Lesson planning

Why plan?
What will I include in a plan?

Language Aims
Language
lessons include

- Vocabulary

- Grammar

- Functions

To introduce
To present
To clarify
To raise awareness of
To revise
To provide controlled/freer spoken/written
practice of

To clarify
To introduce
To present
To revise
To raise awareness of
To provide
controlled/freer
spoken/written
practice of

Skills Aims
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing

To develop the skill of

listening/reading for
gist/detailed
comprehension in the
context of
To develop written/
oral fluency by having
Ss

Aims
By the end of the lesson my Ss will have
had some controlled spoken practice and
freer written practice of reported speech.
To clarify and provide

Identify Aims
Main aims
Subsidiary aims
Personal aims
Stage aims

Work in pairs

Think about your board plan

Note the materials you will use
What skills will you address in the lesson?
What problems do you anticipate?
What are your solutions?
Analyse your target language be very
specific about problems and solutions

Top tips for lesson planning

Think of a step-by-step approach
Ready plans with the handouts, stapled and
ready on the tutors desk at 2.00 PM
Do not plan during TP or just before you are
teaching
Mail us your plans at the weekend if youd like
some feedback
Have enough hard copies of the plans for you to
be able to hand write
Plans can also be word processed