Lesson plan the lost horse

Have a nice day for everybody! May your dreams will come true.

• Objectives: At the end of the lesson students will be able to:

• Scan the text
• Use new words in their speech
• Get information about phrasal verbs

Marking criteria

• if student could make up sentences using phrasal verbs
• If student would scan the text
• If student would learn some new words

What are the benefits of positive thinking?

• Discuss these questions with your partners.
• Do you know someone with a positive way of thinking?
• Give examples that show this

Circle the answer to each question.

• 1. Who doesn’t think news is good or bad?
• A) the neighbor
• B) the wise old man
• C) the son
• 2. What does the story try to teach us?
• A) Good news always follows bad news when you have a positive attitude.
• B) When you don’t have a positive attitude, good things can still happen.
• C)Good news can become bad news bad news can become good news.

Discuss the questions in a group.

• 1. The wise old man knew that bad events sometimes follow good events. What is a possible bad event to follow this good event?
• Good event: You win a lot of money.
• 2. the wise old man also knew that good events sometimes follow bad events .What is a possible good event to follow this bad event?
• Bad event: You miss the bus to work one Monday.