Sample Lesson Plan


Date: 22^nd March 2007


The class:  7 b

Students: 18

Level: intermediate


Topic:  Used to


Teaching aids: tape/recorder, pictures


Aims:

To guide the students to an understanding of used to + inf. For habits and states

To provide practice so the students can use the structure to talk about themselves.

Model sentences: I used to have long hair (but now I have short hair)

                             I didn’t use to wear glasses.


Personal aim: to improve my board work


Anticipated problems:

The students may be confused with to be used to+ ing.


Procedure:


time

content

Organization, method

5 min














10 min..
 1. Show a photo of me as a student. Say Guess who this is? When was this?
 2. Give the model pointing to the photo:  I used to have long hair. Ask: Is my hair long or short
now?
 3. Give the model again. Students repeat.
 4. Write on board: When I was a student           Now

Put picture prompts under the headings to elicit these sentences:


I used to drink beer.              I drink wine.

I used to live in a flat.           I live in a house.

I used to wear trousers.         I wear jeans.

I didn’t use to wear glasses.  I wear glasses.


 5. Check understanding of the meaning:

            Do I live in a flat now?          Ss: No.

            Did I live in a flat?                 Ss: Yes.

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Homework:  …

Revision of the main items of the lesson.

Frontal


Pictures


















pairs

Board plan:


When I was a student                                    Now


Pictures

[]        I used to drink beer.                              I drink wine.

[]        I used to live in a flat.                           I live in a house.

[]        I used to wear trousers.                         I wear jeans.

[]        I didn’t use to wear glasses.                  I wear glasses.