Lesson Plan: Heroes

Lesson Level:     Senior 1                  Duration:  45

Lesson Title:     Modern Heroes

Grammar and Vocabulary

Words for positive/negative qualiteis in people - arising from class discussions

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Lesson Objectives

 Students will share information about words that represent positive and negative qualities (e.g. helpful/generous and angry/unfriendly)

Students will be able to debate and defend their opinions.

Materials Required

Practical Oral English Senior 1 Autumn Term Unit 8

(Note - required texts in Note 1 below)

Preparation

Ensure students all have access to the required texts.

Procedure

1

Put students into groups of six.

Explain that today’s lesson is about what qualities make someone a good man or a hero. Explain “quality”. Explain that we are NOT Talking about superheroes. Give 2 examples of each (helpful/generous/angry/unfriendly)

2

Tell students in odd numbered groups to make a list of positive qualities and in even numbered groups to make a list of negative qualities.

3

While students do this divide the board into as many columns as is practical.

After two minutes get one student from each group to come and write words on the board.

Check scores 2 points for a good word correctly spelled, 1 point for a good word but in correct spelling, 0 for an in correct word.

Clear all except the winners in each category.

4

Refer students to texts (page 39 or on handout.)

Tell groups to read the texts and choose three words from the board to describe each person.

Get feedback from each group. Check if other groups agree. 

5.

Ask class what KIND of person can be a hero?

Try to elicit these words

Sportsman, Actor, Musician, Politician, Humanitarian, Someone you know, Other

(Accept other suggestions)

Write all suggestions on board. Explain any unfamiliar words (eg Humanitarian)

6

Tell groups that EVERY student must write down the name of someone they think is a hero. (Note - They CAN write it in Chinese if it is a Chinese person. Tell students that for this it doesn’t matter if they are not sure of the spelling.)

7

When everyone has a name tell groups that each student must tell the group who they chose and why. When all students have done this the group must choose ONE of the suggestions. They can discuss the choices and decide on an answer.

8.

Get answers from each group and write them on the board.

9. (If time)

Tell each group to look at the list of names on the board and discuss them and choose which one of them is most deserving of being called a “hero”.

Get feedback from groups.

Notes

The relevant text from the text book is as follows.

Joanna is always busy. She works hard to help others. Every day she walks to school with her friends. On the way she stops at the shop to collect a newspaper for her teacher. After school, she stops at her Auntie's house to take her dog for a walk. When she gets home she then helps her mum to cook dinner for her family.

Alex loves football. He plays football all the time. He plays football every day after school and devotes all of his spare time on practising. His mum sometimes asks him to help her with dinner, but he says no because he wants to play football.

James loves to play basketball. He is not very good at it, however he plays it every day so that he improves and becomes a good player. Each day his team loses because of him, but he won't give up. As a matter of fact, he does not lose heart because he wants to succeed no matter how long it takes him.

Adele is rich. She likes to support lots of charities and often gives money to the poor. She also likes to help her family and friends and often gives them money.

June got in trouble with her parents and was not allowed to play with her friends after dinner because she stole her brother's favourite car and hid it. Her brother was very sad because he couldn't find his car.