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Free Time Activities

LESSON PLAN

TEACHER`S NAME: Anca Belascu

SCHOOL:  Elementary School „ Ion Agârbiceanu” Alba Iulia, Romania.

DATE:   2^nd December 2015

TIME: 10.00-10.50 (50 minutes)

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 27

GRADE:5^th A

Optional Class: Creative English

UNIT OF LEARNING: My time

TOPIC: Free Time activities

SKILLS: writing, reading, speaking, listening

LANGUAGE FOCUS : hobbies, leisure, likes, dislikes.

2. LESSON AIMS:

1) to speak about free time activities;

2) to watch a video on free time (real English);

 3) to learn new words/expressions related to leisure, hobbies;

 4) to reinforce the vocabulary.

AIDS (MATERIALS): notebooks, board, CD player, video projector.

ORGANIZATIONAL MOMENT: The students read the homework and the teacher corrects it.

Time: 2 minutes

ACTIVITY 1: Warm up

Aims: -to announce the activity of the day: free-time activities.

Procedure: The teacher asks some students to speak about their free time. They have to answer the questions: How much free time do you have and when? What are your hobbies?

Time: 3 minutes.

Interaction: teacher-students.

ACTIVITY 2: Listening/Watching a video and comprehension

Aims: -watch a video entitled Students, Hobbies and Interests.

Procedure: Before watching the video the students are instructed to write down or just remember as many answers as possible. The students watch a video where several English students answer the question of a reporter What are your hobbies and interests? (2min). The video is not subtitled. After watching it the teacher asks them several questions, for the comprehension part. What activities do students like doing in their free time?/What would you like to do from what you have heard?/Name three things that you don’t enjoy doing and you’ve heard on the video.

Time: 10 minutes.

Interaction: independent work, teacher-students.

ACTIVITY 3:

Aims: Writing (Mindmaps)

Procedure: The teacher uses the board to write two words: INDOOR/OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. Students go and write activities done indoor or outdoor. If necessary the others students or the teacher corrects the spelling of the students.

Time: 5 minutes.

Interaction: teacher-students, students-student.

ACTIVITY 4:

Aim: -Practice-writing, listening.

Procedure: The students have to do several exercises from the book. They listen to several dialogues and answer the questions, or match the answers. Exercises from the students’book, Ex.1/18 (Fill in the gap, listen and check your answer), Ex.4/18 (Listen to three dialogues and give the answer), Ex5/18 (Complete the sentences with the given words-Expressing preferences)

Time: 10 minutes

Interaction: independent work, students-teacher.

ACTIVITY 5:

Aims: Vocabulary reinforcement.

Procedure: The teacher writes on the board the phrases used for expressing preferences, they have already heard on the video or on the CD, to be sure they also know the spelling and the correct usage:

LIKES	DISLIKES	Noun	Verb+ING
I like	I don’t like	X	X
I prefer	I don’t prefer	X	X
I’m interested in	I’m not that interested in	X	X
I’m keen on	I’m not that keen on	X	X
I’m really into	I’m not too into	X	X
I love	I hate/can’t stand	X	X

After writing them on the board the teacher asks the students to use any of the expression above to express their preferences. They play a game Answer and pass it!. The teacher starts the game by throwing a litthe hedgehog to one of the students and ask the question What is your hobby?. The first student passes it to the next one asking the same question. They have to use different expressions on the board!

Time: 15 minutes

Interaction: Teacher-student, Student-student.

ACTIVITY 6:

Aims: Setting homework.

Procedure: The teacher asks the students to write about their hobbies and give as many details as possible.

Interaction: Teacher-student.

Word Formation

Halloween

 

 

scared stiff

Meaning:  very frightened (so scared that a person can’t move)
Example:  When I saw the giant spider in my shower this morning, I was scared stiff.

death trap

Meaning:  a building or other structure that is dangerous
Example:  That old roller coaster is a death trap. It will collapse one day if they don’t fix it.

come back to haunt someone

Meaning:  to make a mistake that will affect a person later on
Example:  I skipped school a month ago, and now it’s come back to haunt me because my parents somehow found out.

make one’s blood boil

Meaning:  to cause a person to be very angry
Example:  When my boss ignores me during a meeting, it really makes my blood boil.

skeleton(s) in one’s closet / skeleton(s) in the cupboard

Meaning:  an embarrassing secret (or secrets)
Example:  If you decide to become a politician, be aware that reporters will look for skeletons in your closet.

