

*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. * Ss try to find some

ideas/real examples.
Lead-in new lesson Part 3

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Asking some questions which are related  ..............................................................
1. Do you know articles? .....................................
Ss listen to the T

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to the new lesson.  ..............................................................
2. How many kind of articles? .....................................
carefully and interview

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Do ..........................................?  ..............................................................
3. What are they? .....................................
their classmates.

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How........................................?  ..............................................................
4. What is indefinite article? .....................................
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What...........................................?
e.g.  ..............................................................
5. What is definite article? .....................................
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What...........................................?  ..............................................................
6. How do we use a ? .....................................
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How........................................?  ..............................................................
7. How do we use an? .....................................
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How..........................................?  ..............................................................
8. How do we use the? .....................................
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How .................................?  ..............................................................
9. How do we use zero article? .....................................
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How ................................?  ..............................................................
10. Tell the differences between definite and indefinite article .....................................
............................................................ * Ss try to find some
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. ideas/real examples.

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 III. New Lesson
 Pre-teaching: Teacher has to extract the main points and at least 15 keywords from the text
General information Comparison
* .....................................................................................................
What are the definite and indefinite articles?  Write at least 10 real examples of
Cambodia/ other countries compare to
* .....................................................................................................
How do we use a? the topic.
* .....................................................................................................
How do we use an? 1. ............................................................
Indefinite article

* .....................................................................................................
How do we use the? 2. ............................................................
+ we use a with consonant sound
* .....................................................................................................
What are the differences between definite and indefinite articles?
3. ............................................................
Example: a book, a bag
Unit/Chapter…………… 7 page ........................
105-108
4. ............................................................
+ We use an with vowel sound
New vocabulary 5. ............................................................
Example: an hour, an eye, an ear,
1. ............................
Gigantic 2. ............................
Mistery 3. ............................
Drastically
e.g. 6. ............................................................
an umbrella
4. ............................
Settle 5. ............................
Lie in 6. ............................
Disrepair
7. ............................
Topple over 8. ............................
Enormous 9. ............................
Platform 7. ............................................................
Definite article

.......................... 11............................
10. Desolate Subtropical 12. ...........................
Crane 8. ............................................................
We use the with singular count noun ,

13. ..........................
Bark Trunk
14............................ 15. ...........................
Haul 9. ............................................................
plural noun,

