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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Reflect lesson plan; Eco in my class

           Saving energy is very impotence for ours Earth. Students have to learn how do we  save the energy. Moreover, students have to to it in the right way. In this lesson students will learn it though the target language.
         The lesson that teacher teaches about Eco in my classroom.  the lesson starts by  students answer teacher's question to think about the key words in my classroom such as turn off the light, saving etc. Next, teacher gives sheet no.1 to students and lets them work. After that, Teacher and students checks the correct answers together. Then. students do sheet no.2. It is about the conversation “Turn down the TV!” and teacher shown power point.  Next activity students works into 4 groups to practice the conversation by reading aloud. After finish practicing the conversation, teacher lets 2 volunteer to do role play about the conversation (Turn down the TV!) in front of the class.

        The lesson is consist of instructional Medias, a beautiful power point, VDO about Eco classroom, the conversation about “Turn down the TV!”.  The skills focus for this  listening and speaking.
         

Reflect lesson plan; How often?

                  This lesson is about help our planet by used present simple tense. Teacher starts with let students listen the audio and asks them what video about. Secondly, Teachers shows the vocabulary about lesson such as recycle, reduce, reuse, unplug, turn off etc. Teacher give a worksheet and students do it while they listen conversation. After that, teacher give worksheet about asking how often and what do you do for save our planet.  Next activity, teacher divides students into two groups for communicate the conversation. Language focus is about discusses language feather with students and explain language structures with all students.
                 The activities that is provided in this lesson is very interesting. Students can learn language thought the doing activities. But teacher should be careful about the steps of each activities, teacher should make the direction clearly before let students do it.   

                  

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Reflect lesson plan; Making an Appointment

          Being on time is very importance for everyone. Especially, Thai people that they do not careful about time. Most of Thai people always come late. That is very bad behavior. It is the teacher’s responsibility to teach the students to pay attention about being on time.
         In this lesson teacher starts with let students watching the video and let they guess what they are going to learn today. Most of students will enjoy to watching the video. That is the best way to persuade them to learn the next lesson. Teacher teaches vocabulary in the lesson. Teacher use the audio of vocabulary and let students pronounce flower it. It is very good that use the picture of those words to show with the meaning and part of speech. Students will remember vocabulary better than they see only word.  After that teacher give students to do work sheet and listen the audio 5 times. When students listen, they have to do the work sheet too and then they all have to check the answer together. Next activity is students have to cerate the conversation with their partner and do the information gap activity. Information gap is the good activity that students can use the language for communicate with their friends.  It helps the class have more movement and students enjoy doing activity more then still siting.
Let’s move to the aim of this lesson plan. The aim is Students will speak to make appointment with someone. The objectives are students will be able too listen making an appointment and tell about them, speak to make an appointment with someone, write how should to do when we have an appointment and be punctual. That focus on listening and speaking skills.

This lesson plan is good for teaching students. It appropriates for students level and gives the interesting activity. Students can learn in the fun way and can be the good person.

Reflect lesson plan;Can I help you?

                 In this lesson is related to the unit “Signs and notices in real life” in lesson: “Can I help you?”  The time required in this lesson is 50 minutes. This lesson is quite useful lesson.  It can be said that this work needs to be developed and improved. Lesson plan “Can I help you?” consists of learning standards, objectives, instructional materials, evaluation, lesson plan outline, and rubric. In lesson plan outline consists of pre-task (10 minutes), task-cycle (30 minutes), and language focus (10 minutes).
                  First of all, teacher begin with pre-task that spend 10 minutes. Teacher introduces the topic by asking the questions “What do you say in English to ask and give directions?” Next, teacher chooses key words concerning the direction, such as go straight, turn right, turn left, intersection ahead, rotary ahead, etc. Then teacher shows the picture cards, and asks her students “What is the sign?”.  Next, teacher plays the audio twice and checks students understanding by using the exercise. In the language focus step, teacher asks students to discuss with modal verb (Can, Could). 

                   In conclusion, “Can I help you?” is one of good lesson that gives students the experience of public mind of giving direction. Nevertheless, the topic about giving direction is too popular among micro teaching. Though, this lesson is not a new and creating topic, but it can help students to improve their communicative skills. Therefore, it is important for the teacher to think progressively.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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.

Reflect lesson plan;Hello! New Comer

         Firstly, Teacher starts the lesson by greeting students and talks to the students about the content of this lesson then,teacher teaches vocabulary about direction by let students play question ball game. For example, Why the direction is very important for you? and Did you have some knowledge about how to tell the direction? After that,teacher plays the VDO about direction to the student and asked the questions. Can you remember vocabulary about direction from this VDO?  Next, teacher gives sheet no.1, 2 and gives task no.1, 2 to the students and let them work in pairs. After students finished to do task 1 and 2, teacher and students are checked the answers together. Moreover, Teacher lets students work in group to study the map about Nakon Si Thammarat province and presented it in front of the class. In the end of the lesson, teacher teaches grammar how to asking and giving direction sentences.

         the teacher's instructional Medias power point, VDO about asking for direction, Map of Nakon Si Thammarat province, sheet no 1, 2 and Task no 1, 2, and 3.  They are appropriate authentic materials that is, Map of Nakon Si Thammarat province. It was very interesting. The skills that teacher want to focus for this lesson were listening and speaking.
         But teacher should speak some words more clearly and have to walk around classroom and try to observe students in class. Last, teacher should use the classroom language to checking the students understand before doing any tasks.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Reflect lesson plan;Rude Behaviors

         In this lesson plan, teacher teach about rude behavior that is very good thing for students to learn it.  Going to be a good person is very importance. How to student know that they should do or shouldn’t do that when they go travel aboard.
         Teacher begin the lesson with lets students watching video that someone doing the bed behavior and then give an opportunity to students what are they thinking about it. After that teacher teaches vocabulary that by giving the picture to students guessing the meaning.  In task circle, teacher gives worksheet to students to listen and read the conversation about rude behavior. Students answer comprehension questions to show understanding of the story. Next activity, teacher gives students to work in group.  Students brainstorm in group (3-4people) and discuss about how to suggest good behaviors by using should and shouldn't and let them present in front of the class. And the end of the task teacher teaches grammar focus that students have met in the lesson.
         that they have learnt outside classroom. Teacher gives students to try out their language knowledge by listening and speaking. Students enjoy learning with the fun way. And after that they can use knowledge