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Lesson 3 Can I have a pen, please?

The aim of the lesson:

Educational: -to learn how to use the indefinite article ―a‖ and ―an‖;

Developing: - to enable pupils to ask and answer polite questions; - to improve the pupils‘ speaking and writing skills Socio-cultural: to raise awareness in identifying capital and small letters; to raise awareness of different pronunciation of the letter―U‖ sounds and a single pronunciation of ―V‖.

Competence: SC2, SC and LC in asking for something

Learning outcomes: At the end of the lesson pupils will be able to: - use the indefinite article ―a‖ and ―an‖; ask for something and answer politely

Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed Method of the lesson: group work, pair work Equipment:Pupil‘s book, Workbook, the DVD.

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

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  Checking the register
  
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  Checking and asking homework
  

2. Pre-Activity

Activity 1 Listen and sing. 5 min

Objective: to warm up by singing the song.

Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song about school things and sing it. Look at Unit 6, Lesson 1, Activity 1 for the DVD script.

3. Main part

Activity 2 Write the words in the right column. 5 min

Objective: to introduce and practise the indefinite article ―a‖ and ―an‖.

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to look at Activity 2 in the Workbook. Draw their attention to an example. Establish that in the words starting with - a, e, o and u, we use an and in all other cases we use a. STEP 2: After that read the words in the Workbook with articles and ask the pupils to repeat after you. Then ask the pupils to do the Activity 2 in written form. Note: Remind the pupils that they can find information on this grammar material at the back of the Pupil‘s book.

Activity 3a Look, listen and repeat. 10 min

Objectives: to develop pupils‘ speaking skills; to introduce the structure ―Can I have a/an ...?‖

STEP 1: Play the DVD. The pupils watch the dialogue. After that ask the pupils what the dialogue was about Elicit some answers and then summarise that they are buying food by asking a question ‗Can I have a somsa, please?‘ which means in the mother tongue asking for a thing politely. Also explain that the shop-assistant‘s words like ‗Here you are.‘ tell about politeness as well which means in Uzbek ―Mana marhamat.‖ and in Russian ―Вот пожалуйста.‖ Further explain that ‗No, sorry‘ means you do not have something. After that ask the pupils to repeat these sentences after you in chorus, in rows and individually. STEP 2: Ask the pupils to imagine that they are in the shop. Appoint one of them as a shop-assistant and the others as customers. After that play the game as in the DVD. DVD script: Girl: ‗Hello!‘ Boy: ‗Hello!‘ Girl: ‗Can I have a pen?‘Boy: ‗No, sorry.‘Girl: ‗Can I have a pencil?‘Boy: ‗Yes, here you are.‘ Girl: ‗Thank you.‘

Activity 3c Work in pairs. Play ―Can I have …?‖ 10 min

Objective: to reinforce the structure ―Can I have …?‖

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to put the school things on the desk. Come to the desk and show a pen and then ask a pupil ‗Can I have a pen?‘ Then explain that the pupils can answer ‗Yes, here you are.‘ or ‗No, sorry.‘ STEP 2: Now the pupils can do the same as you have just demonstrated.

4. Post-activity

Activity 5 Work in groups of 4/5. Play ―Please‖. 10 min

Objectives: to consolidate all the learnt words about school things; to develop pupils‘ speaking skills; to consolidate polite answers to questions ―Yes, here you are. / No, sorry.‖

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   Homework: WB page 43 Activity 1, 2 Then learning new words
   
6. 
   Marking. Giving marks according to pupils‘ attendance