CEP Lesson Plan

Teacher/s: Rebecca Wicker

Level: I6
Date/Time: Wednesday 24th June, 2015
Goal: for students to have the opportunity to listen to and identify connected speech
in the context of English Mania
Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. brainstorm ideas about English as a global language
2. listen to and understand a TED talk about English as a global language/English Mania
3. identify connected speech and annotate key sentences
4. understand more rules about connected speech
Theme: English as a Global Language and connected speech
Extensions: pronunciation
Aim/Skill/Microskill

Activity/Procedure/Stage

Interaction

Review or Preview (if

applicable)

Linking & Transitioning to rest of

lesson:

(for example:
SS-T)

Activity 1:
Warmer
Homework review

1.1 Pre-Stage: T asks ss about

homework and asks them to review it
with their partners

SS

Transition to #2: Ok, lets

talk about English as a
global language

Time

1.2. During Stage: Ss exchange ideas

SS
about homework and do peer feedback

10

1.3 Post-Stage: Discuss new

vocabulary words

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback: ss review homework and do
some corrective feedback on peer work
as well as learn new vocabulary

Ss

Activity 2:
Brainstorming

2.1 Pre-Stage: T elicits some ideas

about what English as a Global
Language could mean

TS

10

Transition to #3: Ok, were

going to watch a video
called English Mania..

2.2. During Stage: Ss come to the

board and write answers

Ss

10

2.3 Post-Stage: T asks ss to elaborate

on the words they put up and why

TSs

10

3.1 Pre-Stage: T introduces the video,

preteaching the word MANIA (using
youtube clips of One Direction for
context)

TSs

10

3.2. During Stage: Ss listen to talk

making notes, key words and phrases
(listening for gist)

Ss

10

3.3 Post-Stage: Ss answer questions

related to the talk: whole group

SsSs

20

4.1 Pre-Stage: T asks ss to

brainstorm/revise previous connected
speech rules on the board

Ss

15

4.2. During Stage: Ss listen to final

Ss

45

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback: ss brainstorm ideas and
negotiate meaning about English as a
global language
Activity 3:
Listening activity

Transition to #4 or Wrapup: Ok, were going to look

back at connected speech
and how it changes the
meaning of words of this
global language

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback: ss would have listened to
and understood most of a TED talk as
well as answered questions relating to
the general idea of the video. They will
then get to discuss their thoughts
Activity 4:
Connected speech

Transition to Wrap-Up: Ok,

what did you all learn
today?

BBC programme about connected

speech, pausing for questions or
diagrams/explanations and drilling on
the board
4.3 Post-Stage: T writes up some
sentences that have been said
throughout the lesson, on both
listening tasks, and ask ss to annotate
for connected speech

30

TSs
Ss

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback:students will get to hear the
final programme about connected
speech and learn some new rules as
well as built on what they already
know
Wrap-up

Lesson Evaluation Procedures:

Exit ticket

Ss

Materials:
Online listening tasks
Anticipated Problems & Suggested Solutions:
Some activities might take longer than suggested. I will need to make sure I keep the
focus of the lesson.
Contingency Plans (what you will do if you finish early, etc.):
Write out some sentences they have over-heard and try and think of how it would be said
in connected speech
Post-Lesson Reflections: