The document discusses lesson planning for teaching. It defines a lesson plan as the framework and map that guides a teacher during class. Lesson planning helps reduce uncertainty, reminds teachers to prepare materials, and shows students that the teacher has devoted time to thinking about the class, suggesting professionalism. When planning a class, teachers should consider objectives, format, and aims, with a main aim being the focus and subsidiary aims supporting it. Lesson stages generally include a warmer, context, vocabulary, reading/listening, language input, controlled practice, and freer practice.

1. LESSON PLANNING
PROF.ª ESP. ANA LOURDES PEREIRA

2. WHAT IS A LESSON PLAN?
 It’s the framework for my lesson.
 It’s the map I follow during class.
 It’s a pain in the neck.
 It’s the product of my thoughts about the class to give and what I hope to achieve.

3. WHY PLANNING?
 Planning helps you to reduce uncertainty or panic and gives you confidence and clarity.
 It reminds you to prepare materials beforehand, and makes it easier for you to organize the time and
activities flow in classes.
 For students, evidence of a plan shows them the teacher has devoted time to thinking about the class.
 It is a way to help gain the respect of your students.
 It suggests professionalism and commitment.
 Planning ensures that the class you are teaching gets a balanced mixture of different materials, content
and interaction types.
 Planning helps you to develop a personal style.

4. PLANNING THE CLASS
 How long before a specific lesson do you plan it?
 Do you write down lesson notes to guide you?
 Do you rely on a lesson format provided by the Teacher's book?
 Do you write down your objectives?
 Do you actually look at your notes during the lesson? If so, rarely? occasionally? frequently? Why?
 What do you do with your lesson notes after the lesson?

5. AIMS
 Think about your aim as your mission.
 Your lesson plan should be aim driven.
 They are “why” we teach.
 Each lesson has a main and subsidiary aim.
 Each stage in the lesson has a specific aim.
 Main aim –The point where you will spend the
most time during the lesson.
 Subsidiary aim –The next important point in your
lesson.
 Both aims depend on what is necessary for the
student to learn.

6. WHAT ARE THE STAGES IN A
LESSON?
 Warmer
 Contextualization
 Pre-teach vocabulary
 Reading / listening
 Language/Lexis input
 Controlled practice
 Freer practice