PREPARATION TIME - ZERO A ‘reusable’ lesson plan in 10 (and a half) easy steps. Using texts from Breaking News English and the vocabulary learning tool Quizlet, teachers can use this sequence to create lively, fast-paced lessons for students of all levels. More importantly, students can learn to combine these two sites as a learning strategy so they can go on improving their English independently. To read an article on this, just click on this link: http://wp.me/p3Y3b8-8O

1. Preparation Time: Zero
[A Reusable Lesson Plan]
By Nick Michelioudakis

3. • To look at an integrated-skills lesson plan ‘Framework’ which
we can reuse with different texts.
• To look at 2 practical and easy ways in which our students can
improve their English.
Session Aims

4. A Tool and a Site

5. 1. BNE: Pre – L task (T/F)
2. BNE: Listening
3. BNE: Read + notice
4. QUIZ: Flashcards
5. BNE: Gap-filling 1
6. QUIZ: Scatter
7. BNE: Gap-filling 2
8. QUIZ: Test
9. BNE: Monologue
10.QUIZ: Gravity
Lesson Plan

6. Step 1: BNE Pre-Listening

7. Step 2: BNE Listening

8. Step 3: BNE Reading + Noticing

10. Step 4: Quizlet - Flashcards

11. Step 4: Quizlet - Flashcards

12. Step 5: BNE Gap-Filling 1

13. Step 6: Quizlet - Scatter

14. Step 6: Quizlet - Scatter

15. Step 7: BNE: Gap-Filling 2

16. Step 8: Quizlet - Test

17. Step 8: Quizlet - Test

18. Step 8.5: BNE Crossword

19. Step 8.5: BNE Crossword

20. • Report: coffee → longer life
• Less risk – life-threatening
diseases
• Study: habits of 200,000
people
• Dr Hu: ‘Coffee → better
health’
• Reports: + effects on the
body
• Dr Hu: ‘Unclear how this
works’
• Study: no caffeinated drinks
• Coffee: √ but added
ingredients: x
Step 9: BNE Monologue

21. Step 10: Quizlet - Gravity

22. Step 10: Quizlet - Gravity

23. 1. BNE: Pre – L task (T/F)
2. BNE: Listening
3. BNE: Read + notice
4. QUIZ: Flashcards
5. BNE: Gap-filling 1
6. QUIZ: Scatter
7. BNE: Gap-filling 2
8. QUIZ: Test
9. BNE: Monologue
10.QUIZ: Gravity
Lesson Plan

25. Hope you find this Lesson Plan useful.
Thank you. 
NB: All the video clips you have watched today can be found on YouTube
under ‘Comedy for ELT’ or ‘Psychology and ELT’. If you have any
comments feel free to contact me at nickmi@ath.forthnet.gr