Lesson Plan

Name/Surname: Emre Mert Bıyık (B180618058) & Melik Beysülen (B180618024) &
Beykan Malkoç (B190618046)

Institution/Context of Language Teaching: A private institution/high school. An English

lesson that aims to improve the reading skills of the EFL A2 learners.

Material Used: The reading text: ‘Living in space’, PPT slide

Lesson Focus: Language-focused (Grammar) reading skill

Lesson Topic: Life in space, an astronaut’s day

Lesson Time: 30 minutes

Learners’ Previous Knowledge:

● SS are able to comprehend sentences that include simple past tense structures.

● SS are familiar with how to skim and scan a text.

● SS are already familiar with the present simple tense from their previous knowledge.

● SS are familiar with the wrap-up activity ‘’say a word!’’

Learner Profile (Age, Proficiency Level, Number of students): Young adults (16-17 years

old), Pre-Intermediate A2, 10 students

According to CEFR, A2 level learners:

● Can understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which

consist of high frequency everyday or job-related language

● Can understand short, simple texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary,

including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.

 ● Can understand basic types of standard routine letters and faxes (enquiries, orders,

letters of confirmation etc.) on familiar topics

● Can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as

advertisements, prospectuses, menus, reference lists and timetables.

● Can locate specific information in lists and isolate the information required (e.g. use

the "Yellow Pages" to find a service or tradesman).

● Can understand everyday signs and notices: in public places, such as streets,

restaurants, railway stations; in workplaces, such as directions, instructions, hazard

warnings.

● Can identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters such

as letters, brochures and short newspaper articles describing events.

● Can understand regulations, for example safety, when expressed in simple language.

● Can understand simple instructions on equipment encountered in everyday life - such

as a public telephone.

Anticipated problems & Remedies during teaching:

Problem 1: In the beginning of pre–reading session ss may not understand the word

‘’gravity’’.

Remedy 1: According to expressions or feedback of students, T detects unknown word and

teaches the meaning by giving an example ‘’Take something in your hand and drop it’’ by

demonstrating the actions and T says ‘’The objects do not fall down in space because there is

less gravity in space.’’

Problem 2: In the lead-in part T may not get the answer ‘’Astronaut’’ from anyone.
Remedy 2: T gives an example of what comes to his mind about space by saying

‘’Astronaut’’.

The goal of the lesson: The goal of this lesson is to improve students’ reading skills and

teach how to detect present simple tense in a text.

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students will be able to;

● detect the present simple tense structure in a reading text.

● differentiate simple present tense from other tenses.

● talk about the daily routine of an occupation.

Step Time Tasks (Teacher) Interaction Purpose

Pattern

Lead- 2 T starts the online class and greets The purpose of the
in mins the ss. T asks ‘’How are you T - Ss lead-in session is
today?’’. After the answers that ss to increase the
provide T says ‘’I am great today. I Ss - T attention of
watched a movie yesterday, ‘Star students in order
Wars’. Do you know this movie?’’ T to get them
shows a picture about the movie on engaged in the
PPT. Ss answers the question and T class.
asks whether they like the movie or
not. T asks ‘’What comes to your
mind when you think of space?’’ and
ss provide some answers. T expects
an answer as ‘’Astronauts’’ and T
asks ‘’Would you like to become an
astronaut in the future?’’ After the
engaging questions and chit-chat, T
moves onto the next stage.
Step Time Tasks (Teacher) Interaction Purpose
Pattern

Pre- 6 T says ‘’You know that there is a small The purposes

Reading mins amount of gravity in space compared to T - Ss of the pre-
the earth. So, where do you think reading
astronauts stay in space?’’ T shows an Ss - T session are to
astronaut picture in the slide and T prepare the ss
demonstrates the possible unknown to read the
terms to the ss to make it clear. After ss related text,
provide some answers, T talks about the increase their
question according to the answers of the motivation to
students and later on T asks another read and teach
question ‘’How do astronauts drink the unknown
water in space?’’ ‘’Can they drink water words that
easily?’’ After receiving some answers students will
from students T says ‘’Let’s see how an encounter
astronaut drinks water in space’’ and T while reading
shows a very short gif-like video on PPT the text.
to students of how to drink water in
space where the gravity is less than the
earth. In addition to this, T shows a
picture of the ISS and asks students what
they think it can be. After the answers T
makes comments onto the answers and
says ‘’We will find out what these are in
a reading text about space’’. T gets
students' attention in order to move onto
reading the text about space and ISS. T
adds ‘’But, before reading the text I want
you to look at these sentences. Look at
the boldfaced words and try to find the
meaning of them and match the
meanings with the words.’’ T moves
onto the next stage.
Step Time Tasks (Teacher) Interaction Purpose
Pattern

While 16 T makes ss have an insight of the The purposes of the

mins reading text that they are going to T - Ss while-reading session
Readin read by saying ‘’As I said we are are to make ss
g going to read a text about ISS and Ss - T understand the gist of
space, we will see what is life like the text that they are
in the space.’’ T shows the reading reading, enable ss to
text in the PPT slides. T asks study present simple
‘’Look at the pictures in the text, tense and raise ss’
what are they? and also read the awareness on
titles of the reading text very detecting present
quickly. What do you think the simple tense in a text.
purpose of a space station is? What
do you think astronauts do in their
life in a space station?’’ After the
answers that students give, T
comments on the answers and
moves on by saying ‘’Now, we can
read the text. You have 6 minutes.’’

When the time is up T checks

whether all of the students are done
with reading or not. T moves on the
PPT slides and introduces the
details activity which is a
True/False activity. T says
‘’Complete the True/False activity
according to the text, please.’’ T
adds ‘’You have 5 mins’’. After the
students are done with the activity,
T checks the answers with the
students. Later on T shows some
sentences to the students from the
text that some are modified. T asks
students to detect the differences in
the sentences. Later, T introduces
the simple present tense sentences
that are included in the text.
 Step Tim Tasks (Teacher) Interaction Purpose
e Pattern

Post- T says ‘’Now, I want you to work in pairs To make

reading 6 to write a day of different occupations just T - Ss students practice
mins like an astronaut’s day in the text.’’ T the simple
Ss - Ss present tense
assigns 5 occupations. The occupations
and wrap-up the
are teacher, lawyer, doctor, fireman and covered topics
hair-dresser. Pairs are expected to write 4 by making
sentences by using the simple present students think
tense. Pairs are also expected to include critically by
‘’What is your job?’’, ‘’Where do you creating a
work?’’, ‘’How long do you work a discussion
environment.
day?’’, ‘’What are your responsibilities as
a teacher, doctor, president, hair-
dresser?’’ T says ‘’Write 5 sentences
about the job using present simple tense
please. Work with your pairs.’’ T
randomly makes pairs of students and
randomly assigns the occupations. After
checking the sentences that the ss provide,
T wants students to say a word from the
text that they covered today. T encourages
the students by saying a word at first
‘’space’’. Later on, T ends the class.

Homework

Contingency Plan ( In case there is no time left):

In case there is no time left T makes a discussion session of what we learned today and

postpones the post activity for the next class.

Contingency Plan ( In case you finish early):

T provides a short video about space and astronauts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyFYgeE32f0

APPENDICES