Lesson plan focus: Grammar: Past Continuous

Level and age of learners: Adult learners, Pre-intermediate

Self-appraisal criteria Yes/ No Comments

Is the aim of the lesson Yes Two aims are clearly stated the topic of the lesson plan
clear?

Are the activities Yes The activities allow the ss to practice the past continuous in both
appropriate for the aim? written and spoken forms

Is there a variety of Yes The lesson includes interaction between T-S and S-s as well as
interaction patterns? whole class feedback/ interaction

Does the plan follow a Yes The plan has the 5 stages of a PPP lesson clearly marked
clear structure? (PPP,
TBL etc.)

Is all the necessary Yes The plan includes all of these elements in the plan including an
information included in overall timing.
the lesson plan
- age, level, aim, timings,
interactions

Are the timings Could be The practice stage timing might need to be reviewed- 20 minutes
appropriate for the improved could be too long for this activity.
stages?
Solution: include partner feedback as well as class feedback

Strengths of the lesson plan:

-The plan follows a clear structure. It provides guides, written practice followed by freer speaking practice
which gives learners an easy-to-follow structure to learn the past continuous.

-The production activity involves both speaking and writing and involves whole class interaction which
provides variety for the learners and also, some movement in the classroom.

Points to improve:

-The lesson plan has been written assuming that the learners have never come across the grammar of
Past Continuous before. If some learners are already familiar, some elements could be too easy for them.
The teacher could provide opportunities to elicit the grammar if the learners have already seen it.

-Ss are learning both the affirmative and interrogative form in the lesson- this might be difficult for them. It
might be easier for them to simply learn “What were you doing…” without going into too much detail for
the interrogative form. The teacher should be prepared for questions about the negative form of the past
continuous.