lesson plan

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PHASE 1 LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Directions:

A. Students and Setting:

Students:

Spanish teens and adults (ages 18-35), all beginner level. These lessons could be adapted to all adults

with basic level. There are 15-20 students in the class.

Setting:

This is a private academy which teaches all English levels in Toledo, Spain. There are different level

groups from beginners to advanced . English is practiced in 50 minutes classes twice a week. There is

internet access, white board, TV and a lot of computers prepared for listening classes .

B. Background:

This lesson is based on a few basic structures which all English speakers need to know. It introduces the

English alphabet, its pronunciation and some basic vocabulary: introductions, greetings .Structures are

presented and repeated by the students: A, B, C, D; Hello; My name…

Students don’t know each other. It is their first English class . In the next lessons they will get to know

better and will learn how to differentiate and distinguish the words.

C. Learning Objectives/Expected Results:

Students will listen and see the phonetical alphabet, the new words many times and will be asked to

repeat them. They will watch a video including new vocabulary and how to use it. Further practice will

help them to learn the language. Gestures are also very important in the learning process.

D. Materials and Sources:.

Materials:

Alphabet Videos

Whiteboard

Sources:

Penny Ur, 2010, A Course in Language teaching

A first English lesson for Beginners, www.icatefl.com

Alphabet Song- www.HaveFunTeaching.com/Videos

Learn ABCs and More with Educational Videos – StoryBots

www.storybots.com/videos

E. Procedures / Timing:

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Procedures / Timing:

Teacher does/says . . . Students do/say . . . Approximate time needed

Introduces herself to the

class and introduces the

word “Hello”

Watch and listen to the teacher 2 min

Shows the English alphabet

video and its pronunciation

Students keep watching and

listening

15 min

Teacher asks them to repeat

the alphabet

Then asks students to shake

their hands and say “Hello”

in pairs with a nice smile

Repeat the alphabet many times

First in choirs , after individually

Repeat the word and shake hands

in pairs

10 min

Asks students to say their

names learning the structure

“ my name is”

Take turns and say their name in

pairs “My name is”

10 min

Teacher organize new pairs

and repeat it all from the

beginning “Hello, name

Students repeat with gestures 10 min

Total lesson time:

45 – 50 minutes

F. Reflection - Week 2: This lesson uses videos and human gestures as materials because students are adults and it is easier to

work with this kind of materials. They need to speak and repeat a lot of times the structures and to work

always in pairs and in groups. They don’t know each other and they have to use English language to get

to know . It is an enjoyable lesson.