Working for the Students

How to make a lesson

thats interesting and
engaging

The structure of a lesson

Presentation

Practise

Production

Presentation
The New Stuf

Vocabulary
Structure/Grammar/
Use

How to Present
Vocabulary

Realia

Visual

Explanation

Translation

In order of efectiveness

Eliciting Vocabulary

Pulling from the Students

Teacher shows vocab

Elicits from students

Models and uses

(3x3x3) with soft corrections, if needed

Asks comprehension check question

(open ended question)

Models one more time

Fixes vocabulary

When all new vocab is done, Ss

Explaining
Structure/Grammar
Create time line/situation
Show/Elicit new vocab in
this use
Elicit substitutions when
applicable
Students write!

Practice/Practise

Teacher driven activity

Little chance for Ss error

Checking for accuracy

Ss on the board

Oral

T checks books, writes on the board, Ss

check
Peer checking

Production

Using the New Language

Pupil-driven activity
Whole language usage
encouraged

Production - Writing

Checking writing for

accuracy

Pupils on the board

Oral
T checks books, writes on the board, Ss
check
Peer checking

Production - Speaking

Modeling the activity

Ss working together when
possible
Checking accuracy/fluency

T monitoring

Ss performance for class

After the activity

Colouring
Extensions
Homework

The Importance of Timing

Presention/Practise

Production

If we follow the structure of the book,

Stage 1 & 2 take about 30 minutes.
Stage 3 (text book and activity book)
take about 30 minutes.