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Lesson Plan | Cover Page

General Information
Teacher Tutor
Date TP #
Level Student #
Main / Sub aims Length 45 mins
Tutor Comments
Overall

Progress on action points:


Strengths

Planning / Language Analysis

Action Points


This lesson is AT standard for this stage of the course

(Tutor signature)

I have read and understood this feedback. I have asked my tutor about
anything that is unclear.
(Teacher signature)
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Lesson Plan | Assessment Criteria

STAGE
Achievement of CELTA Criteria (filled out by tutor) 1 2 3 4
PLANNING & RESOURCES FOR DIFFERENT TEACHING CONTEXTS
4a identifying & stating appropriate aims/outcomes for individual lessons
4b ordering activities so that they achieve lesson aims
4c selecting, adapting or designing materials, activities, resources and technical aids appropriate for the lesson
4d presenting materials for classroom use with professional appearance, and meeting copyright requirements
4e describing the procedure of the lesson in sufficient detail
4f including interaction patterns appropriate for the materials & activities especially at feedback stages
4g ensuring balance, variety & a communicative focus in materials, tasks & activities
4h allocating appropriate timing for different stages of the lesson
4i analysing language with attention to form, meaning and phonology& using correct terminology
4j anticipating potential difficulties with language, materials and learners
4k suggesting solutions to anticipated problems
4l using terminology that relates to language skills and sub-skills correctly
4m working constructively with colleagues in the planning of teaching practice sessions
4n reflecting on & evaluating plans in light of the learning process & suggesting improvements for future plans
LANGUAGE SKILLS: READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING AND WRITING
3a helping learners to understand reading and listening texts
3b helping learners to produce oral and written language
LEARNERS AND TEACHERS AND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTEXT
1a teaching a class with an awareness of the needs and interests of the learner group
1b teaching a class with an awareness of learning preferences and cultural factors that may affect learning
1c acknowledging, when necessary, learners' backgrounds & previous learning experiences
1d establishing good rapport with learners using students’ names, eye contact
1d ensuring learners are fully involved in learning activities: attention spread, positioning, keeping attention
LANGUAGE ANALYSIS AND AWARENESS
2a adjusting/grading their own use of language according to the learner group and the context
2b identifying errors and sensitively correcting learners' oral & written language
2c providing clear contexts and a communicative focus for language
2d providing accurate and appropriate models of spoken and written language
2e focusing on language items in the classroom by clarifying relevant aspects of meaning, form and phonology for
learners to an appropriate depth
2f showing awareness of differences in register
2g providing appropriate practice of language items
DEVELOPING TEACHING SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALISM
5a arranging the physical features of the classroom appropriately for teaching & learning, bearing safety in mind
5b setting up and managing whole class and/or group and individual activities as appropriate
5c selecting appropriate teaching techniques in relation to the content of the lesson
5d managing the learning process in such a way that lesson aims are achieved
5e making use of materials, resources and technical aids in such a way that they enhance learning
5f using appropriate means to make instructions for tasks and activities clear to learners
5g using a range of questions effectively for the purpose of elicitation & checking understanding
5h providing learners with appropriate feedback on tasks and activities
5i maintaining an appropriate learning pace in relation to materials, tasks and activities
5j monitoring learners appropriately in relation to the task or activity
5k beginning & finishing lessons on time, and, if necessary, making any relevant regulations pertaining to the
teaching institution clear to learners
5l maintaining accurate and up-to-date records in their portfolio
5m developing ability to assess own teaching and responding to learners, peers and tutor guidance
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Lesson Plan | Assessment Criteria

5n participating in and responding to feedback

KEY:
S+ = Above standard for this stage of the course
S = To standard for this stage of the course
S* = Weak for this stage of the course. (Officially the criteria for lesson was still to standard; however, improvement will be required for it to remain so)
N = Not to standard for this stage of the course
X = Not applicable to this lesson
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Lesson Plan
Lesson Aims
Main aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to…

Sub aim: They will also…

The Learners
Group profile: What do you know about the group you’re going to be teaching? Consider the demographics, learning preferences, learning
backgrounds etc

Assumptions: What do you expect the students will already know about the language/content of your lesson?
 Assumptions about knowledge of and interest in lesson topic / context
 Assumptions about familiarity with target language / skill
 Other assumptions (if relevant)

Anticipation: Problems:
Include at least 3, specific to the stages and activities in this Solutions:
lesson 1.
1. 2.
2. 3.
3.
Your Development
Personal aims: Aims: Approaches:
What action points from previous lesson(s) are you working on? What is your strategy to improve in each of these areas?
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
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Lesson Plan | Procedure

Timing Interaction Stage Name Stage Aim Procedure Tutor’s Comments
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Lesson Plan | Materials

Materials
What materials do you plan to use? This may be several pages. You can copy and paste from the H/O word document. Remember to source all H/Os.
 Coursebook and other published materials: full reference, including title, author, year, publisher and page #
 Adaptations of coursebook or other published materials: Adapted from plus full reference as above
 Teacher-created materials: Write Teacher’s own
 Images from the Internet: from Google Images (no need for full reference or URL)
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Lesson Plan | Vocabulary Analysis

Item Meaning Conveying Meaning Checking Meaning Pronunciation Part of Anticipated Problems &
The word or phrase The definition Realia, definition, mime etc. CCQs etc. Phonemic transcription, stress etc. Speech Solutions
N, V, Adj etc Any problems with MPF etc?
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Lesson Plan | Grammar/Functions Analysis

Target Language Context
e.g. Present perfect simple e.g. ‘Life experiences’ or ‘animals’

Language Analysis
Meaning | What does the target language mean… in this context? See past the literal.

Checking meaning | How will you check meaning? CCQ, clines, Timelines etc.?

Form | Show the form of the structure.

Pronunciation | Use the phonemic script and show stress, connected speech etc.

Anticipated Problems of… Solutions

Meaning:

Form:

Pronunciation: