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Certificate IV in TESOL Lesson plan

Name: Paul A. Rose

Teaching Practice Lesson Number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Level of Students: Elementary/Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate

Materials for lesson: Cutting Edge – Intermediate (pp64-65), Timeline Worksheet & Dice

Main Aim: To clarify and give Ss practise using dates and other time phrases

Sub Aim:

Overall Comment
Strengths Areas to work on

Summary

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Time/
Stage Procedural Detail
Interaction

1. Lead in 2 min / T-Ss  Good afternoon.

- To generate Ss’  Can anybody tell me what the date today is?
interest in the topic  <Ss respond.>
 In pairs, name a date which is important to you.
 <Pair work. T monitors.>
 <T asked Ss about their partners.>

2. Test (diagnostic) 4 min / S-Ss  Turn to p64 and look at Q1 under “Real life”
- To test Ss’ current column.
understanding and  <T points at column on p64 to show Ss.>
identify gaps in  In pairs, can you practice saying the months to each
vocabulary related other?
to months of the  ICQ – Are you doing by yourself or in pairs?
year  <Pair work. T monitors and error-corrects.>
 <T identifies common pronunciation errors and
rectifies to all.>

7 min / T-Ss  Next, there are some words in the box. In pairs, can
& S-Ss you match the words with the dates?
 <T shows an example.>
e.g. Which is the twenty-first?
< Ss respond.>
Put the number beside twenty-first.
 ICQ – Are you doing this by yourself or in pairs?
 <Pair work. T monitors.>
 In pairs, I would like you to practise saying the
dates.
 <T does an example.>
 ICQ – What are we practising?
 <Pair work. T monitors.>
 <T hands out answer key when Ss have finished
practising. Error-correct.>

3. Teach (clarifying) 7 min / T-Ss  <T writes “the seventh of May” on WB.>
- To deal with  Is there another way of writing this?
meaning,  <Ss replies, “May the seventh”.>
pronunciation and  <T writes “May the seventh” on WB.>
form of vocabulary  <T reads to Ss and asks the Ss to identify the stress
related to dates with points/words. T indicates on WB with “•” above
emphasis on items the words.>
Ss did not know or  <T underlines “th” and asks Ss how they pronoun
were confused about the sound of “th” in the and seventh.>
 <Ss respond.>
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SINGAPORE 048940 Court Osborne Park Western Australia 6017
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 <T plays recording T7.9 and gets Ss to do choral

repetition.>

e.g. <T writes “7th May” on WB.>

/ð/ • /θ/ •
the seventh of May
/ə/
• /ð/ • /θ/
May the seventh

6 min / S-Ss  On p65, in Pronunciation Box, look at Q3.

 There are some dates there. In pairs, can you
practice saying the dates in the form, “the _____ of
_____”?
 <T points to example on WB.>
the seventh of May 
 ICQ – Which form are we saying the dates in?
 <Pair work. T monitors.>
 Now, listen to recording T7.10. I will pause after
each date for you to repeat.
 ICQ – What do you do when I pause the recording?
 <T monitors and error-corrects.>

4. Test (controlled 2 min / S-Ss  In pairs, ask your partner when his/her birthday is.
practice) So, you turn to your partner and ask, “When is your
- To provide birthday?” After asking about his/her birthday, ask,
controlled oral “When is your husband/wife’s birthday?”
practice of  To answer, use the form which we have practised.
vocabulary related  <T points to example on WB.>
to time the seventh of May 
 ICQ – How many questions are you asking your
partners?
 <Pair work. T monitors.>
 <T then asks the Ss when their birthdays are and
when their partners’ birthdays are and error-
corrects if necessary.>

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50 Market Street Unit 10-01, Golden Shoe Carpark PETALING JAYA Suite 4/10 Main Street
SINGAPORE 048940 Court Osborne Park Western Australia 6017
(Office) +65 6536 219 Jalan PJU 1/42, (Office) +618 9444 2722
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7 min / S-Ss  We are going to complete a timeline.

 <T shows Timeline WS.>
 In pairs, try to fill up the blanks. There are a few
answers done for you.
 ICQ – Are you doing these by yourself or in pairs?
 <Pair work. T monitors.>
 <T gets Ss to share their answers and then hands
out answer keys.>

 <T introduces timeline to Ss. T draws timeline on

WB, illustrates and explains moments on the
timeline using time phrase consisting of “ago”,
“yesterday”, “last” and “when I was”.>

e.g. Timeline:
Now

- ten minutes ago

/ə/
- yesterday morning

- last month

- when I was born

/wəz/
Past

 <T explains moments in time.>

e.g. yesterday morning

afternoon

when I was ten

/wəz/ fifteen
born

last night
week
year

ten minutes ago

one week
ten years

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50 Market Street Unit 10-01, Golden Shoe Carpark PETALING JAYA Suite 4/10 Main Street
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5. Freer practice 7 min / S-Ss  In pairs, we are going to play a board game. I am
- To provide freer oral going to give you a dice. Let me show you how to
practice of time play the game.
 <T demonstrates. T tosses die and lands in the
square accordingly.>
e.g. Die shows 3. Move 3 steps and ask, “When
was the last time you go to the cinema?”
Take note that we use past tense for the past. So,
we have to change the verb and ask, “When was
the last time you went to the cinema?” Partner
replies, “I went to the cinema last week.”

 Okay, let’s do another example together.

 <T tosses die and lands in the square accordingly.>
e.g. Die shows 4. Move 4 steps and so what do we
ask?
<Ss respond. Answer: When was the last time you
swam in the sea or in a lake?>
 The partner replies in past tense.
e.g. I swam in the sea when I was 15.
 Good. Remember to change the verb in the
question into past tense. Also, reply in past tense.
 Take turns to ask each other question.
 ICQ – What tense do we use?
 <T hands out dice.>
 <Pair work. T monitors and error-collects.>

6. Feedback / Error-correct 3 min / T-Ss  <T highlights common errors on WB and error-
corrects.>

Malaysia

Singapore No 19, 6th Floor, Block E1, Dataran Prima Australia

Heartpower TESOLTeacher Training Centre Pte Ltd Atherleys School of English Language
50 Market Street Unit 10-01, Golden Shoe Carpark PETALING JAYA Suite 4/10 Main Street
SINGAPORE 048940 Court Osborne Park Western Australia 6017
(Office) +65 6536 219 Jalan PJU 1/42, (Office) +618 9444 2722
(Fax) +65 6536 2286 46500 Petaling Jaya Malaysia (Fax) +618 9444 2792
(Office) +603 7880 4677 4162
4162