Reflect lesson plan; Let’s know herbs for health problem

Teacher starts the lesson by greeting and asking the question about health problems and then teacher tell her event in the past that her mom take care when she sick by using fruits or vegetables. After that, teacher give worksheet to the students about name of Thai herb and health problem , turned on audio sounds for teaching vocabulary together. The exciting step is play game “smell and touch”, teacher divide students into two groups and came in front of the class to play game. Next, teacher plays VDO about some situation (A man go to see the doctor) and ask “What wrong with him?” In the task circle, teacher gives student to match the pictures of herbs with the health problems that they can be used to treat. Lastly, the language focus on auxiliary : should for suggestions about health problems and emphasized the vocabulary that met before.

The authentic materials is used in such as Thai herbs, word cards, picture cards, all of these are very good. teacher pronunciation is clear and loudly. And students very enjoy in learning.

 Lesson Plan

Subject: English for communication           Level: Grade 8 (Intermediate)

Unit 1: Thinking and helping.                     Time: 1 period (50 minutes)

Lesson No. 3: Let’s know herbs for health problem. 

Date:  October 20, 2014

Standard F.1.2 (1)   Converse appropriately to exchange data about themselves, various matters around them and various situations in daily life.

Unit Aim: Students give suggestions on how to use herbs for health problem.

Objectives:

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

1.ask for and giving suggestions about  health problems by using  Thai herbs.

2.pronounce and tell the meaning of health problems and  Thai herbs.

3.give suggestions by using should.

Vocabulary: Thai herbs       aloe vera, garlic, clove, turmeric, basil, galangal

                   Disease       burn, cold, toothache, diarrhoea, chloasma, flatulence

Skills: Listening and Speaking

Instructional Media:      PowerPoint

                                     VDO

                                     Picture cards

                                     Sheet no. 1 and 2

                                     Worksheet no. 1

                                     Bags

                                     Realia

Evaluation:  -Students can tell which herb to prevent health problem.

                  -Students can pronounce the vocabulary correctly.

                  -Students can give suggestion to their friend.

T=Teacher, Ss=Students                                              

Time	Teaching Procedure	Interaction	Assessment
20 minutes	Pre-task 1.T greets ss.     T: Good morning. How are you today?     Ss: I’m ………………..And you?     T: I’m not so good. I have a cold. Do you have any suggestions for a cold?     Ss: ……………………     T: I’m just kidding. Guess what are we’re going to learn today?     Ss:  health problems.     T: But before we start I want to tell you about my past.         When I was child, my mom always told me to eat a lot of fruit to prevent cold because they had a lot of vitamin C. 2. T gives worksheet no.1 to the Ss and plays PowerPoint slides and asks Ss about the name of each herb in Thai and health problem. T opens sound and has all the Ss repeat all name three times.        T: What is it?        Ss: …………. 3. T explain the game what can you smell and touch.        T: I will divide you into two groups. As you can see I have bags and inside them there are some herbs.  Now has to send six volunteers to smell or touch each herb and you have to tell the name of it by write on the paper. Are you ready? OK start with group A.      Group ……is the winner. Give them a big hand. 4.T opens VDO and asks Ss about this.                          T: I show you about some situation (A man go to see the doctor) and I will ask you after that ‘what wrong with him?’       T: What wrong with him?       Ss: ……………….	T↔Ss T↔Ss Ss↔Ss T↔Ss Ss↔Ss	Listening and speaking rubric Observe student’s performance when they do activity. Listening rubric
Time	Teaching Procedure	Interaction	Assessment
20minutes	Task Cycle 1.T tells Ss about playing matching games.                       T: We’re lucky that we were born in Thailand. There are many herbs in our country. But some of you may not know that the vegetables that you eat everyday can treat your sickness. I want you to match the pictures of herbs with the health problems that they can be used to treat.  Group A will be given the pictures of herbs and group B will be given the picture of sick people. Are you ready? Let’s start. 2. T checks the correctness and gives sheet no. 1 and 2 to Ss.       If you have …………….., you should eat……....       If you have ………………,you should drink……………..        If you have ………….., you should take……........ 3. T let Ss read conversation in sheet no.2 loudly.         T: Very good! 4. T asks the Ss to practice asking and making suggestions about health problems.      T: Now I want you to work in pair group to do role play by using the given structure. Pictures will be given to you.  The person who is sick should act as if you were very sick.      T:I will should two pair to present conversation. A: What’s the matter? B: I have ………………. What should I do for ……? A: You should eat……………..                          drink…………..                          take……………                          keep…………...	T↔Ss Ss↔Ss	Observe student’s performance when they do activity. Speaking rubric Observe student’s performance when they communicate with friend and speaking rubric.
10 mins	Language Focus 1.T. review about vocabulary. T picks word card each herb and health problem and asks the students what it is? 2. T explains how to use  the structure to ask and give  suggestions about health problems A: What’s the matter? B: I have ………………. What should I do for ……? A: You should eat……………..                          drink…………..                          take……………                          keep…………...	T↔Ss Ss↔Ss