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Why plan?
For the teacher
Gives your lesson a sense of direction
Gives a framework to the lesson
Helps you to think ahead
Helps you to anticipate possible problems sts might have
& to think of possible solutions to those problems
Gives you an overall sense of progress
Helps you to choose appropriate activities
Helps you to think about a variety and balance of
activities
Helps you to think about what both you & the sts will be
doing during the lesson
For the observer
Helps them to see what your aims are and how you plan
to go about achieving them
Helps them to see the thought process behind your
lesson
Helps them to follow the lesson while it is in progress
For the students
Gives them a sense of direction
Shows them that the teacher has thought about the
lesson
Gives them confidence that you know what you are doing
Helps them to see how all the parts of the lesson(s) fit
together
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Writing Aims
Sentence stems
y the end of the lesson the sts will be better able to!!!!!
y the end of the lesson the sts will have been given the chance to
practise"revise"recall!!!!!
y the end of the lesson the sts will have been presented with!!!!!! and will have
had a chance to practise it through!!!!!!
The sts will be e#posed to !!!!! and will have the opportunity to!!!!!
The sts will have the chance to practise!!!!!
Things to think about when writing aims
$hen you write your aims% think about three things& what the sts will do"be
e#posed to% how the sts will do it and why they will do it! 'ook below for some
e#amples&
By the end of the lesson sts will have been introduced to and had practice
of Present Perfect positive and negative (what) through a reading text
(how) so that they will be able to talk about their life experiences (why).
The sts will have the opportunity to practise talking about their childhood
memories (what) through various free speaking activities (how) so that
they will have a chance to develop their oral fluency (why).
(our aims must be SMART&
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
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Timed
Checklist for Planning
)! Whats in the coursebook* +re you going to use the coursebook material as a framework* If not% what
else can you use*
,! $hat do you need to&
adapt
supplement
re!ect
from the coursebook or other materials that you choose* -o you need to create any of your own materials*
.! What is the theme"topic of the day*
/! Parts of the lesson! -ivide the activities"materials into stages&
$hat is the aim of each stage*
How are the stages connected*
Is there a range of activities*
0! Is there a language focus*
$hat is the tense"structure"function"le#ical area*
Have you done background research on this piece of language*
$hat use of the language are you focusing on*
$hen do we naturally use it* (conte#ts)
Have you got a realistic conte#t that will generate more e#amples*
+re there e#ceptions to the rule*
Have you included a focus on form* Is it +1T23 meaning*
How is the meaning checked (eg! concept 4uestions)*
How will you focus on pronunciation"stress"intonation (eg! drilling)*
5! Is the language practised*
$hat is the conte#t (eg! personalised)*
$hat sort of practice activities are there* Controlled$ semi%controlled or freer*
How will the activities be set up*
Is there any focus on correction*
6! $hat about skills development* ('istening"3eading"Speaking"$riting)
How will students become interested*
$hat vocabulary"language preparation is necessary*
+re the tasks appropriate*
How is comprehension checked (for listening"reading)*
How will the activities be set up*
$hat about feedback* -ifferent methods used*
7! 1inally% balance"range of activities% range of interaction"involvement
Is the lesson balanced 8 not too much"little of one thing*
+re there different types of interaction(eg! individual% pairs% groups% whole class etc)*
&ther things to think about
+'$+(S write the source of your materials on the handouts!
It9s a good idea to try out activities yourself first to see if they work!
Scripting your instructions will help you in giving clear and simple instructions!
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