Learning Inside the Classroom

Lesson Plan

Subject: English for communication                            Time: 50 minutes

Unit One: Travel & Communication                   Level: Grade 7 (Standard)

Lesson No One: Let’s travel in Indonesia

Strand 1: Language for Communication

Standard:

1.3.1 Speak to describe about information of tourist attraction in Indonesia.

Unit Aim:   Students ask and answer about information of tourist attraction in Indonesia

Objectives: 

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to

1. Speak to describe information about tourist attraction in Indonesia. 

2. Write short sentence for descript information about tourist attraction in           Indonesia.

3. Understand meaning of required vocabulary about  tourist attraction in Indonesia.

Skills:  Speaking and Writing

Contents:

Language focus:  Interrogative sentence by using Can & Could

Vocabulary: tourist (Noun), attraction (COUNT NOUN), archipelago (Noun), exotic (Adj.), snorkelling (Noun)

Instructional Media:

1.       PowerPoint

2.       Handout

3.       Audio

4.       Video

5.       Picture Card

Evaluation:

1. Speak to describe information about tourist attraction in Indonesia, correctly.   

2. Write short sentence for descript information about tourist attraction in    Indonesia.  

3. Understand meaning of required vocabulary about  tourist attraction in Indonesia .

Assignment: Speak conversation (work group)

Rubric: Speaking

Learning Experiences

Teacher(T)	Students(Ss)
Warm-up(5 min) Greeting and checking attendance. 1.T asks knowledge about ASEAN to students by using this question “Do you know ASEAN?  and What is ASEAN?” 2. T opens ASEAN Way song with using music video for two time 3. T open video and picture about “Tourist attraction in Indonesia” After that, teacher asks to students “Can you guess what we are going to learn today?”	Ss tell ASEAN is… Ss listen music and sing ASEAN Way song follow music video. Ss look at video and picture Ss tell “We will learn about tourist attraction in Indonesia.
Presentation (20 min.) 1. Teacher teaches five required vocabulary in the lesson. Teacher commands to students look at picture and pronounce vocabulary follow audio sound on power point program. 1. tourist (Noun) 2. attraction ( Noun) 3.  archipelago (Noun) 4.  exotic (Adj.)  5.  snorkelling (Noun) 2. Teach gives handout about top ten tourist attraction in Indonesia and Asking and giving information about tourist attraction. Top ten tourist attraction in Indonesia are 1.Borobudur 2.Bali Island 3.Mount Bromo 4.Komodo National Park 5.The Gili Island 6.Torajaland 7.Bunaken 8.Baliem Valley 9.Tanjung Putting 10. Lake Toba 3. Teacher teaches about  Asking and giving information about tourist attraction Structures of interrogative sentence by using Can & Could For Example:        1. A: Could I dive and snorkel at Bunaken?             B: Yes, you could/ No, you could not        2. A: Can you give information about The Borobudur in Indonesia?             B: Yes, I can. The Borobudur in Indonesia is………………	Ss  pronounce tourist Ss  pronounce attraction Ss  pronounce archipelago                         Ss  pronounce exotic   Ss  pronounce snorkelling Ss study handout about top ten tourist attraction in Indonesia and Asking and giving information about tourist attraction by themselves. Ss write information about structure in their notebook.
Practice(20min.) T use to chain drill activity for practice Asking and giving information about tourist attraction by use Structures of interrogative sentence by using Can & Could              Question:  Can you give information about…?          Answer:  Yes, I can. ……….is……………	Ss practice this activity  Asking and giving information about tourist attraction by use Structures of interrogative sentence by using Can & Could from chain drill activity. S 1 ask: Can you give information about…?          S 2 answer:  Yes, I can. ……….is………………
Production(10min.) Teacher show  four pictures about tourist attraction and teacher give one picture for each group and teacher command to students look at your picture and share idea for make conversation about picture (Work group)in seven minutes. After that, teacher choose one volunteer group for present conversation. For example:                 Tourist 1:  Could I ask suggestion about tourist attraction in Indonesia? Guide1: Yes, you can. Tourist 2: What is the most popular tourist attraction in Indonesia? Guide 2: I think Bali Island. Tourist 1: Why do you think that? Guide1: Because it is the rugged landscapes, exotic beaches, wild nightlife, super luxurious hotels and spas along with a picturesque backdrop ensure that it remains a paradise for tourists. Tourist 1: Can I fishing on the Bali Island? Guide 1: No, you can not.       .	OK. (Ss do group work) Tourist 1:  Could I ask suggestion about tourist attraction in Indonesia? Guide1: Yes, you can. Tourist 2: What is the most popular tourist attraction in Indonesia? Guide 2: I think Bali Island. Tourist 1: Why do you think that? Guide1: Because it is the rugged landscapes, exotic beaches, wild nightlife, super luxurious hotels and spas along with a picturesque backdrop ensure that it remains a paradise for tourists. Tourist 1: Can I fishing on the Bali Island? Guide 1: No, you can not.       Tourist 2: Thank you very much! Guide 2: That’s all right.
Wrap up(5min.) Everybody good job for this class. Can you help me summarize what we’re learned today? Question: Can + subject + V1? Question: Could + subject + V1? OK. Do you have any question? If not thank you for coming see you again next week.	Tourist attraction in India and  Asking and giving information about tourist attraction Structures of interrogative sentence by using Can & Could Ss ask question if needed and say good bye.

