Lesson Plan for ESL 1B

March 2, 2020, 7:15pm - 9:30pm

Instructor: Britney Pardue
Theme: Work and Actions; Yesterday
Students: Adult learners (ages ~18-50) from diverse linguistic and educational backgrounds.

In this lesson, we will wrap up our “Work and Actions” Unit (Present Progressive) and introduce
our “Yesterday” Unit (Past Simple).

Lesson Focus
Vocabulary Grammar Phonics
❏ Action Verbs ❏ There is/There are ❏ Short u
❏ Occupations ❏ Present ❏ Short i
❏ Days of the Week Progressive ❏ Short a
❏ Past Time Words ❏ Past Simple ❏ Nn, Ff, Cc
(Regular) ❏ -ed pronunciation

Time Activity

7:15pm Warm-Up​ ​ (15 min)

A. Little Bunny Foo Foo
- Whole Class
- Small Groups Line-by-Line
We practice suprasegmental aspects of language (rhythm, sentence stress) using
poetry. We review pronunciation/phonics (short i, short u) and grammar (-ing) skills.
B. Silly Sentences
- Oh no! The cat is in the cup.
- Oh no! The truck is on the pig.
We practice suprasegmental aspects of language (intonation, daily expressions)
using silly sentences. We reviwe pronunciation/phonics (short a, short i, short u)
and grammar (prepositions) skills.
C. Introductory Questions
- What’s your name?
- Where are you from?
- How many children/kids do you have?
- What kind of work do you do?
We practice questioning and answering basic introductory questions. We meet and
greet our classmates to establish a supportive learning community.
Materials: Little Bunny (doc cam), realia (cat, cup, truck, pick), questions
(handout/slide)
7:30pm Activity 1 - Describe a Picture (35 min)
Review (5 minutes)
- Sentence Structure (there is/are, present progressive, to have,
prepositions)
- Vocabulary (objects, adjectives, colors, actions, people, occupations)
Picture Talk (5 minutes)
- Small Group Discussion (Groups A, B, C, D, E)
- Each student describes a picture
Read-and-Match (10 minutes)
- Students read provided picture descriptions
- Students match descriptions with the pictures
Write-and-Present (15 minutes)
- Students write a description of the picture.
- Students read descriptions in small groups.
- Teacher collects samples of student work.
- Teacher corrects 1-3 as a whole class.
In this activity, we practice talking, reading, and writing in collaborative teams. We
practice targeted grammar goals and vocabulary.
Materials: pictures, picture descriptions; hand-out, doc cam

8:05pm Activity 2 - Past Simple Introduction (25 min)

Review (5 minutes)
- Present Progressive
- Past - Regular Rule
Model (5 minutes)
- Teacher demonstrates how we will sort the regular past tense
(simple) by sound: /t/ /​I​d/ /d/ /***/
- Examples: jumped/walked, counted/melted, pulled/cried, ate/sang
Whole Class (10 minutes)
- Class sorts actions verbs (p. 1-4) into chart with teacher’s help
- Can we guess the pronunciation rules?
- Handout
Reading Sequence (5)
- Whole Class
In this activity, we will introduce the Simple Past Tense. We will draw from
inquiry-based learning to make our own predictions about the pronunciation rules.
Materials: chart on board, action verbs (original handout), past tense handout

8:30pm Break (10 minutes)

8:40pm Activity 3 - Phonics Practice (10 minutes)

Phonics Reference Book
- Complete Ff, Cc
We complete the Ff, Cc pages in our phonics book. We use this book as a future
reference.
Materials: doc cam, phonics book
8:50pm Activity 4 - Reading Workshop (15 minutes)
Sam The Cat
Rob The Dog
We practice reading simple stories as a whole class, and then in partners (focusing
on the short a, short o sounds), along with past simple. The teacher will ask
comprehension questions as a group.
Materials: handout, doc cam

9:05pm Activity 5 - Project Presentations (25 minutes)

In small groups we will share our “Picture Books.” Students have made picture
books using self-selected cut-outs from National Geographic magazine. Students
have written descriptive sentences (There is, She has, She is walking, etc.). We will
present and collect our projects.
Materials: student projects.

Home Review “Action Verbs - Past Simple (Regular)” and “Time Words”