witching hour

Meaning:  midnight
Example:  Last Halloween, we stayed up till the witching hour listening to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

ghost town

Meaning:  an area that’s empty and devoid of life or activity
Example:  My hometown becomes a ghost town after 9:00 pm every night. There’s nothing to do!

blind as a bat

Meaning:  not able to see well
Example:  My grandmother really shouldn’t be driving anymore. She’s as blind as a bat these days.

night owl

 

Meaning:  a person who loves staying up late
Example:  My brother is an early bird who likes to study in the morning, but I’m a night owl so I always study at night.

the cat’s out of the bag / let the cat out of the bag

Meaning:  revealing a surprise that was supposed to stay hidden
Example:  We weren’t going to tell anyone we were expecting a baby for three months, but my mom posted it on Facebook, so the cat’s out of the bag.

Character

 Nice = dragut

   Kind = cumsecade

   Unkind = rau

   Generous = generos

 Selfish = egoist

  Niggard = zgarcit

  Polite = politicos

   Impolite = nepoliticos

 Rude = obraznic

 Modest= modest

 Boastful = laudaros

  Vain = orgolios

   Proud = mandru              

   Bossy = autoritar

  Hard-working = harnic

Lazy = lenes

   Clever = destept

  Smart = istet

  Intelligent = intelligent

 Wise = intelept

   Stupid = stupid/prost

  Silly = naiv/prostut

   Dumb = prost rau

  Funny = ostim

  Amusing = amuzant

 Interesting = interesant

   Playful = jucaus

  Boring = plictisitor

   Friendly = prietenos

  Unfriendly = neprietenos

 Sincere = sincer

  Unsincere = nesincer

  Honest = cinstit

   Dishonest = necinstit

  Ambitious = ambitios

   Cruel = crud

 Jealous = gelos

 Shy = timid

   Sad = trist

  Happy = fericit

 Unhappy = nefericit

   Talented = talentat

  Careful = grijuliu

   Careless = neglijent

  Trusting = de incredere

   Reliable = serios

 Unreliable = neserios

   Naughty = neascultator

 Obedient = ascultator

 Skillful = priceput

   Angry = furois

  Nervous = stresat

  Scared = speriat

  Frightened = inspaimantat

 Brave/ Courageous = curajos

  Coward = fricos

 Patient = rabdator

 Impatient = nerabdator

  Quiet = tacut

 Talkative = vorbaret

Indirect/Reported Speech

Positive thoughts

Romanian Poems-Translate

                                                                                 Dragostea mea
                                                                                                         Magda Isanos

Eu stiu ca tu nu meriti dragostea
si-mi place totusi sa ti-o daruiesc;
dar parca bolta merita vreo stea,
si totusi câte-ntr-însa s-oglindesc…

Nu meriti iarasi clipele de-acum
si gândurile bune câte ti le-am dat,
dar parca merita noroiul de pe drum
petalele ce peste el s-au scuturat?

Iubirea însa e ca soarele,
care ramâne pururea curat
si dupa ce milos i-a sarutat
leprosului, pe ulita, picioarele…

Magda Isanos-Daruri
Tu esti în inima mea ca un dar
neasteptat si mult prea scump,
pe care
il cercetez mirata iar si iar,
cu-aceeasi nesecata desfatare.

Esti
tainica-mi putere si mandrie,
de când te stiu mi-i cerul mai aproape
si
nu mai pot durerile să vie,
să-mi tulbure-ale sufletului
ape.Tu mi-ai facut tarana mai usoara                   
si inima asa de dulce, grea,
ca
ramura ce toamna se-mpovara
de greutatea roadei de pe ea.
Asemeni unui
mare cer cu stele,
mi te-ai rasfrant în suflet ca-ntr-un lac,
si-adanci
de-atuncea-s gandurile mele,
de aur glodul inimii, sarac.
Acestea toate
să ti le platesc
nu voi putea, ci lasa-mă macar,
risipitorul
meu, să te iubesc,
din darurile tale dandu-ti dar.

Past tense vs Present perfect

Complete with Past Tense or Present Perfect:

1. They (meet)……………..John yesterday

10. The boy (try)…………………..to solve the problem.at 6 p.m

2. Where (you be)…………..lately?

3. She (not eat)……………….at the party last week.

4. They (get)……………at the market 2 hours ago.

5. She (work)………………here since 1998.

6. You (write)……………….the homework for 2 hours.

7. I (not think)………………of the answer of the problem.

8. What (she buy)………………….for his birthday last night?

9. My parents (marry)………………..in 1979.
10. They (just enter)........................the house.

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

1. INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

2. Video presentation 

https://studio.stupeflix.com/v/A7m1CE2qwwPI/

3.Modules

https://prezi.com/gb5kadamcav4/integrating-technology-in-english-language-instruction/

