English

lesson
format
What will my English lessons look
like?
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you examples of how
they look in a real English
lesson.
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Key terms
used in
English
lessons
In your lessons, you will see
the following words:
● Learning objectives
● Keywords
● Starter activity
● Main activity
● Interdisciplinary links
● Islamic links and Qatari links
● Global perspectives links
● Plenary activity
● Homework

We will now explain each of these words to you, so that when

you see them in your lessons, you will be able to understand
their meanings.
 What is a learning
•
objective(LO)?
A learning objective is statement(sentence) which clearly tells you what you
should be achieving at the end of every lesson. You will see them in ALL your
lessons.

• Most lessons will have a maximum of TWO learning objectives. please make sure
that you write them down at the start of each lesson after you have written the
date.

• Learning objectives are not meant to simply be written down and forgotten about.
They are very important in showing you where the lesson is going to take you,
and what you should be achieving at the end. Therefore, at the start of each lesson,
your teacher will explain these objectives to you after you have written them
down.
 Examples of
learning
objectives from
other lessons
What are keywords?
Keywords are words that serve as a “key” in order for us to
gain a full understanding of a concept that we are learning
about in class.

You will come across important keywords in all of your

subjects, and getting to know their pronunciations, spellings
will make it much easier for you to understand what you are
learning.

Each topic that we study in English has a different set of

keywords, and you will see them in almost all your lessons.
 An example of
keywords given in
an English lesson
What is a Starter Activity?
A starter activity is a "warm up" exercise that helps engage
you in the lesson that you are being taught for the day.

Starter activities can give you an idea about what the lesson
will be about, or it can be a literacy exercise for you to
practice your spelling/grammar.

Starter activities can also be a quick recap from what you

learnt in the lesson before.
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What is a main activity?
The main activity in the lesson will show you how well you
are understanding the lesson.

Most main activities will be completed as a class with the help

of your teacher if you need it.

The questions will be colour-coded in order of difficulty so

that you can see how well you are able to answer different
question types.

The answers for these activities will be found on the

PowerPoint slide during the lesson.
Example of a main activity
EASY

MEDIUM

CHALLENGING
 What is the Global
perspective?
● Cambridge Global Perspectives is a framework
that helps lower secondary learners to
develop transferable skills such as critical
thinking and problem solving. It offers valuable
opportunities to reinforce links with and skills learnt in
other subjects across the Cambridge Lower
Secondary programme.
● The emphasis is on developing learners’ ability
to think critically about a range of global issues
where there is always more than one point of view.
 Doing research before/after a lesson

Applying and using the P.E.E/P.E.E.L method

Giving an opinion about complex situations

Reflecting on how to improve behaviour/learning

Peer work/group work during lessons

Being confident to voice opinions during lesson

time
What is a plenary activity?
The plenary activity is done at the end, and shows how well
you have understood the lesson. You will complete these
activities on your own.

Your teacher will provide the anwers for you on the

PowerPoint notes so that you can check it for yourself, or they
may ask you to submit it to them.

The questions in the plenary activity are also colour-coded in

order of difficulty.
Examples of
plenary
activities
 What are Islamic and Qatari
● links
Speaks about promoting an all-inclusive
education that reflects principles and teachings of
Islam. We will be linking some of our lesson with
Islamic teachings.
• Depending on your lesson, you can refer to places,
food, history, culture of Qatar.
Homework
Your teacher will give you homework a few times during the
week to further extend your understanding of the lessons.

Homework can sometimes be extra activities, projects, or

doing research for the next lesson.

You will be given enough time to complete all homework

tasks. Please make sure that you complete all homework
regularly and to the best of your ability!
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P r ac t i ce
Activity
Answer the questions on the
next slide
 1. What should 2. In your own
you write in your words, explain
book after you what you
have written the understand by
date? "keywords"
5. Which
skills can be
developed by
having a
Global
perspective? 4. Which activity
3. Name TWO will be
types of completed as a
tasks that you class with the
can be asked to help of your
do for the starter teacher?
activity
 2. Main words
1. Learning needed in
order to
objective understand
the lesson

5. Critical
thinking and
problem
solving skills

3.Recap from 4. Main

previous
lesson/literacy activity
exercise