Spotlight 2, Unit 1: “I Love Cooking!” Lesson Plan
A complete 55-minute communicative lesson plan focusing on jobs rhythm chanting, job preference profiles, gerund discovery (like/love/enjoy + verb-ing), and peer mini-interviews for 8th-grade Moroccan classes.
Lesson 2 in Spotlight 2 (Unit 1 – I want to be a graphic designer!) builds foundational fluency by teaching students how to describe career preferences and daily hobbies using verbs of liking followed by gerunds. This 55-minute lesson plan integrates rhythmic chanting, detail-oriented listening, guided sentence construction, and structured peer interviews.
Structured for Moroccan 2nd Year Middle School classrooms (2ème ASC), every stage incorporates low-prep desk partner checks, clear chalkboard grammar formulas, personalized writing, and dynamic question-and-answer routines that keep large classes organized and actively speaking.
8th Grade (2ème ASC)
Unit 1 – Lesson 2
Listening, Speaking, Writing
55 minutes
Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to express preferences about job-related and daily activities using “like / love / enjoy / don’t like + verb-ing” (affirmative, negative, and questions) with 80% accuracy.
What’s Inside the Lesson Plan
Jobs Rhythm Chant & Target Hook: Hand-clapping choral chant on page 23 (Section A), eliciting base verbs, highlighting the target -ing structure, and setting the lesson focus.
Job Preference Profiles & Grammar Presentation: Teacher narration matching 6 characters to professions on page 23 (Section B) and presenting the grammar rule for Subject + like/love/enjoy + Verb-ing.
Controlled Practice & Personal Sentences: Gerund gap-fill completion (Section C) and personalized sentence creation on page 24 (Section D) about personal and family activity preferences.
Shoulder-Partner Mini-Interviews: Structured question-and-answer speaking task on page 25 (Section E) where students interview desk partners about their favorite activities and report back to class.
The complete plan details timing allocations, teacher procedure steps, and interaction patterns formatted in standard TeachersMap layout — ready to print or execute directly from your tablet or phone.
Classroom Teaching Tips for 8th Grade
💡 Hand-Clapping Rhythm Lead-in: Use a simple 2-beat clap rhythm during the Jobs Chant to establish natural English sentence stress and get the entire class focused in unison.
💡 Visual Grammar Formula on Board: Keep [Subject + like / love / enjoy + Verb-ing] and [Subject + don’t / doesn’t like + Verb-ing] visible throughout the practice and production stages.
💡 3rd-Person S Differentiation: Remind students during the interview follow-up that questions about siblings require does and the base verb (“What does he enjoy doing?”) to reinforce present simple mechanics.
💡 Peer Verification Routine: Have students read their completed Section D sentences aloud to their shoulder partners to catch missing -ing suffixes before sharing with the class.
Frequently Asked Questions
What pages of Spotlight 2 are covered in this plan?
This plan covers pages 23, 24, and 25 of the Spotlight 2 Student’s Book (Unit 1, Lesson 2).
Is this resource free and editable?
Yes, it is 100% free to download as an editable Word document (.docx) aligned with Moroccan pedagogical guidelines.
What target vocabulary is practiced in this lesson?
Target professions include vet, mechanic, journalist, chef, farmer, and hair stylist, alongside activity verbs like bake, fix things, garden, paint, travel, and use a computer.
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Official full Student’s Book PDF with the complete text and exercises of Lesson 2.
Spotlight 2 Teacher’s Guide
Complete pedagogical guide with audio scripts, unit objectives, and full answer keys.
Spotlight 2 Activity Book
Independent workbook with unit reinforcement tasks, vocabulary drills, and writing frames.