New lesson plan: Unit 9.3: Robot Waiters

Students will learn about countable and uncountable nouns and new vocabulary

PowerPoint slides

Board markers

Restaurant menu handout

PowerPoint slides

Board markers

Restaurant menu handout

1. Identify countable and uncountable nouns. 2.Use food vocabulary correctly. 3. Order food politely in a restaurant role play

1. Improve listening for gist. 2. Practise speaking fluently. 3.Interact confidently in pairs.

Lead-in (5 minutes) • Engage students

Show robot waiter picture. Ask: “What can you see?” “Would you like a robot waiter?” “Why?”

Pre-teach Vocabulary (5 minutes) • Clarify food vocabulary

Show food pictures: soup, bread, grapes, milk, pasta, pizza, chips. Drill pronunciation chorally and individually.

Listening Task (5 minutes) • Listening for gist

Students listen and choose True/False. Students compare answers in pairs before whole-class feedback.

Grammar Discovery (8 minutes) • Discover countable/uncountable nouns

Draw two columns on board. Students classify words. Use CCQs. Elicit rules instead of explaining directly.

Controlled Practice (5 minutes) • Accuracy practice

Students complete quick sorting activity or hold up cards under countable/uncountable headings.

Speaking Role Play (10 minutes) • Fluency and functional languag

One student = robot waiter. One student = customer. Use menu to order food politely. Example: “Can I have some soup?” “I’d like two pizzas.”

Feedback & Error Correction (5 minutes) • Improve accuracy

Praise good language first. Then correct common mistakes on board

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