CLASS OBSERVATION REPORT 1

Student’s name: Phan Anh Pha

Student Code: 1657010222
Class:
Group number: 6
Supervisor’s name: Pham Ngoc Kim Tuyen

Lesson: Unit 2: Changing Climate, Changing Minds (Environmentalism) + Unit 3: Unexpected Discoveries (Technology)
Textbook: 21st Century Communication 2
Duration: 3h20’ (13h-16h20)
A. Description of class:
Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Class size: 40 students
Age: 18 – 20 years old
B. Approach:
Main method:
Technique: Visual aids, oral practice, real situation, authentic audios
Language: >90% English.
C. Aims and objectives:
Aim: This lesson aims to provide students with:
- Listening practice for details
- Listening practice for main ideas
- Speaking practice about causes and effects
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
[O1]: demonstrate listening skills (note-taking, locating main ideas and details) to understand spoken texts at B1 level.
[O2]: demonstrate speaking skills (check their understandings, causes and effects) to produce spoken texts at B1 level.
[O3]: demonstrate communication and teamwork skills.
D. Aids:
Textbook, handouts, authentic audios, breakout rooms, polls.
E. Description of activities:
Step Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Objectives
1 T opens a video on YouTube Watch the videos carefully and [O1]: Listening skills for
(6-minute BBC English: How fill in the gaps. details
do you learn to speak a
language?). Write their answers into the
chat box
T creates a poll on the Jam
board to see how many gaps Ss
can fill in.
2 T opens a TED Talk by Lewis Watch the Talk and complete [O1]: Listening skills for main
Pugh and asks Ss to watch two the sentences in the textbooks ideas and details
times.
3 T asks Ss to do an exercise Fill in the gaps, then type the
related to vocabulary. answers into the chat box or
raise their hands to answer
4 T divides Ss into breakout Discuss with their partners, [O2]: Speaking skills about
rooms. After a limited of time, then share their ideas if they causes and effects
T asks some Ss to share their are asked to do so [O3]: demonstrate
ideas communication and teamwork
skills
5 T delivers handouts for further Do the exercises provided, [O1]: Listening skills for main
listening practice. then type the answers into the ideas and details

6 T divides Ss into breakout
rooms. After a limited of time,
T asks some Ss to share their
ideas
7 T delivers handouts for further
practice.
chat box
Discuss with their partners
then share their ideas if they
are asked to do so
Do the exercises provided,
then type the answers into the
chat box
[O2]: Speaking skills related to
checking their understandings
[O3]: demonstrate
communication and teamwork
skills
[O1]: Listening skills for main
ideas and details

F. Discussion of methods and techniques used (appropriacy, effectiveness, practicality, etc.)

*About teacher (T):
T had a very creative way to check if Ss could do the exercises by providing them with a poll (How many gaps can you fill in) in the
Jam board on Google Meet.
T asked Ss to type their answers into the chat box => to check spelling, correct answers => effective way.
T used some polite questions to ask for Ss responses: “May I invite…?” This is an effective and polite way of inviting Ss and the
effects were good because a lot of Ss raised their hands to answer. After that, T gave thanks to them.
T also thanked each student who typed their answers into the chat box: “Thank you for sending the response on the chat box.”.
T encouraged Ss to raise their voices even if they made mistakes. She said, “It’s ok to make mistakes.”
T divided class into breakout rooms so that Ss could have chances to practice speaking with each other.
T invited Ss to answer questions randomly
T had 3 different accounts to present the lecture, to talk and to check Ss responses on the chat box.
T had 2 different break time after speaking to help Ss relax.
*About students (Ss):
Almost all the students were able to speak English fluently although some of the students did not know how to use correct words in
context to talk about a particular topic.
Ss were funny and able to make jokes in front of class when having shared their ideas.