Task 2: Study Plan

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List of links for studying grammar:

1. Conjunction Song
2.  Fun English Games
3. English Exercises: Conjunctions
4. Better English
5. BBC




Lesson Plan

Time                           : 60 minutes

No. of students           : 35 – 40

Level of proficiency    : Intermediate to Advanced

Level of students         :Standard 3 Primary School

Theme                         : Grammar

Topic                           : Conjunction

General objective        : To enable students to use conjunction correctly

Specific objectives      : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1.      respond to questions by giving the correct answer

2.       use conjunction ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’ and ‘so’ correctly at  sentence level.

                                   

Skills involved            : Grammar

                                     

Content                       : 1. Whole-class discussion

                                     2. Pair-work

                                     3. Individual work

Teaching Aids             : 1.Handout

                                     2. Teaching Courseware provided by the Ministry of Education

Stage/Time	Content	Presentation/Rationale
Set Induction 10 minutes	Whole-class discussion	Teacher comes to class and greet the students by asking how they are doing.  Teacher asks the students what they have learned during last class. Teacher explains in brief what aspect of grammar he/she is going to teach. Rationale To start off the lesson and get the student’s attention.
Development Stage 1 15 minutes	Pair-work (Online exercise)	Teacher explains what conjunction is all about and how to use it correctly.  Students listen to the teacher and answer questions asked by the teacher. They are required to listen for information to complete the given task. Students answer the questions in pair.  Rationale Students communicate with their friends and it helps to develop their understanding about conjunction.
Stage 2 15 minutes	Individual work Material: 1. LCD 2. Teaching Courseware       provided by the Ministry     of Education. 3. Worksheet(Appendix B)	Teacher explains the usage of conjunction ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘because’ throughout the text students listened to. Using the notes provided in this lesson, teacher explains how  to use those conjunctions correctly. Students answer the exercises given. Teacher discusses the answers with students. Rationale Students will know how to use conjunction ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’ and ‘because’ correctly.
Stage 3 5 minutes	Individual work	Students are asked to construct few sentences by using conjunction correctly. Students are expected to understand the role of conjunction in constructing sentences.
Stage 4 5 minutes		The teacher reflects what he/she has taught. The teacher asks the students whether they understand what conjunction is all about.
Closure 10 minutes		Teacher goes through the day’s lesson and recapitulates about the day’s lesson.