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LESSON PLAN 1 (45 minutes)

Topic: People
Level: Extensive 5.5 – 6.0
Length: 120 minutes
Age: 16
Language skill: Speaking skill
TESOL Methodology: Communicative, task-based approach

Learning objectives

After the lesson, students will be able to

- Broaden their vocabulary range related to physical appearance, characteristics
-  Use a variety of structures to describe physical appearance and characteristics 
- Build up ideas for speaking part 2 related to topic “People”
- Successfully answer a part 2 speaking question – topic “people” with band 6 to 6.5 

Resources

Powerpoint, coursebook, computer, handout

Stage Activity Description Resource Timing Teacher

Warm-up Game: - Invite the class to play a game 5
“Celebrity”
called “Celebrity” to lead to
topic “ People”: sts play in
groups of 4, each group will be
given a picture of a celebrity, the
representative of that group will
try to describe the physical
appearance and characteristics of
that person, the other members
will guess

Lead-in - Teachers introduces to students 2

main objectives of the lessson
Teaching 1 - Teacher show students 20
Presentation
Vocab of candidate card 1 and card 2 about
physical topic “ People” provided in the
apprearance
and book
characteristics
- Ask sts the same questions that
both cards ask: physical
appearance and characteristic
E.g: - What he/s she looks like
- Who she/ he is
- Introduce common questions in
the cue card when students
encounter topic “ people”
1. Physical appearance
2. Characteristic
- Get sts work in groups of 3 to
read the sample answers and list
out vocab describing appearance
for : hair, eyes, teeth, nose…
- Ask sts to look up new words
and check meanings with them
- Get sts to underline structures
that used to describe outlook and
check with the class as a whole
- Get sts to read the sample
answers and list out vocab
describing personality ( work in
groups)
- Ask sts to look up new words
and check meanings with them
- Get sts to underline structures
that used to describe personality
 and check with the class as a
whole
- Ask students to read the part
describing the personality or how
the speaker feels about that
person to underline: point,
example or explanation ->
instruct them to add explanation
or example in the answer to
make the answer deeper and
more interesting and detailed

Practice 1 - Have the class do exercise 1 25’

Exercise 1 and
3 and individually
- Exercise 3: Get the student to
play a game called “ who am I”
+ Print the picture in the book
and stick it on the board
+ Select 2 sts to play each time
+ The others have to describe on
random person in the picture
+ The two players have to point
to the right person
Exercise 2 Get the students to do exercise 2
individually and then stand up
taking in front of the class

Teaching 2 - Asks sts what other types of 10’

Other
questions that questions that students may be
sts may be asked for topic “ People”
asked in the -> suggested answer: what he/
cue card about
people she does
-> how you know him/ her or
where you met him/ her
-> Explain how you fell about
him/ her
- Get the class to read the
samples and answer these
questions
-> Get them to list some
structures used to answer these
questions
- Check with the class as a whole

practice - get students to make their own 15’

answers for these questions and
call them to speak in front of the
class
Teaching 3 - Ask students the time litmit for 8’
Preparing for
part 2 Ielts part 2
speaking - Instruct sts how to brainstorm
question
Presentation ideas for part 2: use mindmap or
draw outline in 1 minute

Practice Brainstorm ideas for some 10’

questions below
Provide the cue cards about
people
-Check with the class
Produce - Asks students to practice in 20’
pairs answering the questions
above in 10 minutes
- Ask some students to answer
their questions in front of the
class