The lesson plan focuses on introducing students to the topic of cities through discussion questions, a video, and brainstorming activities. Students will practice recognizing gerunds and infinitives through a cloze exercise and grammar explanation. They will also connect contrasting ideas by developing a short role-play to practice this grammar point.

1. TEACHER: Ximena Delgado Benavides
TOPIC: Cities TIME: 1h 30 minutes
LESSON PLAN
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS
Level: upper - intermediate
Population:
High school students (boys and girls) enrolled in 10th grade.
Schedule:
This class will take place on Mondays (3 to 6 p.m). This is a group of young
students who need to learn English as part of their curriculum and foreign
language program.
B. OBJECTIVES
Students will recognize and create interest in the topic of “Cities”
Students will identify the use and difference between gerunds and
infinitives
Students will learn how to connect contrasting ideas.
C. CONTENTS
Objective 1 (estimated time: 30 minutes)
Context: students’ hometown
Activities/class organization:
Introduction: talking about cities (Students will be contextualized through
questions, a video about famous cities and a short brainstorming)
Questions:
1. What’s your city like? (describe your hometown)
2. What places can be found in your town?
3. What makes your city attractive/interesting?
4. Which city would you like to visit? Why?
5. Try to define the following words
Architecture
Cuisine
Customs
Festivals

2. Historical sites
Nightlife
Scenery
Shopping
Group work: in small groups students will be asked to discuss the following
questions in order to reach an agreement. At the end of the discussion, they will
have to report the results to the class.
1. What is a place that would make a great vacation destination?
2. What is a place where you would like to live for a few years?
3. What is a place that you would never want to visit?
4. In which city would you have the best chance of succeeding at a career?
5. Which city is better for a single person? For raising a family?
6. Which city has the best recreational activities?
Aids: Video - slides
Language:
All and any
New vocabulary about “cities”
Simple English vocabulary (use of Spanish if necessary.
Possible problems:
Students’ lack of participation
Students feel ashamed of talking in public
Objective 2 (estimated time: 25 minutes)
Context: Students’ classroom
Activities/class organization:
Grammar focus: gerunds and infinitives
At the beginning, students will be given a short reading (a cloze exercise) which
contains examples of the grammar point which is going to be taught in class. They
will have to pay attention to the teachers’ explanation because at the end, they will
have to check the previous exercise and correct it. (group work)
Aids: board – worksheet (cloze exercise) - slides
Language:
General and predictable
Simple English vocabulary (use of Spanish if necessary).
Possible problems:
It is possible that some students feel nervous about being asked by the
teacher.
Students lack of participation
Students lack of understanding with regard to the grammar point

3. Objective 3 (Estimated time: 25 minutes)
Context: student’s classroom
Activities/class organization:
Grammar focus: connecting contrasting ideas
Students will have to pay attention to the explanation given by the teacher since
they will have to practice the grammar point through the development of a
workshop which includes creating a short role-play.
Aids: board – worksheet – slides
Language:
General and predictable
Simple English vocabulary (use of Spanish if necessary).
Possible problems:
Students’ lack of vocabulary.
Students’ lack of understanding with regard to the grammar point
D. FEEDBACK (10 minutes)
The teacher will make a short review of the vocabulary and grammatical structures
studied in class. At this point, students will also ask the teacher about their
possible doubts.