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CELTA Lesson Plan No. 6

Lesson Plan

by Jay David Cederholm

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://danoff.org/jay

Abstract

This is a 40 minute writing practice lesson plan. It aims to develop writing fluencythrough writing a complaint letter, and to practice and develop recognizing differences in

register by comparing informal speech with formal writing. For the final "Less controlledwritten practice" stage instructor made 6 fake product advertisements, which have not

been included in this document. If you want to deliver this lesson plan, look for advertise-

ments online or in newspapers to bring to class. Written in October 2010 while instructor

was studying for his Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) in NewZealand.

Lesson Plan Copyright (C) 2011 Jay David Cederholm.

Rights licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 3.0 Unported license.

You are free to share or adapt this work, provided you attribute the author and use the work fornoncommerical purposes. Less restrictive licensing may be available upon request.


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Lesson Plan Cover Sheet

Name:

Jay CederholmDate:

11 OctLevel:

Upper IntermediateLesson type:

Writing practiceLesson No.

6Lesson length:

40 min

Main aims:

To develop writing fluency through writing a complaint letter

To practice and develop recogniing difference! in regi!ter "y comparing informal !peech with formal writing

Subsidiary aims:

To practice and develop inten!ive reading !#ill! in the conte$t of a complaint letter

For this lesson:

What do the Ss kno already!

They will "e familiar with writing letter! "ut may lac# confidence u!ing formal language

What have the Ss done already!

They will have done the gi!t li!tening of the informal !peech

They will have highlighted the target language in the formal letter

What problems do " think Ss ill have in this lesson!

language:

1% &! may have a difficult time u!ing the functional phra!e! in their own writing

materials:

'% &! won(t "e a"le to !ee direction! on "ac# of W& and reference other !ide at the !ame time

management:

)% &! may not have time to do Ta!# )

What am " going to do about these problems!

1% If it ari!e!* I will a!!i!t &! a! I monitor their letter writing and ma#e !ugge!tion!

'% U!e O+T with complaint letter direction! and "ring e$tra paper to give to &!)% ,uic# f-" on O+. and &! write down informal meaning

#hese are the materials and $ or tea%hing aids " ill use in the lesson:

Wor#!heet adapted fromNew Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate* '00/

O+. and O+T for feed"ac#

dverti!ement .icture! from Google Images

My personal tea%hing aim &or today is:

To improve the clarity of my in!truction!* i%e% to !top repeating my!elfTo manage f-" more effectively

To manage time limit! more effectively !o the &! will "e a"le to write a letter of complaint

#utor evaluation o& plan: S' N' '&or this stage in the %ourse

Comment:


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Lesson plan %over sheet %ontinued (

)se this side o& the sheet i& your lesson %ontains any language i.e.

grammar* vo%abulary* phonology

What is the meaning o& the language!

Informal 2ormal

1% 3ou told me I wa! told that'% I(d get I would receive

)% it in fortyeight hour!* "ut actually the cour!e within fortyeight hour! wherea! in fact4% it too# nearly three wee#!% it too# almo!t three wee#! to arrive%

/% 3our ad !aid that the e$erci!e! 3our adverti!ement promi!ed that the nece!!ary e$erci!e!6% only ta#e ten minute! a day* would "e en5oya"le and ta#e only ten minute! a day to complete%

% "ut I(ve wor#ed out +owever* I have calculated

7% that they ta#e that in order to complete the e$erci!e! !ugge!ted* it would ta#e8% more li#e two hour! a day clo!er to two hour! a day

10% nd another thing 9 I 5u!t cannot under!tand 2urthermore* I totally fail to comprehend

11% how you can !ay the!e "oring e$erci!e! are en5oya"le% how you can de!cri"e the!e tediou! e$erci!e! a!en5oya"le* or !ugge!t that they will :open your imagination(%

What is the &orm o& the language!

1% active pa!!ive

'% no contraction)% no collo;uial phra!e

4% more detail

/% no a""rev* more detail6% more detail* word order

% new !ent* no contraction

7% more detail8% no collo;uial phra!e

10% e$aggeration11% more !pecific voca"

e$aggeration more detail

What is important about the phonology o& the language!


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Time Stage Aim Procedure Inter-

action

7 min

8 min

5 min

5 min

15 min

Clarificationof meaning

Clarificationof form

Controlledwritten

practice

To highlight

the targetlanguage

Lesscontrolled

writtenpractice

To clarify meaning oftarget language

To clarify the form of thetarget language

To provide controlledwritten practice of the

target language

To highlight the

difference betweeninformal and formallanguage

To provide lesscontrolled written

practice of the targetlanguage

T says, e will match what !hillip says on the phone to what !hillip writes in theletter" #ead the letter and write your answers here"$ %point to letter column&

' T does e(ample w)*s + 1" ou told me - . was told that' *s read and write answers, T monitors

' !air chec/ + Chec/ your answers in pairs"$

' 0rief plenary f)b + 2!, T nominates *, uncovers answers on 2T

T says, e will tal/ about what changed in the written letter" .t could be grammar,vocabulary or word order" Let3s do 41 together"$ %point to change&

' T does e(ample w)*s + 1" ou told me - . was told that + ctive to !assive voice' .n groups of 6, tal/ about the changes" ach group will do two" rite your

answers"$

' T puts in groups of three and tells them which numbers to do" %roup, 9 : 6&' *s discuss and write answers, T monitors

' !lenary f)b + 2!, T as/s group, writes answer on 2T' T labels !hone + .nformal, Letter ' ;ormal

T says, . will give you a word or phrase" .n pairs, find the same formal word in theletter" Then, come to the 2! and underline the word)phrase"$

