1. Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
English Pedagogy
Teaching Practice
LESSON PLAN: PPP
Stages Procedure
What I am going to do
What I am going to say
Instructions, CCQs, feedback, etc.
Skill
(S,W,R,L)
Time
(min)
Interaction
T-Ss;Ss-Ss, etc.
LEAD-IN -Teacher greets students
-Teacher elicits student’s previous
knowledge telling a brief story.
-Teacher writes on the board the
idiomatic expression mentioned in
the story and ask students if they
know the meaning of it.
-Teacher explain the meaning of
the idiomatic expression used in
the story
-Teacher tells students the aim of
the lesson.
-Good afternoon students. How
are you today?
- Yesterday I saw an old friend,
we talked a lot and we decided to
go on a double couple date in
order to meet our husbands.
- look at the expression written on
the board. Does anyone know the
meaning?
-well, as you could probably
notice the meaning of the
idiomatic expression that I used
which was “ double couple date”
refers to going on a date which
involves two couples.
-So, Today’s lesson is going to be
about idiomatic expression related
to love and at the end of the
lesson you will be able to write a
letter which will contain at least 4
idiomatic expressions that you
will learn.
-Speaking
-Speaking
10 mins. T-Ss
T-Ss
PRESENTATION -Teacher shows a PPT with
different pictures and eight
idiomatic expression related to
love with their corresponding
meaning. (pictures shown are
clearly related to the meaning of
the idiomatic expressions)
- Teacher asks students to read the
idiomatic expressions and their
meanings randomly.
- Pay attention now, I will show
you eight different idiomatic
expression related to love with
their corresponding meaning.
- Now please “Roberto” can you
read the first expression and its
meaning so your classmate can
hear you, please?
-Thank you Roberto. Now
Marcela, can you please read the
second idiomatic expression
-Speaking 10 mins. T-Ss
2. -Teacher shows and repeat the
idiomatic expressions and their
meanings again and asks for
doubts.
aloud?
- I am going to read them all
again, if you have any questions
about pronunciation, meanings or
anything related to the
expressions, please let me now.
PRACTICE -Teacher gives students a
worksheet.
-Teacher asks CCQs.
-Teacher checks student’s answers
and gives feedback.
-Teacher gives students a second
worksheet to work.
-Teacher asks CCQs in order to be
sure that students understood the
instructions.
-Teacher checks student’s answers
- Now let’s work. Get in pairs if
you want and match the eight
following idiomatic expressions
already presented in class with
their corresponding meaning.
Is it understood? You have 5 mins
to complete the task.
-let’s check your answers.
“Paulina” can you share with us 3
of your answers, please?
-Do you all agree with her?
-Very good! Well done!
Now “David” can you share the
next answers with us too?
-Good David, but check the last
one again.
-What do you think? Is David
right?
-Excellent job students! As you
did well now you will have to
work in this second task. What
you have to do is fill in the blanks
with the corresponding idiomatic
expression of love so that the
story makes sense.
- Do you have to circle? Do you
have to match? You have 5 mins
to complete the task-
-Now we are going to check the
-Speaking
-Speaking
10 mins. T-Ss
T-Ss
3. and gives feedback. answers in group, I’m going to
read the story and you will give
me the answers aloud.
Is it ok?
-Well done students! It seems that
you all have learned the right
idiomatic expressions related to
love. I’m so proud of you.
Speaking T-Ss
PRODUCTION -Teacher tells students to write a
letter as a final activity and asks
for any doubts.
-What do have to do now is to
write a letter to a friend in which
you tell him or her about your
relationship with your boyfriend
or girlfriend. If you don’t have
any then invent it. The important
thing about this letter is that you
have to include four of the eight
idiomatic expressions related to
love that you have learned today.
Is it clear? Does anyone have any
doubt? If so, Please ask me.
You have 20 mins to complete
this activity.
Writing 15 mins. T-Ss
WORKSHEETS:
Idioms about Love
ACTIVITY 1: match the idioms with their corresponding meanings.
1) Puppy love a) a date which involves two couples.
2) Love rat b) making an excessive display of affection.
4. 3) Double date c) to be very much in love with someone.
4) On the rocks d) a relationship experiencing problems.
5) Head over heels e) a relationship that is likely to be happy.
6) Have the hots f) temporary infatuation between young people.
7) Lovey- dovey g) to be very strongly attracted to someone.
8) Match made in heaven h) a relationship that is likely to be happy and
successful.
ACTIVITY 2: Read the story "How I met your father", and fill in the blanks with the corresponding idioms below.
double date; match made in heaven; on the rocks; puppy love; head over heels; lovey- dovey; love rat; have the hots.
I still remember when I met your father, I had gone to buy shoes with my best friend Sue, and he was the shoe salesman, He was a friend
of Sue, and when I saw him at the first time I ___________, he was really handsome. I told Sue that I wanted to know him, so she talked
to him, and prepared a ___________, so it was Sue and her boyfriend, and your father and me, really, that afternoon with him was like a
_____________. After that date, we started a relationship
that was like to _________________,so we passed a year of pure love and _____________. However, as nothing could be perfect, one
day Sue told me that your father was a _____________,he was meeting another girl after work. That broke my heart, and our relationship
was ________________, every day we discussed, and I felt torn, although he said he loved me, I decided to broke with him.
two months later, he went to my house with some chocolates, he was so regretful, he realized that nobody loved him like I did, which was
true, but, as I has the _____________, I forgave him, and started again our love story my dearest girl, it was like that how I really met
your father.