Template: Virtual Lesson Plan for Lesson 2

Family and Friends

Lesson Overview

Total Duration: 4 hours (class time) + 4 hours (independent tasks)
Theme: Family and Friends
Week Objectives:

• Describe family members using simple language.
• Write sentences about family relationships.

Lesson Structure

Day 1: Introducing Family Vocabulary and Structures (1 Hour)

Objective: Learn basic family vocabulary and practice identifying family members.

• Activities:

  1. Warm-Up (10 min):
     • Show a picture of a simple family tree and ask students to guess relationships (Who is the father? Who is the sister?).
  2. Presentation (20 min):
     • Introduce family-related vocabulary (mother, father, sister, brother, etc.).
     • Explain possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her).
     • Demonstrate sentence examples: This is my mother. She is kind.
  3. Listening Activity (30 min):
     • Play an audio where people describe their families.
     • Students match descriptions with family tree images.

• Homework: Watch a short video about family roles in an English-speaking country and list three differences compared to their own culture.

Day 2: Listening and Speaking Practice (1 Hour)

Objective: Recognize family relationships in spoken dialogues and describe one’s own family using simple sentences.

• Activities:

  1. Review (10 min):
     • Discuss observations from the video homework on family roles.
  2. Listening Practice (20 min):
     • Play a dialogue where two people talk about their families.
     • Students answer comprehension questions (Who is Lisa’s brother? What does her mother do?).
  3. Speaking Practice (30 min):
     • In pairs, students share simple descriptions of their families.
     • Use prompts like: "Who is in your family?" or "Describe your parents."

• Homework: Create a draft of your own family tree with names and relationships labeled.

Day 3: Reading and Writing about Family (1 Hour)

Objective: Read short family descriptions and write a paragraph about one’s own family.

• Activities:

  1. Reading Activity (20 min):
     • Provide students with short descriptions of different families.
     • Students answer questions: How many siblings does John have? Who is Sarah’s mother?
  2. Writing Activity (40 min):
     • Students write a paragraph describing their family using possessive adjectives (My father is a doctor. My sister is funny.).
     • Teacher gives live feedback on sentence structure.

• Homework: Polish the family paragraph and practice reading it aloud.

Day 4: Presenting Family Trees (1 Hour)

Objective: Present a family tree orally and write a short description of someone else’s family.

• Activities:

  1. Role-Play (30 min):
     • Students present their family trees in breakout rooms, describing each member briefly.
     • Example: "This is my brother. His name is Mark. He is 15 years old."
  2. Group Writing Task (30 min):
     • After presentations, students choose a peer’s family tree and write a short description (John has two sisters. His mother is a teacher.).

• Homework: Complete a grammar worksheet on possessive adjectives.

Independent Tasks (4 Hours)

1. Listening Practice (1 Hour):

   • Use an online platform (e.g., ESL Pod) to listen to conversations about families.
   • Complete comprehension questions.

2. Vocabulary Practice (1 Hour):

   • Use flashcards (Quizlet) to review family-related terms.

3. Grammar Drill (1 Hour):

   • Complete an interactive worksheet on possessive adjectives.

4. Pronunciation Practice (1 Hour):

   • Practice pronouncing family-related words using tools like Forvo.

Evaluation

• Formative:

  • Participation in speaking and writing activities during class.
  • Homework assignments (video reflections, family tree drafts).

• Summative:

  • Speaking: Present a family tree and describe it in complete sentences.
  • Writing: Submit a polished paragraph about one’s family, incorporating correct possessive adjectives and vocabulary.

Materials Needed

• Pictures of family trees and related images.
• Audio files for listening activities.
• Writing templates for family paragraphs.
• Online tools: Quizlet, Forvo, ESL Pod, Google Docs for collaborative writing.

This structure ensures comprehensive coverage of all competencies, integrating grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, and cultural elements into engaging and practical activities. Let me know if you need additional resources or examples! 😊