Lesson Plan (grade 11 – advanced)
Period : 12 Preparation date : 20/9/2007
Unit : 2 Lesson : writing
I. Aims :
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to write a personal letter.
- By the end of the lesson, the students are able to describe a past experience
II. Lexical items :
- commencement - mutual
- confused - host.
III. Structures :
- I felt extremely embarrassed and confused
- Looking forward to hearing from you again.
IV. Teaching aids:
- textbook - handouts - Sheets of paper
- chalk and board
V. Techniques :
- skill-based ( skill- based.)
VI. Procedures :
State/time Teacher’s and students’ activities Blackboard Materials

1. warm-
up & lead-
in
(7’)
Games: Guess what?
- Show a picture of a person sitting in a
restaurant with a bowl of soup in front,
and a waiter at his side.
- Ask the Sts to read the exchange
between the man and the waiter and guess
what the man’s response is / what the


Unit 2 : Writing a Personal
Letter Describing a Past
Experience

- picture
(in the
textbook)
2. Pre-
writing
(10’)
Teaching new words:
a. Opening / greeting
b. the story / experience to
be shared ( what, why,
when, where, who)
c. date
d. closing and ending
e. general information (
about self or/and friends.) Expected answers:
1. funny 2. luckily 3.
host 4. muatua. 5. together

Chalk and
board
textbook
- When they have finished, tell Sts to
word with a partner and compare answers.

Textbook 4. Post-
writing
(10’)

Peer correction
- Read a piece of Sts writings and ask Sts
to give comments relating the format
(steps), the language use, and the story.
- Give feedback and comments.