Subject: English

Class: 2 Baiduri

Language proficiency: Above average and average

No. of pupils:

Date/Day: 6th of July, 2010 / Monday

Time: 04.pm – 05.00ap (1 hour)

Theme: World of Knowledge

Topic: Unit 8 – The Animal World

Focused Skill: Speaking.

Integrated Skills: Listening

Skill Learning Outcomes Curriculum SpecificationsSpeaking 2.2 Ask questions politely to obtain information and

clarification. 2.2.3 Ask “Wh” questions to find out more information and

about identity, size, shape, colour, location, etc.

Listening 1.5 Obtain information from texts listened to in relation to main ideas, specific details and sequence.

1.5.4 Listen to simple descriptions and recall details by answering simple “Wh” questions.

Lesson Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

i) Ask and answer “Wh” questions correctly based on pictures of animals shown.ii) Write a riddle about an animal correctly.iii) Listen to and state the names of animal correctly based on the riddles heard.

Educational Emphases: Thinking skills – Reasoning Multiple intelligences – Interpersonal Moral values – Caring for animals

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Language Content: Grammar – Adjective e.g. big, small, thin, fat and running Sentence patterns : It is a big fat cat

Teaching Aids: Pictures card, PowerPoint

Previous Knowledge: They have learned the names of some animal.

Anticipated Problems: Classroom management – Monitoring students (pair and individual work) Time management – Students may probably exceed the estimated working time Close monitoring on students while completing tasks.

Stage/Time Content Teaching-Learning Activity Rationale Remarks

SET INDUCTION(5 minutes)

Q:What is this?A: This is a cat. Q: What colour is its fur?A: It is white.Q: What does it eat? A: It eats fish.

Q: Can you give me other examples of four legged animals?Expected responses:- Cat, Tiger, Elephant

1. Teacher shows the pictures of animals.

2. Teacher asks pupils questions based on the picture card shown.

3. Teacher asks pupils to guess the topic of today’s lessons.

To arouse pupil’s interest.

To introduce the topic

Picture cards

PRESENTATION(10 minutes)

Examples of “Wh” Questions and Response:

1. Teacher shows pupils a picture of an animal.

2. Teacher asks pupils a question based on the picture of animal shown and display To create active

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Q: What is this?A: This is a monkeyQ: What does it have?A: It has long tailQ: What does it eat?A: It eats banana

the question on the PowerPoint slide.

3. Pupils respond to teacher’s question and teacher confirms the answer by displaying the expected response to the question on the PowerPoint slide.

4. Teacher repeats this process of asking and answering questions with pupils to demonstrate the use of “Wh” questions based on a few picture cards of animals.

participation and pupil’s interest.

To enrich pupil’s vocabulary

To increase the usage of pupil’s vocabulary

Picture cards

PowerPoint slides

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DEVELOPMENT(10 minutes)

PRODUCTIONStep 1(15 minutes)

Example of questions and responses displayed on the board.

Q: What is this?A: This is an elephantQ: What does it have?A: It has two tusksQ: What does it eat?A: It eats leaves and fruits

Q: What is this?A: This is a tigerQ: What does it have?A: It has clawsQ: What does it eat?A: It eats meat

Riddle

It meowsIt has furIt has long tailIt eats fishWhat is it?

Answer: Cat

It is big and strongIt has big earsIt has two tusksIt eats leaves and fruitsWhat is it?

Answer: Elephant

1. Teacher asks pupils to work in pairs.

2. Teacher gives each pair four picture cards of animals.

3. Teacher tells pairs to take turns to ask and answer “Wh” questions based on the pictures cards given.

4. Pupils do the tasks as mentioned.

1. Teacher reads out a riddle to the pupils and asks them to guess the animal based on the description in the riddle.

2. Teacher pastes an example of the riddle with the answer on the board.

3. Teacher read out another riddle and pupils try to guess the name of animal described in the riddle.

To enrich pupils’ vocabulary.

To stimulate pupils’ creative thinking.

To increase the pupil’s listening competency.

To enrich pupil’s vocabulary.

To stimulate pupil’s creative thinking.

Picture cards

Picture cards

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Step 2(10 minutes)

Group work

1 Teachers divide the pupils in groups of four and label them group A, B, C, D and so forth.

2 The groups discuss to create and write the riddle based on a picture card of an animal given to the group.

3 Teacher goes around facilitating groups in creating the riddles.

1. Teacher tells pupils that each group will take a turn to read out their riddle for another group to answer. Eg: Group A reads the riddle and group B answer the riddle. If the answer is correct, group B scores 2 points. If not, the chance is open for other groups to answer. The group with the highest score is the winner.

2. Groups take turns to read out, listen and answer the riddles about animals and teacher records the score on the board for each turn.

3. Teacher announces the winner based on the total scores shown on the board.

To develop reasoning and interpersonalskills

Step 3(15 minutes) Group work

To develop reasoning and interpersonalskills

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Closure( 5 minutes)

1. Stating one’s pet.

2. Moral value: Love animals.1. Teacher asks pupils randomly what their

pet is.

2. Teacher tells pupils to love animals.

3. Teacher summaries the lesson.

To cultivate the loving attitudes towards animal.

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