10. ............................................................
 Presentation: Teacher has to explain the title of the lesson, the main points and keywords from the
Pre-teaching with real examples.
Part 1 Write more than 10 real examples.
- ......................................................
1. What are the definite and Positive/ Negative/ Question
80 mns - .................................................................
- Indefinite article .....................................
Ss listen to the T
......................................................
indefinite articles?
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-I have a book. (non- specific) .....................................
carefully and take
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- Indefinite articles are a and
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-That book is very thick and heavy .....................................
note some important
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an .....................................
points in their
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-I saw an event near our school.
- ......................................................
- Definite article is the .....................................
notebooks.
- .................................................................
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2. How do we use a? .....................................
.................................................................
Definite article .....................................
......................................................
- We use a with consonant
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- He finally got a computer .....................................
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sound only singular noun. .....................................
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- The computer is a great thing
- ......................................................
3. How do we use an?
- .................................................................
for students for doing research and .....................................
Different Ss may
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- We use an with vowel sound
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ask some questions
.................................................................
typing. (singular noun, generic )
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(singular noun) .....................................
to T if they are not
e.g. .................................................................
- Did you use to visit the United
......................................................
4. How do we use the? .....................................
clear.
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State?
.....................................
- .......................................................
- We use with nouns which
- ................................................................
- The United state is a wonderful .....................................
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mentioned already,
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country which has a lot of places .....................................
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-when the speaker and the
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for tourism. .....................................
Ss listen to the T
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listener have known already,
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carefully and take
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-use with the unique noun, .....................................
note some important
- .................................................................
- The stone from the quarry is very
- .......................................................
-Note these other uses of the .....................................
points in their
soft
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definite article with nouns .....................................
notebook.
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-The sun gives us light and heat. .....................................
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a. with public places
........................................................... .....................................
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b. with the names of many
- You can see the moon only at night. .....................................
- ........................................................
- ......................................................
geographical regions or
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features
* Ss try to find some
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-I want to play the violin
......................................................
c. With the names of a few ideas/real examples.
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples.
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countries
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  Definition of New Vocabulary Part 2 Write more than 10 real examples. .....................................
Positive/ Negative/ Question
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 ......................................................
Gigantic(adj) extremely large 1. ...........................................................
- Who built its gigantic statues, .....................................
...................................................... ...........................................................
and how were they moved? .....................................
 ......................................................
Mystery (n) sth strange or not ........................................................... .....................................
......................................................
known 2. ...........................................................
The other, greater mystery is .....................................
...........................................................
what changed the island so .....................................
 ......................................................
Drastically (adv) extremely
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drastically? .....................................
...................................................... Let students listen
.....................................
3. ...........................................................
The ending was drastically
 ......................................................
Settle (v) to go and live Sw, and try to make
.....................................
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different from what I'd expected
......................................................
especially permanently .....................................
sentences
4. ...........................................................
After they got married, they
 ......................................................
Lie in ( phr) to exist or be .....................................
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settled in Brighton.
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found in something e.g. 5. ............................................................
Polynesians lies in the South .....................................
 ......................................................
Disrepair (n) the state of being ...........................................................
Pacific .....................................
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old and needing to be repaired 6. ...........................................................
The building has fallen into .....................................
 ......................................................
Topple over (phr) to fall over ...........................................................
disrepair over the years. .....................................
...................................................... 7. ...........................................................
You will see about 500 statues in .....................................
...........................................................
various stages of disrepair many .....................................
 ......................................................
Enormous (adj) extremely
8. ...........................................................
toppled over . .....................................
......................................................
large
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He earns an enormous salary. .....................................
 ......................................................
Platform (n) a flat raised .....................................
9. ...........................................................
You'll see more than 1000
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area or structure .....................................
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enormous platforms on which
 ......................................................
Desolate (adj) describes a .....................................
10. ...........................................................
the statues stood.
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place that is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it
........................................................... * Ss try to find some
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. ideas/real examples.

 ......................................................
Subtropical(adj)the bordering 11. ...........................................................
North Island enjoys a .....................................
......................................................
on the tropics ...........................................................
subtropical climate .....................................
 ...................................................... ........................................................... .....................................
........................................................... .....................................
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12. ...........................................................
The crane lifted the container .....................................
 ......................................................
Crane (n) a machine uses for
...........................................................
off the ship. .....................................
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lifting sth
.....................................
...........................................................
 ...................................................... ........................................................... .....................................
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Bark (n) a tree's outer e.g. 13. ...........................................................
The tree provided bark to .....................................
 ...................................................... ...........................................................
make rope .....................................
...................................................... ........................................................... .....................................
Let students listen
 ...................................................... ........................................................... .....................................
and take note
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Trunk (n) a tree's main stem 14. ...........................................................
The trunk of the wine palm .....................................
...........................................................
was used to lift and move the .....................................
 ......................................................
...........................................................
statues .....................................
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........................................................... .....................................
 ...................................................... .....................................
15. ............................................................
The bark of the tree was used
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Haul (v) to pull something
.....................................
...........................................................
to make rope for hauling.
 ......................................................
heavy slowly with difficulty
........................................................... .....................................
...................................................... ........................................................... .....................................
 ...................................................... ........................................................... .....................................
..................................................... *T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. * Ss try to find some
ideas/real examples.

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  Practice Part 3 Write more than 15 real examples.
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T asks Ss work individually Positive: 5, Negative: 5 and Question: 5 .....................................
1. ...........................................................
suddenly and severely .....................................
…………………………………..
to match the definitions
........................................................... .....................................
.………………………………….
2. ...........................................................
overturned .....................................
………………………………..…
........................................................... .....................................
1. ............................................
drastically
e.g. 3. ...........................................................
appearing deserted .....................................
Let students try
2. ............................................
toppled over ........................................................... .....................................
the best to find the
3. ............................................
desolate 4. ...........................................................
a tree's outer covering
.....................................
meaning of the
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4. ............................................
bark .....................................
words are provided
5. ...........................................................
a tree's main stem
5. ............................................
trunk .....................................
...........................................................
6. ............................................
hauling 6. ...........................................................
pulling * Ss try to find some
........................................................... ideas/real examples.

