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Short-term plan for English in Grade 7
| Unit | Entertainment & media |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 7 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | The passive (present simple & past simple) |
| Learning objectives covered in this lesson (curriculum reference) | 7.6.9.1 use appropriately a variety of active and passive simple present and past forms and past perfect simple forms on a range of familiar general and curricular topics |
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| Value for integration | Law and order |
Lesson flow
| Lesson stage / Time | Teacher actions (complete prompts and instructions) | Student actions | SEN support | Assessment (criteria • descriptors • points) | Resources |
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| Lesson opening (5 min) Engagement (Active vs. Passive Sorting Race) |
Teacher: "Good morning! Today's topic is hidden in these sentences. Let's play a quick sorting game. You have 3 minutes. On the left side of the board, I have the word 'ACTIVE'. On the right, 'PASSIVE'. I will show you sentences one by one. Your task is to tell me where to place them. Ready? First sentence: 'The director filmed the movie last year.' Where does it go? (Waits for choral response). Correct, 'ACTIVE'. Next: 'The movie was filmed last year.' (Waits). Yes, 'PASSIVE'. Let's do 5 more." Uses a timer. Concludes: "What do you notice about the verbs in the 'PASSIVE' column? Yes, they often have 'was/is' + another verb. This is our focus today." | Students listen to sentences and collectively shout "Active" or "Passive" to guide the teacher. They observe patterns in sentence structure. | Provide a visual anchor chart on the board with simple formulas: Active: Who? + Verb + What?. Passive: What? + is/was + verb (past participle) + (by whom?). Point to the chart after each sentence. | Descriptors: The student participates in the choral response. The student begins to notice the structural difference between the two sentence types. No points. |
Whiteboard/markers, timer, prepared sentence strips (6-8 sentences in present/past simple about films, books, news). AI Tool: Use a word randomizer/spinner AI (like Wheel of Names) to select sentences, adding a game element. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (20-25 min) · Lesson end (5-10 min) · Reflection (5 min) | |||||