The document discusses factors to consider when lesson planning, including the aims, needs and abilities of students, anticipated challenges, logical sequencing of activities, time management, and use of resources. It outlines core stages for skills and language lessons, such as creating interest, pre-skills tasks, main skills tasks, and follow up. Sample lessons are provided, including one focusing on listening skills and another reviewing a grammar point and providing practice.

1. Helping with lesson planning

8. Receptive Skills Lesson Create Interest Pre Skills Task Gist Skill Task Main Skill Task Follow Up Language Lesson Create Interest Language in Use (Either testing the students’ knowledge or seeing the language in context.) Language Analysis Controlled Practice Freer Practice. Lesson 1: A skills lesson – To give the students practice in listening for gist and specific information Lesson 2: A language lesson – To review and extend the students’ knowledge of the 3rd conditional and give them practice in the structure