Tuesday Lesson Plan
I.
Aim of Tuesday Lesson
a) Learn to use English to file a report at the police station
b) Learn relevant vocabulary and phrases
c) Learn the culture at American police stations
II.
Teaching Aids
-­‐ Overhead Projector
-­‐ Headsets/Earphones
III.
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Lab Classroom
Homework worksheets
Inductive Activity
a) Review of Monday Class: Students in pairs role play the scenario they created after
Monday class. Teacher gives oral feedback.
b) Follow-up Discussion: What do you predict will happen next to the girl student in
the video?
c) Audio: At the police station
IV.
Reinforcement Activity
a) Story Retelling: Students briefly summarize what the victim did at the police station
based on the audio.
b) Key Points: What are the major components of making a statement at the police
station?
V.
Culminating Activity
a) Listen Again: With headsets on, students listen to the audio for the second time,
and compare their attempt at retelling the story to the actual audio as they do this. Jot
down the questions asked by the police officer to get prepared for a diagram
construction exercise later.
b) Vocabulary & phrase learning: Glossed transcript of the audio is available with
just a click.
VI.
1.
Exercises to Assess Student Learning
Diagram Construction: Please complete the diagram below to show the
procedures of filing a police report.
1. Describe the suspect Where did the assault take place? 2. Identify the suspect What did the assailant do to you? 3. Describe the incident Were there any witnesses? 2.
Multiple Choice Quiz: About filing a police report
Select the best answer to each question.
1). Which of the following was not mentioned by the police officer when he explained
how to describe someone?
A. height
B. weight
C. clothing
D. smell
2). Which of the following is the correct description of the attacker?
A. thin
B. long hair
C. green face D. no mustache
3). What did the police officer mean when he said “the assailant”?
A. the witness
B. the passer-by
C. the attacker
D. George
4). Which of the following statements is true based on the audio?
A. The suspect pursued the victim after the attack.
B. The perpetrator is no longer on the loose after the police sweep
of the crime scene.
C.
D.
3.
The attacker would be sent to prison if found guilty.
The student couldn’t identify the suspect from the photos.
Cloze: About Key Glossary
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases you have learned from the
audio.
The police took Mandy to the police station to _______ a police report, which means
that she would make a ______________. At the police station, Mandy was asked a
series of questions about how the __________ happened. First, she had to describe the
appearance of the __________, including his height, weight and clothing. Based on
Mandy’s description, the zombie wore a beard and a mustache. Then, the police officer
presented some photos to Mandy and had her ___________ the zombie. Following
that, Mandy was asked to explain what happened in detail, including where the
___________ took place, what the __________ did exactly, whether the zombie
___________ her and if there were any _____________. Finally, the police said that
they would search the _________ __________ and try to find the _______________
that was on the __________. If the zombie is found __________, according to the
police, he would be put in __________ for a while.
Glossary for the cloze: file, statement, incident, suspect, suspect, identify, assault,
assailant, pursued, witnesses, crime scene, perpetrator, loose, guilty, prison
VII.
Conclude the Lesson
a) Preview the next lesson
--- Discuss what you think will happen next to the attacked student.
b) Homework
--- With the same partner from the previous class, write a scenario that continues
from the one you did after the Monday class. Create a dialogue at the police station
between a police officer and a victim. The victim needs to make a statement. Be
ready to role-play your scenario on Thursday.
VIII.
Tuesday Class Schedule
Activity
Tentative Time Allotted
Inductive Activity
15
Reinforcement Activity
15
Culminating Activity
15
Exercise to Assess Student Learning
30
Conclude the Lesson
5
Total
80
NOTE: Depending on how the actual class goes, the time limit for each exercise can be flexible: not all items on
all exercise worksheets will be explained if the class runs out of time. In that case, the plan is to provide
self-motivated students with a source of practice outside of class.