Communicative Activity

Communicative activity

Title of lesson	Tom's Morning
By	Safiya, Oman
Student profile	Grade :4/ age:10
Class profile	26 students / 45 minutes
Target language	Target vocabulary, structure, and grammar
Target content	Listen to and understand descriptions, give reasons (because), write sentences.
Materials	Flash cards, cd player
Source	English for Me, grade 4
Procedures	Task 1 (10 mins): describe your morning routine to the class. Ask few students to describe their morning routine by use flash cards to help them.
	Task 2 ( 15 mins): ask the class to look at their class book. Explain that the pictures and text describe what a naughty boy called Tom does in the morning. Introduce the word naughty and explain its meaning. Tell students that in English we use word naughty to refer to misbehaviour. Give students some time to look at the pictures and try to read the text by themselves. Play the CD player, get students to listen and follow the text by tracking it with their finger. Get students to tell you why Tom is naughty. Encourage them to use (because) in their answer
	Task 3 (5 mins): divide students into groups, ask them to discuss Tom's Morning by use because.
	Task 4 (10 mins): get students to read the instructions for the activity. Write 'because' on the board. Read it and get students to tell you what they know about the word. They should be able to tell you that it is used to give a reason for something and it joins two sentences. Ask students to think about Tom's Morning and write  reasons why Tom is naughty. Students can look at pictures and come up with their own text. When they have finished, get a few volunteers to read their sentences.
	Task 5 (5 mins): get students to recall the activities they have done in the lesson and what they learned.

Incorporate specific theme	Incorporate specific theme which is Tom's Morning. It's where students talk about Tom's Morning
Promote authentic communication	Students will discuss in groups about Tom's Morning. Students write sentences about why Tom is naughty.
Integrates the 4 skills	Students start talk about their daily routine. Listen to and understand descriptions. Write reasons and read they.
Foster learners' autonomy	Students talk about tom's morning in group and write reasons by themselves.