The document describes 5 different approaches to lesson planning - "Jungle path", "Super ready", "Stick to the book", "Shopping list", and "Corridor planning". It also discusses the purposes of lesson planning, which include giving direction, setting objectives, managing the classroom, solving teaching problems, and reducing anxiety for students and teachers. Finally, it outlines the key stages of a lesson as pre-teaching, teaching, post-teaching, and transitions.

1. “Jungle path” lesson
At some point the
teacher selects
particular items of
language and invent
instant exercises that
help students work on
them.

2. “Super ready” lesson
Used by teachers who
produce and elaborate
plans full of details They
do their best to keep
every single eventuality
in mind.

3. “Stick to the book” lesson
In this kind of lesson the
teacher takes in the lessons
and teach them exactly as
they are offered in the book.

4. “Shopping list” lesson
It consists of a few notes in a
folder or piece of paper.

5. “Corridor planning” lesson
Used by teachers who do
some vague plan in their
heads as they walk towards
the class or wait for the class
to start.

6. “Jungle
path”
“Super
ready”
“Stick to
the book”
“Shopping
list”
“Corridor
planning”

7. Lesson planning is a teacher
problem solving activity pursuing
the answer to the question of
HOW to most effectively
promote and accomplish intended
learning outcomes.

8. a) giving a sense of direction
b) helping students become aware of the lesson
objectives and the learning tasks they are asked to
perform
c) managing a classroom
d) helping teachers to solve, in advance, teaching
problems,
e) reducing anxiety on the part of students and,
especially, the teacher.

9. PRE-TEACHING
TEACHING
POST-TEACHING
TRANSITIONS
This stage helps teachers to get
the students in the proper mood by
preparing them for an up-coming
task.
This stage provides students with
The tools they need to use the
language
This stage is used to reinforce and
practice what has been taught
It is a change from one activity or
topic to another. It should alert
students that something new or
different is next.
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