CELTA Lesson Plan
Teacher Tutor Lesson Focus Level Date Mins
Zineb Nigel Speaking Upper Inter 1st August 40
Reference & Materials- students book, pictures, etc.
Straightforward upper intermediate, p38
Lesson Aims
Skills aim(s): By the end of the lesson ss will Linguistic aim(s). By the end of the lesson ss will
Have shared their personal experiences Guess the meaning of different linguistic items
Have talked about different people’s chacaters Use adjectives correctly in the context
Lesson fit- how does my lesson relate to the other Ts’? [topic / skills / lexis etc.]
The speaking activity is related to human characters and personalities
Anticipated Problems & Solutions- task setting, groupings etc. (NOT language problems)
Points I want to work on How I will work on these areas
Reduce T-talk Engage ss in pair work and open class discussions
Keep the board organized and eligible Use pictures and stick them on the w/b
Ensure time for target language practice Prolong s-s interaction and class discussion
Language Analysis
Meaning, Form & Pron Possible learner probs with M,F,P Solutions- include timelines,
concept Qs etc.
1. Assertive : /əˈsɜːtɪv/
Being able to directly say what you do or want
2. Confident: /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
Being certain of your abilities Ss may have difficulties in Use of pictures on the w/b to
understanding the meaning convey clearer meanings
3. Self-assured: /sɛlf-əˈʃʊəd/
Having confidence in yourself Ss might mispronounce the Model the pronunciation ask
lexical items them ss to drill if needed
4. Reserved: /rɪˈzɜːvd/
A quite person who doesn’t talk much
5. Timid : /ˈtɪmɪd/
Nervous, without much confidence and easily frightened
6. Shy : /ʃaɪ/
Uncomfortable with other people
7. Bossy : /ˈbɒsi/
A person who is always telling people what to do
8. Aggressive : /əˈgrɛsɪv/
Behaving in an angry and violent way towards another
person
9. Donineering : /ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
Controling other people without thinking about their
feelings
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Procedure
Stage Time Focus Procedure Aim
5 min o/c T introduces pictures of famous people and ask ss to Warm ss up
Lead in describe them Set the context
Activate the schemata of ss
Pre-teach 5 min Ind W T distributes the set of adjectives to students and ask Help ss guess the meaning
vocabulary them to take some time to match them with the of adjectives
pictures on the board
s-s Ss share and compare with their partners Teaching new blocking
vocabulary
Engage ss to match the adjectives with the pictures
o/c on board with the aim of gathering words which have Drilling the pronunciation if
approximately the same meaning needed
Feedback T check the answers with the whole class
Production 10 min s-s T asks ss to think of people (friends or celebrities) Let ss practice the taught
stage 1 which may fit In each category. And explain why they vocabulary
think so
Controlled Enhance ss speaking
practice o/c Ss share their ideas with the whole class abilities
Ind W Ss talk about the expected reactions of people in Share ideas with partners
certain situations and whole class
s-s Ss share their ideas with their partners
o/c And then with the group
Production 10 min o/c T ask students to describe themselves according to Let ss talk about their
stage 2 the previous categories personal experiences
s-s Ss share their behaviour in pre-mentioned situations Strengthen more speaking
abilities
o/c Ss share their ideas with the class
Freer 10 min o/c Ss discuss some questions related to human Let ss enhance in-depth
activity characters discussion
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