Learning Log

Reflect from Micro teaching  (II)

           The Ninth students is Natnaree Saivijit. She teaches her  lesson on “Thai herbs Health problems”.  She began her lesson by teaching vocabulary about Thai herbs and health problems. Then, she lets the students play matching vocabulary with picture card game. Next, she lets the students to looking the video about inquiring health. I think she did a very good because the students can suggest the other people about health problems.

         The Tenth student is Nisakorn Sittipon. She teaches the lesson about “rude behavior”.            She stimulated the students by using the video about rude behavior. Then, she teaches about requires vocabulary in the lesson.  After she teaches vocabulary, she lets the students to listen to the audio. I think her teaching is very good because it was close story that the students can be found in everyday life.

         The Eleventh student is Peerapong Chooprasert. He teaches lesson on asking and giving direction.  He begins the class by using activity. Then, he teaches the vocabulary about giving direction.  After that, he lets the students to listen to conversation. I think he is excited so and sometime he speaks not clear i. But all of this is a good job.

         The  Twelfth student is Maytaya Noomak. She teaches lesson  on asking and giving direction. She begins her lesson by using asking question activity. After that, she teaches the vocabulary about giving direction. Then, she lets the students to listen the audio. Next, she lets the students to practice conversation. I think her teaching is very use full for students when they meet the foreigners but the dialog in her worksheet is too long for M. 1

          Thirteenth student is Thidarart Mutchachan.  She teaches about  asking for direction topic.    She began the teaching  by asking question to another students. Then, she let’s  the students to watching the video. Next, she teaches the vocabulary about giving direction and give sample sentence. She command one of student comes to in front of class to make a body language from the vocabulary. The last, she let student to create the direction conversation from Nakon Si Thammarat map (authentic material).

          Fourteenth student is Supawadee Srisuwan. She presents her lesson on Where is your tree? topic. She began her lesson by asked the students about the last term homework. She lets the student to find their tree that they planted in last term.   Then, she teaches he vocabulary such as straight, intersection, corner, opposite, block and etc. Next, she opens the audio about sentence to giving directions twice and gives students to do exercise A. After, she asks students to work in pair to practice asking and answering the question and after students ask the partner about direction of friend’s tree students have to draw the tree on the map in exercise C and presentation in front of the class. I think, her activity is very interesting.

           Fifteenth student is Nuchanat Sukban. She presents the lesson is Making an appointment.    She starts her lesson by using the video. Then, she teaches the vocabulary. Next, she gives the worksheet to the students and lets the students to do the activity.  I think her teaching is so good because it was close story that the students can be found in everyday life.

                Nex student  is Atchara Nunchupon. She presents the lesson is Will children save the world. She starts her teaching by using the video. Then, she teaches vocabulary and opens an audio. Next, she asks the question from the audio.

                Conclusion, from teaching testing on this time I have learnt about techniques to help teaching and learning easier. However, teachers have to choose to appropriate for content and students because it can help to develop learning of students to be better.

Learning Inside the Classroom

Reflect from Micro teaching  (I)

                Last month, our class has teaching test.  Students have the different about teaching technique and activities such as:

          First student is Rawitporn Malason , she present the lesson is “:No One: Helps”. She teaches about how to save energy in your home. She teaches by using power point program ,video and giving the task to students.

          Second student is Atinut Galawig , she present the lesson is “It is garbage”. She teaches this lesson by using authentic materials for example; bottle, spray, glass, paper, etc. She teaches students to separate the waste.

