Making promises and compromises — Lesson Plan, Grade 7
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| Section |
Speaking and Listening: Promises and Compromises
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| Lesson title |
Making promises and compromises
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| Class |
7
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| Lesson objectives according to program |
7.1.2.1 Использовать навыки говорения и аудирования для обеспечения обратной связи одноклассникам
7.2.4.1 Понимать с небольшой поддержкой некоторые из подразумеваемых смыслов в продолжительной беседе на некоторые общие и учебные темы
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| Lesson objectives |
Students will know and use common expressions for making promises, such as “I promise to…” and “I’ll make sure to…”.
Students will know and use language for making compromises, such as “How about…?”, “We could…”, and “That sounds fair.”
Students will know how tone and context can imply agreement, reluctance, or uncertainty in a conversation.
Students will know how to give a peer specific, constructive feedback on spoken interaction.
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| Values |
Students practise responsibility by making realistic promises and considering whether they can keep them. They show respect and cooperation by listening to differing preferences and finding fair compromises.
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Lesson progress
| Lesson stage/time | Teacher's action | Student's action | Evaluation | Resources |
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| Warm-Up and Goals 5 min |
Organisational moment:
Welcome students, check readiness, and introduce the lesson topic, “Making promises and compromises.”.
Invite students to name situations in which people need to make a promise or reach a compromise.
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Students — prepare their materials and share examples of situations that call for a promise or compromise. | Provides one relevant example — 1 point. Explains whether it involves a promise or compromise — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points. | board, notebooks |
| Language Presentation 7 min |
New material explanation:
Present and model promise expressions: “I promise to…”, “I’ll make sure to…”, and “You can count on me to…”.
Present compromise expressions: “How about…?”, “We could…”, “Let’s meet halfway,” and “That sounds fair.” Explain that a promise is a commitment, while a compromise is an agreement in which each side adjusts a preference.
Use the presentation to show a short illustrated scenario: two friends disagree about what to do after school; one wants to play basketball and the other wants to go to the library. Model how “Let’s play basketball for half an hour, then go to t…
Slide 1 — Making Promises and Compromises
Slide 2 — After school, one friend wants to play basketball, while the other wants to go to the lib…
Slide 3 — By the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Slide 4 — Making a commitment
Slide 5 — Proposing a compromise
Slide 6 — Which matters more when deciding whether “That sounds fair” shows agreement: the words al…
Slide 7 — Read the conversation
Slide 8 — Give useful feedback
Slide 9 — What makes an agreement work?
Slide 10 — Recall and apply
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Students — listen to the explanation, identify promise and compromise expressions, and answer that commitment phrases include “I promise to…” and that the plan is a compromise because both friends adjust their preferences. | Identifies one commitment expression correctly — 1 point. Identifies one compromise expression correctly — 1 point. Explains why the scenario is a compromise — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. | |
| Listening for Meaning 7 min |
Questions to the class:
Read aloud this conversation: “A: We need to choose a topic for our project. I really wanted to do volcanoes. B: I was hoping to research oceans. We could compare how volcanoes affect the sea. A: That might work. I’ll find two sources by Friday. B: Great, and I can prepare the pictures.”.
Ask: “What did Speaker A originally want to do?” “Do both speakers agree to a compromise? Which words suggest this?” and “What promise does Speaker A make?”.
Answers:
Speaker A originally wanted to do volcanoes.
Yes. “We could compare…” and “That might work” suggest a compromise and agreem…
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Students — listen for key details and implied meaning, then answer: Speaker A wanted to study volcanoes; the speakers reach a compromise by comparing volcanoes and the sea; “That might work” suggests cautious agreement; Speaker A promises to find two sources by Friday. | Identifies Speaker A’s original preference — 1 point. Recognises the compromise and supporting phrase — 1 point. Identifies the promise and deadline — 1 point. Interprets the implied cautious agreement — 1 point. Stage maximum — 4 points. | teacher-read conversation, board |
| Compromise Challenge 7 min |
Instructions:
Organise students into pairs and assign each pair one situation: choosing a weekend activity, dividing project roles, or deciding how to share a limited number of classroom supplies.
Explain the game: each partner states a different preference, negotiates a fair compromise, and includes one realistic promise. Partners should listen for implied agreement or reluctance.
Ask pairs to perform their short dialogue for another pair. Remind listeners to identify the compromise and the promise.
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Students — take different roles, negotiate a solution using at least one compromise expression, make one realistic promise, and listen to another pair to identify its agreement and commitment. | Uses a compromise expression appropriately — 1 point. Makes a clear, realistic promise — 1 point. Reaches a solution that considers both preferences — 1 point. Identifies the other pair’s promise or compromise — 1 point. Stage maximum — 4 points. | |
| Peer Feedback Practice 6 min |
Questions to the class:
Ask each pair to exchange dialogue performances with another pair and use the feedback frame: “One strength was…”, “I understood that…”, and “One suggestion is…”.
Remind students to give specific, respectful feedback about use of promise language, compromise language, and listening for implied meaning.
Invite a few students to share one piece of feedback they received.
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Students — listen to a peer dialogue, give specific feedback using the sentence frames, and share one helpful comment they received. | Gives one specific positive observation — 1 point. Gives one relevant improvement suggestion respectfully — 1 point. Refers accurately to a promise or compromise expression — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. | feedback frame handout, notebooks |
| Individual Application 6 min |
Instructions:
Give students this written task: “Your group cannot agree on a project meeting time. One student is free on Tuesday, another on Thursday, and you can only meet online. Write a four-line dialogue that reaches a compromise and includes one promise.”.
Ask students to underline the promise and circle the compromise expression in their dialogue.
Collect responses for a quick check.
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Students — write a four-line dialogue that resolves the meeting-time disagreement, includes one promise, and marks the promise and compromise expression. | Dialogue reaches a compromise that considers the given constraints — 1 point. Includes a suitable compromise expression — 1 point. Includes a clear promise — 1 point. Correctly marks both expressions — 1 point. Stage maximum — 4 points. | |
| Quick Check Quiz 4 min |
Instructions:
Administer a short quiz: “1. Which phrase makes a promise: ‘How about…?’ or ‘I’ll make sure to…?’ 2. What does ‘Let’s meet halfway’ suggest? 3. In ‘That might work,’ is the speaker necessarily enthusiastic? 4. Write one suitable compromise phrase.”.
Review the answers briefly: “I’ll make sure to…”; both sides adjust; no, it may indicate cautious agreement; answers may include “We could…” or “How about…?”.
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Students — answer the four quiz questions independently and check their responses during the brief review. | Correctly identifies the promise phrase — 1 point. Explains the meaning of “meet halfway” — 1 point. Recognises cautious implied agreement — 1 point. Provides a suitable compromise phrase — 1 point. Stage maximum — 4 points. | |
| Reflection 3 min |
Runs the "Reflection" reflection. End the lesson with quick student feedback — emoji vote and share the results.
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Students complete the "Reflection" reflection and assess their understanding of the topic. | Names a suitable promise or compromise expression — 1 point. States one accurate lesson takeaway about realistic promises or fair compromises — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points. |
Health and safety compliance
| Health and safety compliance | Keep bags and personal belongings out of walkways during pair and group activities. Speak respectfully, allow classmates to finish, and avoid shouting during dialogue performances. |
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- Grade
- Grade 7
- Language
- English
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