## Lesson Plan: English Comprehension for Primary 4
### Topic: Speech Work - Aural Discrimination; Structure - Further Practice in the Use of Tenses; Writing - Descriptive Passage on Good Morals
#### Objectives:
1. **Speech Work**: Improve students' ability to discriminate sounds (aural discrimination).
2. **Structure**: Practice using the present simple, past simple, present perfect, and past continuous tenses accurately.
3. **Writing**: Develop skills in writing descriptive passages, focusing on the theme of good morals.
#### Materials Needed:
- Audio clips with varying sounds for aural discrimination
- Flashcards with sentences using different tenses
- Worksheets for tense practice
- Paper and pencils for writing
- Whiteboard and markers
#### Duration:
- **Total Time**: 90 minutes
- **Speech Work (Aural Discrimination)**: 20 minutes
- **Structure (Tenses Practice)**: 30 minutes
- **Writing (Descriptive Passage)**: 40 minutes
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### Introduction (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting & Warm-Up**:
- Greet the students and ask how they are doing.
- Start with a brief discussion on why listening, proper tense usage, and understanding good morals are important.
### Section 1: Speech Work (Aural Discrimination) - 20 minutes
1. **Explanation (5 minutes)**:
- Explain the concept of aural discrimination – being able to distinguish between different sounds.
- Emphasize its importance in improving listening skills and pronunciation.
2. **Activity**:
- **Listen and Identify (15 minutes)**:
- Play a series of audio clips with different sounds (e.g., animal sounds, environmental sounds, and spoken words with similar phonemes but different meanings).
- Ask students to identify and name the sounds. Use flashcards or pictures to help younger students.
### Section 2: Structure (Use of Tenses) - 30 minutes
1. **Explanation (10 minutes)**:
- Review the four tense forms: present simple, past simple, present perfect, and past continuous.
- Provide examples of each tense on the whiteboard:
- Present Simple: "She walks to school."
- Past Simple: "He ate an apple yesterday."
- Present Perfect: "They have finished their homework."
- Past Continuous: "I was reading a book when you called."
2. **Practice Activities (20 minutes)**:
- **Sentence Sorting**:
- Divide students into small groups.
- Give each group a set of flashcards with sentences in various tenses.
- Ask them to sort the sentences into the correct tense categories.
- **Tense Transformation**:
- Provide sentences in one tense and ask students to rewrite them in another tense.
- Example: "She sings beautifully." → "She sang beautifully." → "She has sung beautifully." → "She was singing beautifully."
### Section 3: Writing (Descriptive Passage) - 40 minutes
1. **Discussion on Good Morals (10 minutes)**:
- Initiate a discussion about good morals. Ask students to share examples of good morals they understand or have seen.
- List some key good morals on the whiteboard (e.g., honesty, kindness, respect, responsibility).
2. **Writing Assignment (30 minutes)**:
- **Brainstorming (5 minutes)**:
- Guide students to brainstorm ideas related to good morals. They can focus on a specific good moral or several.
- **Writing Instructions**:
- Ask students to write a descriptive passage about a person they know who demonstrates good morals, or a situation where good morals were important.
- Encourage them to use the correct tense forms they practiced earlier.
- **Individual Work (25 minutes)**:
- Allow students to write their descriptive passages, providing help as necessary.
- **Sharing**:
- If time allows, ask a few students to read their passages aloud to the class.
### Conclusion (10 minutes)
1. **Review & Recap**:
- Recap the key points from the lesson: aural discrimination, correct tense usage, and the importance of good morals.
- Ask students to share one thing they learned or found interesting.
2. **Homework Assignment**:
- Assign a short task involving writing 5 sentences using different tenses, and finding examples of good morals in stories they read.
### Assessment:
- Collect students’ descriptive passages for grading.
- Observe participation and accuracy during the practice activities.
### Reflection:
- Note what activities worked well and which areas need more development for future lessons.
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This lesson plan aims to engage students through a mix of listening, speaking, writing, and interactive activities, ensuring a well-rounded approach to learning English comprehension skills.