Now write a lesson plan

Now write a lesson plan for a 45-minute-long lesson on the chosen topic in the space provided below. Click here to remind yourself of the model structure for a lesson plan. To pass this task, make sure each stage of your plan includes an activity description, the type of interaction, and the timing.

For example:
1. Warmer. Play pictionary using the words taught in the previous lesson. S-S 5 minutes

This is my answer and the tutors comment will follow at the end please HELP and assist me by changing, deleting, adding where necessary.

Objective:

To teach the students about verbs, nouns and adjectives related to

"catching a train" and "mastering a time table".

Language:

VERBS- catch, leave, ask, purchase .

NOUNS- train, station, ticket, timetable, business man, London, information officer, meeting.

ADJECTIVES- fast, long, busy, loud, noisy.

1. Warmer: Show them pictures of a train timetable ask context questions

e.g. Does the train for London leave at 11.00? T-S 2 Mins

2. Lead-in: Using a picture of a business man looking at a train timetable, elicit from the students how old they think he is,

whether or not he looks like he’s a business person, where could he be going

e.g. a business meeting. S-T 3 mins.

3. Role-Play: Brief the students could role play the following:

A business man asking the information officer for information about trains at the information desk S-T 10 mins

e.g. How long certain trains take and how many stops its makes?

Ask the students compose 3 sentences using at least one VERB, NOUN and ADJECTIVE per sentences

Ask a student in there group to role play there sentences of there choice

4. Plenary: Walking round the class listening to the students, take note of common mistakes and then drill the most common errors made with the class for 5 minutes thereafter . T-S 5 mins

e.g You may come across a student using a VERB, NOUN, ADJECTIVE in the wrong context.

5. Presentation: Give students a copy of the timetable.

Have them write a small script of two business men planning on taking a train to London.

Using the timetable the students will discuss how the business men will purchase a ticket and what train they will take.

Write some of the suggestions on the board. Highlight intonation, word stress and drill.? S-T 12 mins

6. Plenary: Feedback, ask students to mark each other’s work.

Common mistakes will be noted on the board. 3 mins

7. Controlled activity: Students in pairs will complete a gap fill activity.

i.e. One student will be the teacher the other will be the student

e.g. The __ (man) will be going to the __(station) to catch the train.

e.g. When the man got to the station he found that it was very __(noisy)

S-S 5 mins.

8. Plenary: Feedback on activity.

Ask a few of the students to read out there answers. S-T 3 mins

9. Homework: Brief the students to use the information from the gap fill activity to make up their own scenario based on if they were taking the train. Students will need to write 6 sentences describing the scenario. T-S 2 mins.

TUTORS COMMENT

This is a good effort, however, you need to amend your lesson plan that will show how you are going to teach the target language (see task 3 + my comments there). The lesson should follow the presentation - practice - production model. At the beginning of the lesson it is assumed that the students don’t know the target language, and by the end of the lesson they should know and use it. Your plan should demonstrate how you will help them master those words and phrases step by step using the PPP model for lesson planning.

This was task3 and the comments



Target language

Answer:

Present simple question forms, numbers, times (4:30, 10:15, etc)

Comment:

Here is some help with this one:

What you actually need to teach is a range of phrases used to make inquiries and give students practice understanding timetables. The phrases should be taught as chunks. This is not a grammar lesson, so your focus will not be grammatical structures.



Your target language should include some conventions of asking about trains such as 'Can you tell me when the next train to London leaves?' 'What platform does it go from?' 'How much is the single fare to Manchester?' 'Can I have two return/single tickets please?' Words like 'departures', 'arrivals', 'platform' and 'delayed' are important to include too.

The chosen topic was

LESSON OBJECTIVE ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE (YOU MIGHT NEED TO ADD MORE)

2) Travelling by train

To be able to understand a timetable, make enquiries at the Information Office and buy a train ticket

Present simple question forms, numbers, times (4:30, 10:15, etc)

Elementary