Duration: 60 mins Lesson

Subject : English Class:6A Time:8.30a.m-9.30a.m

136
Theme : World of Self, Date:
Focus skill: Listening CCE : Language, Values
Family and Friends Thursday, January 12, 2023
Language / Grammar Focus: Functional language: giving
Topic : What’s your opinion?
opinion (e.g. I don’t believe that…)
21st Century Learning: Class discussion, group/pair work,
Teaching aids: Textbook, worksheet, letter cards, audio
language game
Differentiation strategy (DS) : Type and amount of
Assessment: Task
support
CONTENT STANDARD

1.2 – Understand meaning in a variety of familiar 1.2 – Understand meaning in a variety of

M contexts C familiar contexts

LEARNING STANDARDS

1.2.2 Understand with little or no

1.2.1 Understand with little or no support
support specific information and details
M of longer simple texts on a range of C the main idea of longer simple texts on a
range of familiar topics
familiar topics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be to listen and understand specific information and details of the text by
M
identifying who is for and who is against multi-tasking.

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to listen and understand the main idea of the text by identifying at least
C
four true or false statements.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Pupils can:
a. identify who is for and who is against multi-tasking based on the text heard.
b. identify at least four true or false statements based on the text heard.

1. Play Make words with words or phrases for giving opinions, e.g. I totally agree! I don't agree! I'm not sure.
2. Distribute two sets of letter cards to each group.
Pre-lesson 3. Explain that you will say a phrase and the pupils have to spell it with the cards as quickly as possible.
4. The first group to form the phrase says Ready! and gets a point if they spell the phrase correctly.
5. Continue with other phrases.

6. Activity 1:
a. Vocabulary: Refer the pupils to the vocabulary panel at the top of the page.
b. Read out an example sentence for each word (page 142).
c. Elicit a definition for the words.
d. The children check the definitions in the dictionary on page 142.
e. Refer pupils to the photo of the boy. (Activity 1pg 113)
Lesson delivery
f. Read out the questions and elicit answers.
g. Encourage the pupils to give reasons for their answers.
7. Activity 2:
a. Elicit the meaning of debate.
b. Elicit or explain that multi-tasking is when someone does several activities at the same time (e.g.
texting and talking).
 c. Write advantages and disadvantages on the board.
d. In groups pupils think of some advantages and disadvantages of multi-tasking.
e. Give them five minutes to do this, then write their answers on the board under the corresponding
heading (e.g. advantages: saves time, useful skill, stops you getting bored; disadvantages: may be
stressful, hard to concentrate, poor results).
f. Then, pupils discuss whether multi-tasking is the best way to work.
g. Conduct feedback with the class.
8. Activity 3:
a. Play Audio 2.15 for pupils to listen for the main idea. They decide who is for and who is against
multi-tasking. (Assessment)
b. Read out the sentences in Activity 3 and have the pupils underline key words.
c. Play the audio. The pupils listen and circle T or F. (Assessment)
d. Check answers as a class.
9. Activity 4:
a. Read out the two questions and elicit reason for each.
b. Play the audio again. The pupils listen and check.
10. Activity 5:
a. Remind pupils of their ideas in Activity 2 and elicit whether any of these were similar to what Maya
and James said.
b. Have the pupils work in pairs to discuss who they agree with more, Maya or James.
c. Ask volunteers to report what they discussed.
d. Have a class vote on who had a better argument, Maya or James.

11. Elicit from the pupils the importance of listening to other people's opinions.
12. Say We can learn new things and see things in a different way when we listen to other people's opinions.
Post lesson 13. Ask Should everyone have the same opinion about something? How can we show respect for someone
else's opinion?
14. Elicit answers.

REFLECTION
a. ___ /___ pupils are able to achieve the stipulated learning objective.
b. ___ /___ pupils are not able to achieve the stipulated learning objectives Lesson postpone:
and they are given remedial activities / enrichment activities.
a. Course c. CRK

b. Sick leave d. Meeting

Other :

Name:

Activity 1: Look at the photo and answer the questions.

1. What's the boy doing?
________________________________________________________
_____________________________
2. Is this a formal or an informal situation?
________________________________________________________
_____________________________
3. How do you think he feels? Why?
________________________________________________________
_____________________________

Activity 2: Maya and James are taking part in a debate: ‘Multi-

tasking is the best way to work.' What is multi-tasking? Do you
agree with this statement? Discuss.

Activity 3: Listen to the debate and circle T (True) or F (False).

1. Maya thinks multi-tasking is good. T F

2. Maya believes that multi-tasking takes too much time. T F
3. Maya says that multi-tasking is important in our jobs. T F
4. James says you will do well in exams if you do your
T F
homework.
5. James thinks multi-tasking is more important than
T F
concentrating.

Activity 4: Answer the questions. Give one reason for each. Then
listen again and check.
1. Why does Maya think multi-tasking is a good thing?
________________________________________________________
_____________________________
 2. Why does James think it isn't a good thing?
________________________________________________________
_____________________________

Activity 5: Were your reasons in Activity 2 similar or different to

Maya's and James's?
Who do you think has a better argument? Why?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__

L Name:

Read Maya’s and James’s opinions about multi-tasking. Discuss

with your group members whether you agree or disagree with their
opinions.

Opinions Agree/Disagree
1. I think that we con do our homework and listen to
music, surf the net or use an app at the same time.
2. If you can multi-task, you will be better at your
job.
3. We should turn the screens and phones off when
we're doing our homework because we need to
concentrate.
4. Doing our homework helps us do well in exams,
which helps us get good jobs!

M Name:
 Read Maya’s and James’s opinions about multi-tasking. Discuss
with your group members whether you agree or disagree with their
opinions. Give one reason for each.

Opinions Agree/Disagree
1. I think that we con do our homework and listen to
music, surf the net or use an app at the same time.
2. If you can multi-task, you will be better at your
job.
3. We should turn the screens and phones off when
we're doing our homework because we need to
concentrate.
4. Doing our homework helps us do well in exams,
which helps us get good jobs!

H Name:

Read Maya’s and James’s opinions about multi-tasking. Discuss

with your partner whether you agree or disagree with their
opinions. Give one reason for each.

Opinions Agree/Disagree
1. I think that we con do our homework and listen to
music, surf the net or use an app at the same time.
2. If you can multi-task, you will be better at your
job.
3. Multi-tasking is more fun.
4. We should turn the screens and phones off when
we're doing our homework because we need to
concentrate.
5. Doing our homework helps us do well in exams,
which helps us get good jobs!
6. Learning to concentrate is more important.