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Observation Notebook

Observation Report
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Name of Observer__Huizi Zhao_________

Date

Observation Environment

(include URL if the

class was online)

11/24/14 classroom

Class
Skill/Content
Grammar

Observation # _5__

Class
Teacher
Level/Number
(Beg./Int./Adv.)
200
John Moran

Focus on relevant areas from the What Can Be Observed handout. Notice how the
teacher handles these areas during the class.
OBJECTIVE OF THE LESSON: STUDENTS WILL USE AND IDENTIFY MODAL VERBS, AND
COMPLETE SENTENCES/CONVERSATION BY USING MODAL VERBS.
Notes while observing:
Warm up
The T says that there are only three days left this week and they almost at the end of the
quarter. Then the T and Ss talk about last weekend.
The T asks one S a question: Alee, what are the examples of modals?
The S says, Can/Could
T: what are the modals of I/ YOU?
S: Will you/ would you
T: How to make this sentence nice
S: add please
T: yes, you can add please after the subject or at the end of the sentence.
Then the T asks Ss how to say no, how to borrow something from friends and how to
ask for a favor. Ss answer: Im sorry to say that/ could you please give me your/I
would be happy to
The T says that they are going to have a practice on page 156.

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Presentation
Direction of the practice: Here are some conversations asking for/ giving permission.
Fill in the blanks with MAY, COULD, CAN +I +VERB and any other appropriate words.
More than one answer is correct.
The T gives Ss order and lets them perform the conversation. During the practice, the T
asks Ss how to make the sentence nice, and Ss say add please/ could/ Id love to
After the practice, one S asks that why they should say cant but not couldnt, and
the T explains, It is common use, people usually say yes, you can/may/ no, you cant/
may not.
Then, the T tells Ss that they are going to have a quiz on Tuesday, so the Ss need to pay
attention to next section.
The T has Ss to look at a picture on the textbook, and asks,
Whats his name? Does he look happy? Now I will read along and you can follow the
story.
After the T reads the story, he asks, Whats Allens problem? What should he do?
The Ss say sleep.
Is drinking coffee a good idea?
No,
Why?
Its not healthy
Then, the T leads the Ss to find out that today they are going to learn should/ should not
T asks, Does anybody know how to use it?
Ss: To advice
The T writes, I have a hiccups on the board, and he asks Ss to explain the meaning of
hiccups.
Then the T writes, You should drink some water, and he asks if the Ss have any other
ideas.( The T makes hold action to let Ss guess.)
Ss say, hold, stop
The T writes, You should hold your breath.
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Then, the T says that there is a party tonight but the Ss are going to have a test tomorrow,
he asks if it is a good idea to go to party. The T writes, You shouldnt go to the party.
After that, the T explains that in questions the sentence is Should I bring anything to the
party? and he asks Ss to transfer the question to WH-question. Ss say, What should I
bring to the party?
Practice
T tells Ss to look at Table 3 at page 141; he lets Ss to try 1-6 to complete the sentences.
S: she should give the baby some milk/ a hug/ take care
What should I do with this you should.
(About 5 minutes)
After that, the T moves some Ss position and give them another practice.
He passes Ss one paper and lets Ss to talk about their hometown, Ss should writs 4-6
sentences according to their partners advice.
After about 8 minutes, he picks some Ss to answer questions.
Ss: Im from XX. You should visit in XX. You should eat/ you should go to
Product
The T gives homework base on the class.

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What did you learn about teaching or learning from this lesson? Discuss your
observation focus, and the theory you have studied in your TESOL classes. Consider
the three levels of teacher reflection (surface, pedagogical, critical). (100-200 words)
I learnt how to give a Present-practice-product class form this observation. The teacher
followed the steps to present PPP class. First, he had students to find out what were they
going to learn. Then, he comprehended questions from the text to check if the student
understands. The teacher always work with students to complete the sentence, and after
pre-practice, he gave a formal definition for the modal should. In addition, he
practiced WH-question form, negative form and question form with Ss. I noticed that he
always ask Ss for suggestions for the sentence instead of complete the sentence by himself.
As last, he gave Ss meaningful practice and communicative practice that are effective and
practical for students to use what they learnt.

What activities/techniques from this class do you want to remember for your own
teaching practice? Discuss specific ways in which you could apply the techniques and
methods you saw. Discuss your future teaching environment and your students needs
and goals. (100-200 words)

I want to use PPP lesson plan for my future class. I think this method is practical for any
English level. Personally speaking, I refer if my future students are at beginning level and
I am an oral speaking English teacher. In my class, for example, in formal explanation
step, I will give Ss a scenario at first and perform one sentence by myself. Then, I will
help students to complete different expressions or forms like question form and informal
form. At the end of this step, I will ask students what they learn and help them summarize
a pattern of the expression.

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