UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE.

Escuela de Ciencias del Lenguaje

Departamento de Lenguas y Culturas Extranjeras

English Speaking Club

Lesson Plan

Lesson plan No. 18

Date: Friday, June 10th, 2022
Teacher’s name: Jennifer Sanchez Muñoz
Level: I
Topic: Overcoming Obstacles

Schedule: Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 13:00 p.m.

1. Task: Speaking: Presentation of an experience where an obstacle is overcome.

Topic: Overcoming Obstacles

Time: 1-hour Students Level: A1., A2

Unit 1: Overcoming Obstacles

Objectives

1. To describe obstacles as a part of life

2. To provide example situations of obstacles they may encounter in the workplace,

Contents
Communicative Linguistic Intercultural
Key vocabulary:
Resilence
Faith
To talk about obstacles present in life,
Acceptance Reflect on the different strategies to
and share strategies to overcome
adversity.
Problem Solvers overcome obstacles.
Independence

Development of the session

Stage Time Description Materials

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The teacher will present the club agenda and goal 1ohpcs0Kn4tyffoYANeQMUb7hE11Z
Introduction 5 Min expected for the end of the session to everyone, using 2VLXLjynpwlZZis/
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a PPT presentation.

1.- The teacher will ask students to explain what is meant

by the phrase “overcoming obstacles”

Warm-up 10 min 2.- The teacher will clarify the meaning of the phrase, and
will encourage students to discuss some of the qualities
that help people to overcome obstacles and succeed
when the going gets tough.
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The teacher will present the video “ Keep Fighting // An watch?
Inspiring Story About Overcoming Obstacles” v=sklGt5HgK1k
Discussion Questions: 5.13 minutes
How does Sara, featured in the video, face her obstacles?
What’s her attitude on facing obstacles? Alternative material:
Pre-task 10 min https://
Alternative material questions:
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What obstacles did Peter face to achieve his dream?
What role did Peter’s mother play at the time of greatest
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Provide a short review of Peter’s story. koPG-1Fvsluo/edit#

The teacher will ask the students to prepare a 2 or 3

minutes presentation, in which they will share a personal
story about themselves or someone they know, in which
they overcome a difficulty.
While-Task 20 min
They also mention the strategies that they use to face
problems or difficulties.

How do you / this person find the strength to overcome

adversity?

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Post-Task 10 min encourage the participation of other students by asking
questions related to the presentations.

5 Min Final comments, feedback.

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