Lesson Plan 17

CLASS: PEDAL @GSE Level 1 TOPIC: At The Airport DATE: 11/16/2022

Instructor: Yikun Hao & Yijun (Jun) Guo

Lesson Objectives: SWBAT

● Successfully check in the luggages using targeted VOC
● Express their needs of choosing seats and preferences of in-flight food
● Identify the meaning of different terms/vocabulary they need to face at the airport/on the plane/pass security check (Passport,
boarding pass/ticket, suitcases/luggages, carry-on luggage, check-in luggage, scales, conveyor belt, etc.)
● Recognize the sentences used at the check-in desk/on the plane to fulfill procedures and requests (Would you like a window or
an aisle seat? You will be boarding at Gate 12 at 14:00? Etc.)

Activity Focus Activity Stages Key Language Forms/ Resources/ Time

Functions Materials

Review Sign-in Greetings Zoom 10’

- T greets the Ss video/audio
- T briefly reviews the topic of invitation chat

Meaning- Warm up Discussion Slides 20’

focused input Lead-in (5’) Video
- T asks Ss do you like traveling by plane? Do 1. Do you like traveling
you like airline food? When was the last by plane?
time you traveled by plane? 2. Do you like airline
- After Ss sharing, Yikun also shares her food?
opinions. 3. When was the last time
Video (5’) you traveled by plane?
- Play a video about check-in luggage

Group work (5’) Video:

- Send Ss into the breakout room to discuss
the video content.
 Which airline did the man take? How many ● Which airline did the
bags did he check in? Why did the woman man take?
ask “did you pack your bags yourself”? ● How many bags did he
check in?
Whole Class ● Why did the woman
- Invite Ss to share what they find in the video ask “did you pack your
bags yourself”?

https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=Owkvl_TNRqU&t=2s

Language-focused Vocabulary Learning check-in: Slides/chat 20’

learning - T introduces important vocabularies that Passport, boarding pass/ticket, box, videos
occur in the video suitcases/luggages, carry-on
- T shows the make sentences using these luggage, check-in luggage,
vocabularies scales, conveyor belt
- T mentions other way of check-in, e.g.
online check in and explain what is the QR Before boarding:
code window/aisle seat, departure
gate
Video
- Play a video about check-in luggage and Aircrew:
in-flight services again Flight attendant,
steward/stewardess, air host/air
- T raises two more questions: Which seat did hostess, pilot/copilot, captain
the man choose? What did the man ask for
when he got on the plane?
 - After watching the video, Ss share their
answers.
On the plane:
Vocabulary Learning Pillow, blanket, departure,
- T introduces types of seats, boarding gate mobile devices, fasten the
and aircrew to Ss based on the sequence in seatbelt, take off
the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watc
Video h?v=kD4rc0JzB34
- Play a video about conversations between
the passenger and the air attendant
- T raises three questions:
What did the captain say in the beginning of
the video? What did the flight attendant ask
Tony to do and why? What did Tony order
for the in-flight meal?
- After watching the video, T may replay the
video to help Ss check their answers
- Ss share their answers.
- T shows the scripts of listening materials,
and highlights targeted vocabularies and
phrases.

Quiz
- T first asks Ss to name each picture
- Then T asks Ss to describe steps of getting
on the plane based on the pictures
- Ss share their thoughts
- T makes comments and shares her answer
Meaning-focused Activity 1: Listening to the conversation Videos: Slides 10’
output - T plays the video for the first time https://www.youtube.com/watc
- T leaves three questions before watching the h?time_continue=175&v=jiBH
video. Ss are asked to take notes on their Z_rqHB8&feature=emb_logo
paper.
- T plays the video second time if needed.
- Ss answered the questions:
a. What does the man need to remove?
- Coat, belt and shoes
b. Where can the man place his items?
- Bin
c. Why does man have to throw water
away?
- Too big

Activity 2: Check-in Conversation 1&2

- T asks Ss to do the fill-in-blank Target VOC: Passport, window
conversation. seat, gate, suitcase, carry-on
- Ss are asked to give the VOC based on the bag, boarding pass
pic on the right side.
- T invites Ss to fill the blanks.
- Ss repeat the conversation together after T
checks the answer.
Target VOC:
Activity 3: On the Plane Conversation 1&2 steward/stewardess, pillow,
- T asks Ss to do the fill-in-blank blanket.
conversation.
- Ss are asked to give the VOC based on the
pic on the right side.
- T invites Ss to fill the blanks.
 - Ss repeat the conversation together after T
checks the answer.

Fluency Flight or Train Free oral production Breakout 15’

development - T asks Ss to do group discussion, completing rooms
following question.
- If you need to have a long-distance ● Reasons?
trip from Philadelphia to Boston, ● Share with your partner
which transportation do you prefer?
Flight or Train
- T provides extra information about two
transportation from Philly to Bos.
Breakout room
- Ss join breakout room as number of 2
Presentation
- Ss share their answers in class.

Wrap-up Wrap-up Slides 3’

- Exit Ticket
- Reminder of the next class

Homework: Completing Exit Ticket

Anticipated Problems & Suggested Solutions:
● Students might have difficulty accessing some documents or website => provide the links on the chatbox.
● Students might have difficulty completing forms => T shares screen to help them understand and follow step by step.

Contingency Plans: Dictogloss if there’s extra time