ENGLISH LESSON PLAN

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Year 2
24 Pupils
05 May 2015
11.05 12.05
Mixed ability
World of Stories
Unit 9 Caring and Sharing

Topic
Language Focus

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Dolly the Hungry Doe

Polite Request (Could you give me some please?)

Main Skill
Integrated Skill(s)

1.1.

Express Apologies (No, Im Sorry.)

: Listening and Speaking
: Reading, writing
Content Standard

Learning Standard
1.1.4 Able to talk about a stimulus with guidance.

By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to

pronounce words and speak confidently with the correct stress,
rhythm and intonation.

1.2.1 Able to participate in daily conversation:

(b) make polite requests
(c) express apologies

1.2 By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to
listen and respond appropriately in formal and informal
situations for a variety of purposes.
Objective(s)

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to :

Previous Knowledge
Teaching Aids

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a) talk about the picture orally by answering the Wh-questions asked by the teacher.
b) make polite request using could you give me some please?
c) express apologies by saying No, Im sorry.
Different types of food
Pop-up front cover picture, animal masks, foods (picture, 3d image, realia), Pair-work worksheet

Moral Value(s)
Educational Emphasis
Reference/ Sources

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Respect
Multiple intelligence (interpersonal)
Adapted from English Text book Year 2 (pg 75 77), internet (pictures)

Assessment

Formative assessment:

Observation
Observe the pupil ability to talk about the picture and story by answering the Wh-questions during the setinduction and Pre-stage.
What is the title of the story?
What can you see in the picture
What does the Dolly Doe say when she wants something from the Dambi Cow?
Does the cow share her water with the Doe?
Observe the pupils ability to make request and express apologies politely during the practice stage.
Worksheet
Assess whether the pupils able to make polite request and express apologies by completing the pair-work
worksheet.

LESSON STAGES
Stage /

Content

Teaching/ Learning Activities

Instructional Language

Rationale

Remarks

Pop-up
front
cover picture of
the story

The teacher shows the pupils a pop-up

front cover picture for the story.

Today, we are going to listen to

a story of Dolly the Hungry
Doe.

To attract the
pupils attention to
the lesson.

Teaching aid:
Pop-up
front cover
picture

time
Set
Induction

Teacher elicits some

based on the picture.

Wh-questions

To prepare
pupils for
6

the
the

(5 minutes)

What is the title of the story?

What can you see in the picture?
What do you think the story is about?

lesson

Teacher tells the pupils that today they

are going to listen to a story entitle Dolly
the Hungry Doe.
Presentation
(15 minutes)

The
pupils
present the story
to their friends.
1 Doe
1 Cow
1 Sheep
1 Horse
2 narrators

The teacher asks 6 pupils to present the

story.
The teacher orally asks the pupils
several questions based on the story.

The

pupils

What does the Dolly Doe say when

she wants something from the Dambi
Cow?
Does the cow share her water with
the Doe?
Which animals do you like? Why?

Lets see how the cow and

sheep say when they refuse to
share their water and food with
Dolly Doe.

To drill the pupils

with
the
Whquestions orally.

Both of them are saying No, Im

sorry when they do not want to
share their water and food.

To enhance the
pupils speaking
skill.

Why we need to say sorry

when we do not want to share
our thing?

The teacher guides the pupils to analyse

the pattern that is used by the Doe when
requesting for something?

This is how we say when we

want to request something from
someone else.

The teacher guides the pupils to make

analysis on the pattern how the cow and
sheep reject the request made by the
Doe.
The teacher teaches the pupils how to
make request and refuse it politely.

So, when we do not want to

share our thing, we must say
sorry. This is very important to
show that we respect the person
and the person will not feel sad
even though we do not want to
share our thing.

Teacher divides the class into 4 groups.

Now, Ill divide you into 4

To give platform

Teaching aid:
Animal
masks

Practice 1
(10 minutes)

practice
the
targeted structure
based on the
story dialogues.

groups.

Doe
Cow
Sheep
Horse

The pupils practice the dialogue in group.

Practice 2
(10 minutes)

The
pupils
practice
the
targeted structure
using the different
types of food that
they
have
learned,

The teacher divides the class into 2 big

groups.
Group A: make request
Group B: reject it
Teacher gives each group different types
of food and they need to practice using
the structure with guidance.
E.g.:
Could you give me some burger,
please?
No, Im Sorry.

Dolly Doe saw Dambi Cow was

drinking some water and she
asks Dambi Cow for some
water. How the Dolly Doe asks
the Dambi Cow?

for the pupils to

practice
the
targeted structure
in context of their
daily life.

To
stimulate
pupils
prior
knowledge of the
foods that they
Your friends here have buger,
Teaching aid:
have
learned
and you would like to taste the
Realia
before.
burger. How should you ask
Pictures
your friends?
food
To enhance the 3d
pictures
pupils speaking
Would you like to share it with
skill.
your friends? If no, what should
you say?

The group will change their role for every

different food.
Production
(15 minutes)

Pair-work
worksheet.

In pair, the pupils complete the

worksheet given.
The pupil need to choose one food
that they like and paste it in the circle
provided. One person will make
request and the other person need to
answer.
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Now, you need to work with

your friend to complete this
worksheet.

To assess pupils
understanding of
the topic.

After you finish this worksheet,

practise the dialogue with your

To give chance
for the pupils to
work with their

Teaching aid:
Pair-work
worksheet

Their role change in the second

question.
After complete the worksheet, they
practice the dialogue together.

friend.

friend
and
practice
the
dialogue together.

The teacher takes out sweets/ Apollo and

asks whether the pupils want it or not.

Can you see these sweets?

Do you want it?

To get response
from the pupils.

The teacher asks the pupils how to make

a polite request if they want something.

If you want the sweets, how To

give
should you ask for it?
reinforcement
(rewards) to the
What have you learned today? pupils.

The teacher randomly chooses few pairs

to present their work in front of the class.
Closure
(5 minutes)

Summarize
the
lesson of the day.

Teacher gives the sweets/ Apollo to the

pupils as a reward for doing well in the
lesson.
Teacher sums up the lesson for the day
by eliciting some Wh-questions.

Reflection:

Thats all for today. Thank you,

class.

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