1. Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
English Pedagogy
Teaching Practice
UCSC Class: English I
Nº of SS: 7
Date: October 21th,
2014
Time: 12:50 Length: 60 mins Pre service Teacher: Graciela
Concha
Aim: SWBAT describe weather conditions, orally.
REF to Planes y Programas
Exponent: “today it is windy”
Adv + subj + verb to be + Adj
Target Language:
Assumed knowledge:
Some weather vocabulary
Verb to be
Anticipated problems
students may have forgotten some vocabulary
words
…..and Solutions
T would have to do a activity to activate ss
backgound knowledge
Aids:
PPT
Flash cards
Stages PROCEDURE (What T and SS are going to
do)
Time
(min)
What I’m going to say
LEAD IN
PRESENTATION
T tells students about a city that she likes for
going on holidays
T asks students where they like to go
T asks students what is the weather like in
that city
Tshows a ppt with diferent weather
5 min
“ I like going to Valparaiso during my holidays”
“in summer it is hot, sunny and warm, but in winter it is
very rainy”
“which city do you like to visit during holidyas?”
“what is the weather like?”
“this holidays I will like to visit another city”
2. conditions
T tells students that some of her friend had
recommended her some places to visit.
T shows Ss the suggestions and ask for their
opinion.
T gives feedback
10 min
“I asked some friends to give me some suggestions”
“they recommended me these places….”
“could you help me to chose?”
“welldone!, thank you for helping me!”
PRACTICE T shows pictures of 5 non-appripriate
locations to go on holidays. Ss have to read
a sentence per picture which have the
adjectives missing, then they say aloud the
adjectives that describe better the picture.
T gives feedback related to pronunciation
and intonation.
T tells a anecdote while is showing pictures.
T describes wrongly the pictures.
Ss have to correct T according to what they
see.
T gives feedback of their progress
5 min
3 min
8 min
4 min
“It’s time to practise the structure that we have already
seen”
“ there are other suggestion, but I couldn’t understand
the message”
“ Could you tell me what the weather is like?”
“I will give you some pictures”
“you need to complete the sentence below the picture
individually and read it aloud”
“ For example: “this location is…” In this case my
answer could be “this location is rainy and cold.”
“you have 3 mins to do this”
CCQ: “How can you describe the pictures, you should
speak or write?”
“Let’s check the main mistakes”
“I have many friends with bad luck. I will tell you the
story of one of them, but I don’t remember very well”
“I need your hel to correct me every time I make a
mistake”
“ I will point out one of you each time, and then you
should say the correct sentence”
“For example: I say it’s rainy and foggy and I show this
picture, what should you say, Alicia?”
“Let’s check how much you improved.”
3. PRODUCTION T gives students a task to work in groups
T monities students work
Students Change groups
T ask students to share their work
T gives feedback to Ss
2 min
5 min
8 min
3 min
2 min
“Now you will work in groups”
“Talk about your favorite weather conditions and where
you cand find it”
“you each should have an oportunity to talk”
“you have 5 mins”
“then, you will change groups”
“Ask me if you do not know how to say something”
“there will be some words on the boards for you to use”
“you now need to change groups”
“one of you stays and the rest needs to move”
“you have to tell your classmates the common facts in
your previous group”
“you have 5 mins”
“Do anyone want to tell me about your or your
classmates’ favourite weather conditions”
“Good work! I really apreciate your participation”