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Teacher asks students to …………….………..
7. ...........................................................
1. We've become aware of an even
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check whether students ………………………
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greater mystery
.………………………………….
understand or not (N for Non- 8. ...........................................................
2. Chile is the country to which ……………….……..
Let students do
………………………………..…
specific, D for definite, G for generic ...........................................................
Easter Island belongs. ………………………
the exercises on
1. ............................................
N 9. ...........................................................
3. There are gigantic platforms ……………………..
page 110 and then
e.g.
2. ............................................
D ...........................................................
all over the island. ………………………
start analyzing the
10. ...........................................................
At one time the island was
……………..………..
3. ............................................
N N, D, G
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home to as many as 15000 people.
4. ............................................
D ………………………
11. ...........................................................
The wheel had been invented
5. ............................................
D ………………………
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long before
6. ...........................................
G 12. ...........................................................
Canoe rails are ladders with *Ss try to find some
ideas/real examples.
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parallel wooden logs connected by crosspieces.
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T assigns Ss to complete the 13. ...........................................................
1. Hurricane Katrina formed over
……………….……..
…………………………………..
exercise on page 111 exercise ...........................................................
the Bahamas and promptly move
……………….……..
.………………………………….
2 article in order to make ...........................................................
d westward along the Gulf coat
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of the United States, causing ……………….……..
………………………………..…
sure students understand
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very great destruction. at first ……………….……..
Let students try
1. ............................................
zero article
14. ...........................................................
Katrina was only a Category ……………….……..
the best complete the
2. ............................................
the
e.g. ...........................................................
I hurricane, but by the time it ……………….……..
answer
3. ............................................
the
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reached New orleans it had
……………….……..
4. ............................................
the ...........................................................
become a Category 3. In terms
……………….……..
5. ............................................
zero article 15. ...........................................................
of damage,it is considered one
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of the five worst hurricanes in ……………….……..
6. ...........................................
a
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American history. ……………….……..
7. ...........................................
the
........................................................... ……………….……..
8. ...........................................
zero article
........................................................... *Ss try to find some
........................................... ideas/real examples.
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples.
- T asks Ss to do exercises in the - Ss do exercises in the
course book on page: ........................
105-119 course book on page:
* T facilitates the Ss’ work.
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 IV. Comprehension Check
Technique 1: (Answers) Part 1 (Questions) - Ss listen to the T
(Q&A of lesson meaning) How do we use a?
- ............................................................ carefully and answer
the questions.
.....................................................
-We use a with singular count noun
- ...........................................................
.....................................................
which use with consonant sounds
How do we use an?
- ............................................................
.....................................................
- ............................................................
.....................................................
-We use an with singular count noun
.....................................................
which we use with vowel sounds - ............................................................
How do we use the?