                Third student is Montree  Kaewcherd. He presents  the lesson is “Let’s go to Phuket”.          He begins his lesson by using game and activity by asking the question. He teaches the students about keeping Patong beach clean by command to friends in the class look at video. Then, he explains the language focus by he teaches about structure and example sentence of perfect and past simple and give example according the handout given.

          The fourth student is Tipparat Meebua. She presents the lesson about giving direction. She started the lesson by using the video. She looks very excited, however; she has a nice activity and technique for teaching in the class.

            The fifth student is Kokkhan  Khamnuan. She presents lesson on “Stop using them” .                 She begins her lesson by using the video about global warming and lets students talk about what they have learnt from watching the video. She discusses language feather with student and explain language structures with all students. She is the best student of this test because she has got 92 point from this teaching test.

             The Sixth student is Nitaya Jongkol. She presents lesson on “Traffic pollution damages Kid’s Lungs”. She started teaching in the class by guessing word. Then, she teaches the vocabulary about traffic pollution. The teacher suggested that she should make clear the purpose of learning. The purpose of the study will be based the curriculum and indicators.

           The Seventh student is Nuntiya Garasri. She presents lesson “Have you ever been to the beach?”.  She began her teaching by using questionnaire activity. Then, she let the students to play matching game. Next, she lets the students to listen to a record of conversation about the beaches in Thailand are disappearing.

          The Eighth student is Phichaya Kunchumnan. He presents his lesson on  “Acid Rain”.  It’s a new knowledge for me. He begins the class by using the video about how to occur Acis rain. He uses Chain drill activity in his teaching for practice speaking skill of another students .

Learning Outside the Classroom

Information Gap Activities

          Teachers are often searching for activities to make their classroom more interactive; language teachers in particular are also looking for activities that promote target language use. Info Gap activities are excellent activities as they force the students to ask each other questions; these activities help make the language classroom experience more meaningful and authentic.



           What is an Information Gap activity?An Info Gap activity takes place between students, not between a student and a teacher, though a teacher can certainly demonstrate the activity. The two students will be asking each other questions to which they don’t know the answer; these questions are called referential questions. The goal of the activity is for the students to discover certain information, whether about the other person or related to a specific activity.

            Why are Information Gap activities useful?

     Info Gap activities are useful because they are very meaningful; all students are involved in the process equally and they are all moving towards a specific purpose. Each student has the task of finding out certain information, and therefore must find a way in which to ask for this information. Motivation is usually quite high in these activities. These activities help move the students from working in a more structured environment into a more communicative environment; they are hopefully using lots of the target language, and in the process discovering where they have gaps. Knowing where these gaps are gives them a direction in which to improve.

Learning Outside the Classroom

ASEAN 5-Year Education Work Plan

This ASEAN 5-year Work Plan on Education (WPE) (2011-2015) clarifies ASEAN’s role as a regional partner in the education sector and supports ASEAN programmes that raise awareness of regional identity; promote access to and improve the quality of primary, secondary and tertiary education; support regional mobility programmes for students, teachers, and faculty and strategies for internationalisation of education; and support for other ASEAN sectoral bodies with an interest in education.

 ASEAN 5-Year Work Plan on Education11

1. Work Plan Overview

Learning Outside in the classroom

Information gap Activity

Learning Outside the Classroom

Persuasive Essay

Benefit of Breakfast

          “Do you have breakfast every morning?” There are many activities that we need to do in the morning. One of important activity is having breakfast. Because breakfast is the first meal of the day, it is the most important meal for everyone. Moreover, our brain and body requires necessary nutrients from breakfast. Therefore, everyone should have breakfast every morning.

          Breakfast helps us develop brain system while we are working or studying. When we have breakfast in the morning, our brain will get nutrients; such as carbohydrate, calcium, protein, vitamins etc. There are necessary for our brain

          Breakfast also reduces the risk of many diseases. Having breakfast can reduce the risk of many illnesses; for example: heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc. It can reduces the risk of heart disease because our blood is very intense in the morning. Having breakfast can reduce blood intensity (American Heart Association, 2003). Moreover, breakfast can reduce the risk of diabetes because it can reduce 30 to 50% of the aberration of insulin in our body (Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, B.E. 2554).

          The final reason is breakfast can increase the efficacy of working and studying. While we work or study, we have to put more concentration. Thus, if we have breakfast, we will not be hungry and have great concentration on work and lessons. Besides, breakfast helps us have good memory, learning skills and emotion.

          In conclusion, breakfast are beneficial for everybody. We should be have breakfast since breakfast is the most important meal for us. Because our body and brain also need some necessary nutrients from   breakfast. Moreover, it can also bring about good health in working and studying.