28123 countable and uncountable nouns

LESSON PLAN
NAME: Imelda H. Abas

UNIT/DISCUSSION TOPIC: 2 /
What’s this?

LEVEL: Basic Conversation 1

TIME & DATE: 16:00 /
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Lesson fit:
Sts have studied about everyday objects and pronunciation ending –
e/es in plural nouns.
Main Aims:
1. introducing count and uncountable nouns
2. Using there is / there are in answering what question.
Subsidiary Aims:
To have the students to use their speaking ability
Personal Aims
1. Personalize the students
2. Knowing what they want and how to comply with all their needs.
3. Use English as language of instruction
Expected Learners Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use there is and there
are and differentiate between count and uncountable nouns
Anticipated student’s problems (language/tasks/skills):
1. Students might hesitate to come
2. The audio might not be very clear
Solutions:
1. Use ice breaker

2. encourage all the students


Tim
e
5

Stage Aims

Activities/Interaction

To get the sts attention

Presentatio
n1

10

To lead to the topic

Divide the sts into 2 group. Play a-z nouns, write the
alphabet on the board in two columns, have each
group to stand in front of their chosen column, and
write nouns start with the first letter of the alphabet in
their column in limited time, check together with the
class for misspelling.
Introduce count and uncountable nouns using the sts
list on the board

Presentatio

n2

10

To explain the use of
Using the list on the board, have the students to utter
article a/an and some
the nouns form in singular / plural

Presentatio
n3

10

Practice 1

10

Introduce there is /
there are; what is
this/are these; where
is/are ..
To
differentiate
the
count and uncountable
nouns

Practice 2

10

practice 3

10

Practice 3

30

Stages
Warm-up

Still using the list on the board, have the sts to make a
sentence using there is/are; what is this/are these;
where is/are the….; and the responses. Translate into
L1 if necessary
Distribute the food picture to each students. Have
them to divide the pictures into countable and
uncountable nouns in limited time. Write the answer on
the board
To
introduce
the Distribute the kitchen pictures to each sts. Elicit the
kitchen object
name of each item in the picture. Write on the board.
Using the food pictures, say: there is a… on/under/in
the basket ..etc. make sure that the sts understand
what to do
To practice using there Divide the sts into pair. Have each pair to sit with back

is/are in a sentence
to back. Tell sts A to draw 6 food anywhere in the
kitchen in 3 minutes. Sts B will listen for direction from
sts A about where to put the 6 food in the kitchen.
Check together with the class.
Discussion
Make a small circle, distribute the discussion sheet,
have the sts to discuss the questions on the sheet.

Materials
White board

Whiteboard

Whiteboard

Whiteboard
Picture of foods
Whiteboard
Kitchen picture

Kitchen
and
food pictures

Discussion
sheet

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What is your favourite kind of fruit?
What other fruits do you like?
What vegetables don't you like?
What is your favourite meat?
How do you like your meat prepared?
What is typical breakfast for you?
Do you ever skip lunch?
How often do you eat fast food?
What is your favourite ethnic or native food?
What does the dish consist of?
What is your favourite western food?

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What is your favourite kind of fruit?
What other fruits do you like?
What vegetables don't you like?
What is your favourite meat?
How do you like your meat prepared?
What is typical breakfast for you?
Do you ever skip lunch?
How often do you eat fast food?
What is your favourite ethnic or native food?
What does the dish consist of?
What is your favourite western food?

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What is your favourite kind of fruit?
What other fruits do you like?
What vegetables don't you like?
What is your favourite meat?
How do you like your meat prepared?
What is typical breakfast for you?
Do you ever skip lunch?
How often do you eat fast food?
What is your favourite ethnic or native food?
What does the dish consist of?
What is your favourite western food?

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What is your favourite kind of fruit?
What other fruits do you like?
What vegetables don't you like?
What is your favourite meat?
How do you like your meat prepared?

What is typical breakfast for you?
Do you ever skip lunch?
How often do you eat fast food?
What is your favourite ethnic or native food?
What does the dish consist of?
What is your favourite western food?