1. Lesson Plans
Diploma TEFL Workshop
Hira Mukhtar
Allama Iqbal Open University,
Raza block, Allama Iqbal town
Lahore

2. Lesson Plan No. 2
• Class: 11th
• Skills practiced: Reading and writing
• Time duration: 40 minutes
• Resources: Worksheets, 5 different
samples of authentic materials, white
board, board markers
• Topic: Using authentic materials

3. Objectives
• Read fluently and accurately
• Understand and respond to the given
authentic material (text)
• Comprehend the text well

4. Preparation
• Oracy (5 minutes): Reading of
newspaper cutting and getting the main
idea of that
• Wrap up (5 minutes): Random questions
from students about what they have just
read

5. Presentation
• Routine lesson (15 minutes): Reading of
a short story, “The Selfish Giant” in groups
to answer the questions and reading of a
newspaper article, “The Joys of Reading
Fiction” in pairs to fill the gaps in the end
• Wrap up (5 minutes): Random questions
from students to check their
understanding

6. Practice
• Activity (5 minutes): Reading of a
newspaper article, “Art Matters, Really” in
groups and all the groups are given
different tasks to do related to their
reading

7. Production
• Activity (5 minutes): Reading of a recipe,
“Homemade Sorbet” and answering the
questions in the end
• Homework: A travel broucher, “Pakistan
Culture and History Tours” is given and
students are asked to underline the main
points about Pakistan in it

8. Assessment
Students will be assessed formally on their
ability to
– read fluently and accurately
– understand and respond to the given
authentic material (text)
– comprehend the text well and write correctly
• Reading of a newspaper article, “Let’s
Cycle” individually and answering MCQ’s
in the end

9. Authentic Materials used
• The Selfish Giant
– Oscar Wilde
• The Joys of Reading Fiction
– Article from The News
• Art Matters, Really?
– Article from The News
• Homemade sorbet
– Recipe from Internet
• Pakistan Culture and History Tours
– Travel Brochure from Internet