Friday, September 11, 2009

www lesson plan


Topic: Let’s go shopping!

Level: Form 2 (Advanced)
Time: 60 minutes

Language Content: Adjectives and Comparative Adjectives
Aims: By the end of lesson, students should be able to find particular information on a Website and present the information about online shopping using adjectives.


Technical Requirements:
One computer for each pair of students

Internet connection

Web Browser


Website(s): http://www.mudah.my/

http://www.ebay.com.my/ (option)
Preparation:
1. Locate a few websites that offer online shopping services.
2. Prepare worksheets using the information available on the websites provided using Microsoft Word.

3. Each student needs should have an email address and e-journal account.

Procedure:

Set Induction (5 minutes):

1. Ask the students if they know about online shopping service and share own experience about online shopping with students.

2. Recap about previous lesson about adjectives and comparative adjectives.

Task 1: (35 minutes)

Activity: If I have RM 10,000, I would like to buy...(Individual)
1. Ask the students to sit in pairs and share a computer.

2. Ask the students to browse the given online shopping websites on the board.

3. Provide information about the type of services offered on the websites given and ask the students what kind of items that they can buy from the websites.

4. Ask the students to imagine what they will buy from the websites if they have RM10,000.

5. Ask the students to copy and paste the pictures of the items and describe about the item in the worksheet given (Worksheet 1).

6. Ask the students to shop for their family members and provide information of the items (e.g. the price, category, colour, size and reasons why they choose that item for that particular member using adjectives).

7. Show the students an example of buying an item and how to fill in the details.

8. Asks the students to start browsing and shopping. Remind them that not to overspend as they only have RM10, 000.

9. Ask the students if they face any problems while browsing the websites.

10. Tell them after they have finished, they can straight e-mail the worksheet to the teacher.

11. Discuss about what they think about online shopping and problems that they encounter while online shopping.

12. Ask some students what they buy for themselves and for their family members.

Task2: (15 minutes)

Activity: Which One Should I Buy? (In-pair)

1. Ask the students if they have encountered any confusion in deciding between two items while shopping.

2. Ask the students to choose two or three items and find the same items from different brands. (e.g Nike shoes and Puma shoes).

3. Provide information such as the criterion that they need to look into before purchasing.

4. Ask the students to fill in the boxes with information provided about the chosen items from the same websites (Worksheet 2).

5. Ask the student to compare the items before they decide which item they want to purchase using comparative adjectives.

6. After the students have finished doing this, ask them to email the worksheet to the teacher.

7. Ask the students randomly what type of items that they finally choose to buy.

Conclusion (5 minutes):

Summarize what they have learnt from the lesson and provide significant values from the lesson.

Follow Up Activity:

Ask the students to write about their experience and provide advantages and disadvantages of online shopping. Ask the students to post them on their e-journal.






8 comments:

  1. This could be fun. Not sure if it's a good habit to inculcate especially when you need to use a credit card, hehe.

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  2. hahaha the topic suits u perfectly dear..haha..i think u should do task 2 urself b4 buying something.. =p anyway, for me i think the topic and activities are interesting..students can use their imagination and critical thinking to complete the tasks..good job..

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  3. thank u sir hahaha...:)prevention is better than cure hehehe

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  4. syira-hahaha thanks ya..this is my expertise...so integrate my fave hobby wif lesson:)i am sure u love shopping as well dont u?hehe

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  5. Hahaha then recommend them Confessions of a Shopaholic also

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  6. this lesson would without doubt thrill the students and the activities do exploit the creative and critical thinking skills. well done;=)

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  7. very interesting LP especially it's about shopping..kids'll love it so much..btw, it's useful as u teach them to think how to spend money wisely within a certain amount :)

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  8. shopping is everyone's expertise! i lav shopping too (but lack of funding these days,hehe)..good one saza! but keep emphasize on savings too yeah! :)

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