4. Electronic tool

a)Text2mindmap 

https://www.text2mindmap.com/

text2mindmap.com/PN3SoQy

b)Rubrics-

Assessment plan

http://anca-belascu.blogspot.ro/2013/04/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=2315766&

c)E-gradebooks

https://www.engrade.com

d) Using audio

http://vocaroo.com/

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1DX7nyGzDYQ

http://www.voki.com/

https://voicethread.com/

http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/

e) Teaching a lesson with video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzeEq5MvNFg&spfreload=10

5. Produsele realizare de mine in urma cursului:

Blogul personal 

http://anca-belascu.blogspot.ro

 Final products of students 

http://anca-belascu.blogspot.ro/2013/06/blog-post.html

http://anca-belascu.blogspot.ro/2014/11/halloween-play.html

PEARSON COURSE

http://www.youtube.com/nickelnaranjo

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A8KMArqmpg

Online English books

If you enjoy reading in English and you can't find many books to buy here are some links for some online books, enjoy!
http://www.online-literature.com/

http://pagebypagebooks.com/
https://www.gutenberg.org/

Vocabulary Test

This is a link to verify your level of vocabulary! Good luck! Please share with us in a comment your percentage (if you want) in a comment.
http://vocabulary.ugent.be/

A Misspelled Tail/A Misspelled Tale

A Misspelled Tail

by Elizabeth T. Corbett
A little buoy said: "Mother, deer,
May I go out too play?
The son is bright, the heir is clear;
Owe, mother, don't say neigh!"

"Go fourth, my sun," the mother said.
The ant said, "Take ewer slay,
Your gneiss knew sled awl painted read,
But dew not lose your weigh."
"Ah, know," he cried, and sought the street
With hart sew full of glee--
The weather changed--and snow and sleet
And reign, fell steadily.
Threw snowdrifts grate, threw watery pool,
He flue with mite and mane--
Said he, "Though I wood walk by rule,
I am not rite, 't is plane."
"I'd like to meat sum kindly sole,
For hear gnu dangers weight,
And yonder stairs a treacherous whole--
Two sloe has been my gate.

"A peace of bred, a nice hot stake,
I'd chews if I were home,
This crewel fete my hart will brake,
Eye love knot thus to roam.
"I'm week and pail, I've mist my rode,"
 But here a carte came past,
He and his sled were safely toad
Back two his home at last.
 Vocabulary:
buoy=geamandura (boy)
deer=caprioara (dear)
too=de asemenea, prea (to)
son=fiu (sun)
heir=mostenitor (air|)
ant=furnica (aunt)
awl=ac mare/sula (all)
sun=soare (son)
dew=roua (do)
meat=carne (meet)
fete=sarbatoare(fate-soarta)
eye=ochi (I)
brake=frana (break)
thus=astfel (those)
to roam=a hoinari (room)
neigh=a necheza (nay)
read=a citi (red)
wood=lemn, padure (would)
plane=avion (plain)
grate=gratar, a gratina (great)
ewer=cana, ibric (your)
dred=rasa (bread)
peace=pace (piece)
two=doi (to)
pail=galeata (pale)
mist=ceata (missed)
sum=suma (some)
gnu=antilopa (knew)
weight=greutate (wade=a-si croi drum, way)
chews=a roade (choose)
toad=lingusitor (tow-a remorca)
sloe=porumbar (slow)
knot=nod (not)
reign=a domni (rain)
rite=ritual (right)
treacherous=inselator (trickrous)

A Misspelled Tale

by Elizabeth T. Corbett

A little boy said: "Mother, dear,
May I go out to play?
The sun is bright, the air is clear;
Oh, mother, don't say no!"

"Go for, my son," the mother said.
The aunt said, "Take your sleigh,
Your nice new sleigh all painted red,
But do not lose your way."
"Ah, no," he cried, and saw the street
With heart so full of glee--
The weather changed--and snow and sleet
And rain, fell steadily.
Through snowdrifts great, through watery pool,
He flew with mite and main--
Said he, "Though I would walk by rule,
I am not right, 't is plain."
"I'd like to meet some kindly soul,
For hear new dangers wade,
And yonder stairs a trickrous hole--
Too slow has been my gate.

"A piece of bread, a nice hot steak,
I'd choose if I were home,
This crewel fate my hart will break,
I love not those to room.
"I'm week and pale, I've missed my road,"
 But here a carte came past,
He and his sleigh were safely now
Back to his home at last.