Lesson Plan: Spring

Lesson Level:  Junior                    Duration:  40

Lesson Title:     Spring

Grammar and Vocabulary

Names of various flowers¹. .

I like…

I like… because

I don’t like…

I don’t like… because

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn names of various flowers associated with Spring.

Students will discuss things that they like to do in spring.

Materials Required

Handouts.²

  

Preparation

Prepare enough handouts to give one per group.

Procedure

1

Write “Spring” on board.

Elicit what it means from the class.

2

Tell class you will show them some pictures of flowers.

Divide class into groups.

Give each group the pictures.

Write the flower vocabulary on board.

Use ball toss to get students to read and describe the flowers in the pictures.

3

Give the other handout.

Get two students to read.

Get two more students to read.

Check understanding by asking questions about the dialogue.

4

Clear the board except for the flower names..

Get students to match the descriptions on the handouts to the names.

5.

Tell students to look at the quotes about Spring.³

Get individual students to read out the quotes.

In groups decide how each person feels about Spring.

Elicit answers from the class.

6

Write on board.

In your groups try to answer these questions.

Do you like Spring or dislike it?

Why?

What can you see in Spring?

What can you do in Spring?

Which is your favourite season?

7

Monitor groups during discussion and then elicit feedback answering the various questions.

Notes

1 You need pictures (from the internet) of the following flowers.

bluebell, snowdrop, primrose, tulip daffodil, buttercup

2 (Note. These materials are adapted from Practical Oral English: Junior 2 Spring Term)

Cathy	Spring is my favourite season.
Danielle	Mine too. In England, Spring usually starts in April and the weather is usually showery.
Cathy	Yes. I love it when all the flowers come out in spring. My favourite thing to do is to go for a walk in the woods where all the bluebells are growing.
Danielle	Yes, I love that too. It's best if you go when the sun comes out after a shower... after a sweet shower. Then everything smells so fresh and lovely.
Cathy	Let's go down for a walk now. We can go down past all the buttercups on the hill and into the woods to see the bluebells and the snowdrops.
Danielle	I like the daffodils best. Are there any daffodils yet?
Cathy	Yes, of course, down near the stream, there are lots. There are even some primroses and a few tulips.
Danielle	Sounds great. Come on, let's go.
Cathy	Wait a minute. I'll get my camera and we can take some pictures. I love Spring.
Danielle	So do I.

What Do You Remember?

Without looking back at the dialogue or the  pictures, try to match these descriptions to the flowers mentioned.

Has a large yellow bell-shaped flower.  ....................................................................................

A small flower with three white petals that hangs down towards the ground  ....................................

A tightly-closed flower that can come in many different colours  ....................................................

A beautiful flat flower that often has a different coloured centre ......................................................

A small blue flower shaped like a bell ...............................................................................................

A tiny bright yellow flower that can cover a whole field   ...............................................................

 “When spring came there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people.”  ― Ernest Hemingway

“It's called spring fever. And when you've got it, you don't know what you want, but it just makes your heart ache, you want it so much!” ― Mark Twain

“People always  talk about the beauty of the spring, but I can't see it. The trees are brown and bare, slimy with rain.” ― M.T. Anderson 

“I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.”  ― Millard Kaufman

3 Some of the activities in this lesson may need to be dropped for weaker classes.