LESSON PLAN (an example)

Teacher’s name:

Date: School: ____________ Secondary School

Students’ age : 15
Proficiency level: B1
Class size: ______________
Coursebook used: ___________
Lesson title: _____________

Lesson aims:

• Topic aims: ...

• Grammar aims: ....
• Vocabulary aims: ...
• Function aims: ...
• Skill aims:...
a. Listening: ...
b. Speaking: ....
c. Wriitng: ...
Stages and aims Procedures Timing Interaction patterns

I show a picture of the solar system and elicit from the 5 minutes Whole-class
Lead-in students what they already know about it. I also expand
their knowledge by telling them some not-so-familiar facts.
Aims: to activate While engaging them in the conversation I put some key
students’ prior vocabulary on the board.
knowledge about space, Questions asked: ...(give examples)
create a context for the Vocabulary elicited:...(give examples)
lesson and pre-teach
vocabulary related to the
topic
Pre-viewing I introduce the viewing task and write the following 2 min. Whole-class
comprehension questions on the board.
Aim: to give a purpose
for viewing Comprehension questions:... (examples)

I play a video which shows the students the main ‘’parts’’ of 10 minutes Whole-class
While-viewing The Milky Way. The video is interactive so one of the
students can come up and move the video and its NASA
Aims: to develop footage around. This video introduces students to direction
students’ skill for prepositions and new vocabulary.
listening for specific
informaton; to introduce
direction prepositions
and new vocabulary
Post-viewing After the students have checked their answers in pairs, we 5 min Pair work and
check them in a whole-class manner. I ask concept whole-class
Aim: to check checking questions to check comprehension of the new
comprehension and vocabulary and prepositions. Then, I present the meaning
clarify new vocabulary of the words they don’t know.
and grammar
(prepositions) Concept checking questions asked: ...

Controlled vocabulary Students do a gap-fill vocabulary exercise in their 5 min Individual work and
practice coursebooks. We check answers. whole-class

Aim: to scaffold students’

internalisation of the new
vocabulary
Writing (free vocabulary Each student gets a handout with a picture in which there is 8 minutes Group work
and grammar practice) an asteroid belt, an astronaut and a planet. The
picture has several possible tracks that lead the
Aim: to use the astronaut to the planet through the asteroid belt and
prepositions of direction other planets that are in the way. The students’ task
and the new vocabulary is to use the words of direction that are in a box right
by engaging students in next to the instructions in order to write a passage
free writing describing the voyage that the astronaut must take so
that they arrive to the planet in the shortest time.
Post-writing: picture Students read their description to their partner who draws a 5 minutes Pair work
dictation picture of what is dictated to them.

Aim: to provide feedback

on the writing task
I wrap up the discussion on the previous activity. Then, I 5 minutes Whole- class
Conclusion project a picture of Halley’s comet and ask questions about
the voyage the comet takes expanding students’ knowledge
Aim: to wrap up the with interesting facts.
lesson
A handout that with a picture of a planet and some 5 minutes Individual work or
Optional activities information about it. The words of direction are given in a pair work
box. Students write a description of the planet using the
given words and the trivia given in the handouts about the
planets.
Teaching materials: A laptop computer, an LCD projector, the coursebook and handouts.

Anticipated problems: There might be some technical problems. If that happens, it is a good idea to have a bigger picture of space
printed out on a big flashcard.