' *s read and write on 2!, T monitors' 0rief plenary f)b + *s chec/ answers

T says, . will give each of you a piece of paper" ne has a word or phrase that is

informal" ne has the same word or phrase that is formal" ou will find your pair"$' T give each * a paper' T says, *tand up and come to the middle" ;ind your pair"$

' *s find pair, T monitors, T tells *s to sit down after they are in a pairs' 0rief plenary f)b + T nominates *s

T says, ou will write a letter of complaint" Choose 1 of the < products" Thin/ ofat least = things that went wrong" rite to the company and as/ for your money

bac/" The teachers will decide which letter is the best" The best letter gets a pri>e"$' T puts .nfo'products on table, *s pic/ one

' *s write letter, T monitors' T gives tape to *s and they put letter on wall

' Ts ?udge and pri>es awarded

T @ *s

*

* @ *

*s @ T

T @ *s

*s @ *s

*s @ T

T @ *s

* @ **

T @ *s

*s @ *s*s @ T

T @ *s

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T @ *s


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Task 1

Match what Phillip says in the letter to what he said on the telephone. Write you answer.

Phone Conversation Written Letter Change

1. You told me

2. Id get

3. it in fortyeight hours! "ut

a#tually

$. it took nearly three %eeks.

&. Your ad said that the e'er#ises

(. only take ten minutes a day!

). "ut Ive %orked out

*. that they take

+. more like t%o hours a day

1,. -nd another thing I /ust

#annot understand

11. ho% you #an say these "oring

e'er#ises are en/oya"le.

1.

2.

3.

$.

&.

(.

).

*.

+.

1,.

11.

1.

2.

3.

$.

&.

(.

).

*.

+.

1,.

11.

Task 2Read the letter and find the formal word or phrase. Write your answer.

1.After (paragraph 1) (.I have wored out (!)

2."uy (1) ).I #ust cannot understand (!)

3.unhappy ($) *.I thin (%)

$."ut actually ($) +.I want all my money "ac (%)

&.to do (!)

Task 3

Write the informal meaning of the word or phrase.

1.&ollowing our telephone conversation

2.I am writing to complain a"out

3.the product and service I have received

$.for a num"er of reasons

&.&irstly

(.&inally

).a total waste of my time and money


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Task $

'hoose a product and write a letter of complaint. hin of at least things that went wrong.

Write to the company and as for your money "ac.


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-fter %e talked on the 0hone

ollo%ing our tele0hone #onversation

I am very u0set %ith

I am %riting to #om0lain a"out

irstly to start %ith

the thing I "ought and hel0 that you gave me

the 0rodu#t and servi#e I have re#eived

for so many reasons

for a num"er of reasons

inally to end %ith

a total %aste of "oth my time and money

your 0rodu#t %as not %orth my money or time


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Task 1



1. You told me

2. Id get


a#tually





*. that they take



#annot understand



1. I %as told that

2. I %ould re#eive

3. the #ourse %ithin fortyeight hours

%hereas in fa#t

$. it took almost three %eeks to

arrive.

&. Your advertisement 0romised that

the ne#essary e'er#ises

(. %ould "e en/oya"le and take only

ten minutes a day to #om0lete.

). o%ever! I have #al#ulated

*. that in order to #om0lete the

e'er#ises suggested! it %ould take

+. #loser to t%o hours a day

1,. urthermore! I totally fail to

#om0rehend

11. ho% you #an des#ri"e these

tedious e'er#ises as en/oya"le! or

suggest that they %ill o0en your

imagination.

1.

2.

3.

$.

&.

(.

).

*.

+.

1,.

11.

Task 3


1.&ollowing our telephone conversation * after we taled on the phone

2.I am writing to complain a"out * I am very upset with

3.the product and service I have received * the thing I "ought and help that you gave me

$.for a num"er of reasons * for so many reasons

&.&irstly * to start with(.&inally * to end with

).a total waste of my time and money * your product was not worth my money or time


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Task 1



1. You told me

2. Id get


a#tually





*. that they take



#annot understand



1. I %as told that

2. I %ould re#eive

3. the #ourse %ithin fortyeight hours

%hereas in fa#t

$. it took almost three %eeks to

arrive.

&. Your advertisement 0romised that

the ne#essary e'er#ises

(. %ould "e en/oya"le and take onlyten minutes a day to #om0lete.

). o%ever! I have #al#ulated

*. that in order to #om0lete the

e'er#ises suggested! it %ould take

+. #loser to t%o hours a day

1,. urthermore! I totally fail to

#om0rehend

11. ho% you #an des#ri"e these

tedious e'er#ises as en/oya"le! orsuggest that they %ill o0en your

imagination.

1. a#tive 4 0assive

2. no #ontra#tion

3. no #ollo5uial 0hrase

$. more detail

&. no a""rev! more detail

(. more detail! %ord order

). ne% sent! no #ontra#tion

*. more detail

+. no #ollo5uial 0hrase

1,. e'aggeration

11. more s0e#ifi# vo#a"

e'aggeration

more detail

Task 2

Read the letter and find the formal word or phrase. Write your answer.

1.After (paragraph 1) + following (.I have wored out (!) * I have calculated

2."uy (1) + purchased ).I #ust cannot understand (!) * I totally fail to compre

3.unhappy ($) + dissatisfied *.I thin (%) * I am of the opinion that

$."ut actually ($) * whereas in fact +.I want all my money "ac (%) * I demand a complet

&.to do (!) * to complete refund of everything that I have paid

Task 3


1.&ollowing our telephone conversation * after we taled on the phone

2.I am writing to complain a"out * I am very upset with

3.the product and service I have received * the thing I "ought and help that you gave me


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$.for a num"er of reasons * for so many reasons

&.&irstly * to start with

(.&inally * to end with

).a total waste of my time and money * your product was not worth my money or time

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