Lesson plan

Here is a sample lesson plan, with various labels. Can you have two labels (eg Heads up, heads down). See the key
complete the final column? Remember that there may be on page 6 for suggested answers.
more than one possibility, and for some stages you could

Stage Description Aim Material Time Heads …

1 Teacher shows clips from To engage students’ Compilation of clips 3 min

various trailers for last interest in the topic from movie trailers
summer’s blockbuster website
films.

2 Teacher uses pictures and To pre-teach potentially Sample sentences, 5 min

model sentences to elicit difficult vocabulary images
meaning of key words from text
about films.

3 Students ask and answer To activate new Questions for 5 min

questions that include vocabulary and involve discussion
key words from Stage 2. students in the topic

4 Students read a text Reading for general Reading text, 7 min

about the key marketing understanding gist questions
decisions made behind
movie releases.

5 Students answer Reading for Reading text, 10 min

questions about various specific details and comprehension
details in the text; comprehension of questions
teacher checks back. key points

6 Teacher gives a short To understand and/or PowerPoint 5 min

presentation of a review key language presentation,
grammar point, using point example sentences
examples from the text.

7 Students do a series of To consolidate Written exercises 7 min

short written exercises understanding of
to practise the grammar language point
point; teacher checks
back.

8 Students do a semi- To consolidate Speaking exercise 5 min

restricted speaking understanding of
activity. language point

9 Students do a longer To provide fluency Speaking exercise 10 min

speaking task: a practice relating to
questionnaire about the topic
movie-watching habits.

10 Teacher gives feedback To wrap up the lesson Homework 5 min

on activity, reviews lesson
aims, assigns homework.

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