..................................................... - ............................................................
.....................................................
-We use the with nouns that - ............................................................
What is non-specific?
.....................................................
mentioned already, the unique noun, - ............................................................
..................................................... - ............................................................
What is Generic?
.....................................................
-Non-specific is a noun that you
- ............................................................
.....................................................
not really or exact focus on
*Ss try to find some
..................................................... *T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. ideas/real examples.
Technique 2: (Word matching) Part 2 - Ss match the words
……………………………………… . ___ ..............................................................
1. The greater mystery is what changed from ……………..
a-h with
……………………………………....
Matching the definition ..............................................................
the island so drastically. definitions from
……………………………………… . ___ ..............................................................
2. You'll see about 500 statues in .................................
1-8
- ...........................
a. pulling → .........
6 ..............................................................
disrepair, many toppled over.
. ___ ...............................................................
3. The island today is a rather desolate
- ...........................
b. competition → .........
7 ..............................................................
place.
- c. a ree's main stem → .........
........................... 5 . ___ ...............................................................
4. bark
30 mns ..............................................................
- ...........................
d. overturned → .........
2 . ___ ...............................................................
5. trunk
..............................................................
- e. suddenly and se → .........
........................... 1
. ___ ...............................................................
6. hauling
- f. refusing to face → .........
........................... 8 ..............................................................
. ___ ...............................................................
7. rivalry
- g. appearing deserted→ .........
........................... 3 ..............................................................
. ___ ..............................................................
[Link]-like
- ...........................
h. a tree's outer → .........
4
..............................................................
- ........................... → ......... . ___ ...............................................................
* Ss try to find some
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- ........................... → ........ ideas/real examples..
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples.
Technique 3: (Gap filling) Part 3
……………………………………… . ___ ............................................................... - Ss fill in the gaps
……………………………………....
Please complete ..............................................................
a. You'll see about 500 statues in with the correct
……………………………………… . ___ ...............................................................
Disrepair,many ....................... words from
- ...........................
1. Drastically → .........
b .............................................................. …......….
1-5 to …...…..
a-e
. ___ ...............................................................
- ........................... → ......... ..............................................................
b. The greater mystery is what changed
. ___ ...............................................................
the island so .............
- ...........................
2. Topple over → .........
a
..............................................................
- ........................... → ......... . ___ ...............................................................
c. The trees provided ........to make rope
..............................................................
for pulling the statures.
- ...........................
3. Desolate → .........
d . ___ ...............................................................
..............................................................
- ................... ....... → ......... . ___ ...............................................................
d. The island today is a rather ................
..............................................................
place
- ...........................
4. bark → .........
c
. ___ ...............................................................
- ........................... → ......... ..............................................................
e. The ........of the wine palm was used to
. ___ ...............................................................
lift and move teh statues.
- ...........................
5. trunk → .........
e .............................................................. * Ss try to find some
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. ideas/real examples.
- ........................... → .........

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 Technique 4: (Synonym /Antonym) Part 4 Different Ss may be
Synonym 1. fertile = fruitful asked to give the
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
1. Fertile
answers.
- ...........................................
2. Huge 2. huge = enormous
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
3. Intelligent 3. intelligent = clever
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
4. Loyal
4. loyal = faithful
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
5. Polite
e.g. 5. polite = courteous
- ........................................... - ............................................................
Antonym 1. abundance # lack
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
1. abundance
2. to accept # to refuse
- ...........................................................
- ...........................................
2. To accept
- ...........................................
3. Accidental 3. accidental # intentional
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
4. Advanced
4. advanced # elementary * Ss try to find some
- ............................................................
- ...........................................
5. Against ideas/real examples.
- ........................................... *T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples.
Technique 5: ( True/False) Part 5
Different Ss may be
……………………………………… - ............................................................
1. We use a with singular countable noun
……………………………………....
Write T or False asked to give the
- ............................................................
which uses with consonant sounds
- ........ answers.
- ........
1. T - ............................................................
2. We use an with singular countable noun
- ........ - ............................................................
which uses with vowel sounds
e.g. - ........
2. T
- ............................................................
3. Indefinite nouns are the
- ........
- ........
3. F - ............................................................
4. We can use the with singular countab
- ........ - ............................................................
le noun,plural countable noun, non count noun,
- ........
4. T
- ............................................................
proper noun too
- Extra-Curriculum Courses * Ss try to find some
*T asks Ss to give some ideas/ real examples. ideas/real examples.
- ............................................................
V. Homework
Homework A/B and Closing .........................................................................
Let students do the homework on page 113 - Ss listen to the T’s
............................................................ explanation about their
......................................................................... Homework A / B.
............................................................
-Assign Homework
.........................................................................
............................................................
-Give some advice
.........................................................................
............................................................
-T gives some good advice to Ss.
5 mns ............................................................ -T says goodbye to Ss.
- Ss say goodbye to T.
-T cleans the whiteboard and turns off the
............................................................
lights, fans or AC.
Note: 1. The teacher must have a copy of lesson plan during teaching.
2. The teacher must not copy the lesson plan for students.
3. The teacher must copy two sets of lesson plan, one for ESL Department
and one for Administrative Office at the Campus.
4. Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered Approaches must be applied.
5. The teacher must speak English 100% in BELTEI compound.
Date:………………………….
Seen and Approved Seen and Checked Prepared by
Campus Director Deputy Campus Director Teacher

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