Lesson Planning II-
Procedure
Possible stages…..
Beginning
Middle
End
Possible stages…..
..of a receptive
skills lesson
Set a gist task
Read/listen
Peer check
Class feedback
Warmer/ lead in
(Pre-teach vocabulary)
Set a second task
Read/listen
Peer check
Class feedback
Language work/ productive skills practice
Possible stages…..
of a language
lesson
Controlled
practice
Warmer/ lead in
Language presentation
Freer practice
PPP
Restricted output
Warmer/ lead in
Clarification
Authentic output
ARC
(Scrivener)
Different models
eg…
PPP
TTT
TBL
For a video presentation on different
models of language presentation, look
under the ‘methodology’ section at
elt-training.com
Stage aims.
Why bother
with them?
They help to clarify the
purpose of an activity.
Remember they
are the..
‘Why?’
NOT the ‘What?’
Warmer
Authentic task
Language
clarification
Controlled practice
Freer practice
TestTeachTest
Warmer
Authentic task
Language
clarification
Controlled practice
Freer practice
To ensure learners have a good understanding of the
meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language
TestTeachTest
To allow the teacher to judge how well
the learners can use the target language
To give learners an opportunity to consolidate
their understanding of the target language
To give learners an opportunity to use the
target language in a more authentic way
To engage learners and
activate schemata
Teacher
(T)
Teacher Students
(T-Ss)
Closed pairs
(S-S)
Students working
individually (S)
Group work –
teacher monitoring
(Ss)
T
T-Ss
T
S-S
T
T
T-Ss
Set a gist task
Read/listen
Peer check
Class feedback
Warmer/ lead in
(Pre-teach vocabulary)
Set a second task
Read/listen
Peer check
Class feedback
Language work/ productive skills practice
Set a gist task
Read/listen
Peer check
Class feedback
Warmer/ lead in
(Pre-teach vocabulary)
Set a second task
Read/listen
Peer check
Class feedback
Language work/ productive skills practice
Controlled
practice
Warmer/ lead in
Language presentation
Freer practice
PPP
Controlled
practice
Warmer/ lead in
Language presentation
Freer practice
PPP
The answer?
Be conservative
with your
timings….
….and keep an extra
something up your sleeve…
2 mins
5 mins
10 mins
2pm
2.06
2.16
2.19
How much
detail?
Lesson Planning I
Aims & the front page
Lesson Planning III
Anticipating problems

Lesson Planning II