ONE TO ONE ASSIGNMENT – Stephen Bayley
Student level
Course location
Intermediate
The room where the
class will be taught.
Topic
Progress expectation
Subject
Preparing to move to Canada/United States
Alex wants to improve his spoken English and work on his listening skills.
Studying the English language for the purpose of moving to the United
States or Canada.
We will be working on topics that will prepare Alex for everyday life living in
the United States or Canada. Alex wants to be able to move to one of these
countries and find a job that will allow him to pay his bills while also giving
him time to work on his true passion, music. He hopes to eventually find a
career in the music business. His English for music is already quite good
though so it will not be a main focus. Therefore, Alex is interested in topics
that will help him when he first arrives in the United States or Canada, such
as looking for accommodation, restaurants, and interviewing for jobs. He is
also interested in learning more about casual English for going out to bars
and clubs and meeting people. He also cares about learning sports related
English, as he is a big fan of soccer and boxing, and is interested in
basketball as well.
Aim
Objective
Material & equipment
Course lessons
Course duration
10
10 hours – 10 lessons at
1 hour
Alex has previously studied English outside of high school, he even lived in
London for three months when he was 17. However, he has not studied it
for over 3 years now and wants to start quite basic as a refresher before
moving into the tougher grammar points. He wants at least one class
devoted to interviewing for jobs and he also wants to work on cover
letters/resumes.
Other than the cover letter/resume writing, Alex is more focused on
listening and speaking, he feels more confident with his reading than
anything else.
We will focus on formal English for work purposes and informal English for
everyday life living in North America.
Lesson 1: Searching for apartments
Searching for and applying for apartments
Review of future simple/progressive,
Lesson 2: Going out to bars/clubs
Ordering drinks formally and informally/introducing yourself to new people
Modal verbs/formal and informal requests
Lesson 3: Making plans/dates
Making plans with new people, making promises, things to do, places to go
Modal verbs/future simple and progressive/prepositions
Lesson 4: Past Actions/What I did last weekend
Previous tasks, places he visited
Prepositions/review of past simple, progressive, perfect
Lesson 5: Review of lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4
Lesson 6: Watching sports
Watching sports with friends, describing/analyzing sports
Interjections/descriptive adjectives
Lesson 7: Applying for Jobs
Writing cover letters and resumes
Descriptive adjectives/adverbs
Lesson 8: Interviewing for a job
Formally interviewing for a job
Formal language/descriptive adjectives
Lesson 9: Interacting with coworkers
Formal and informal interaction with coworkers
Polite and impolite requests/formal chatting
Lesson 10: Review of lessons 6, 7, 8, and 9
Telephone, flashcards with pictures, lesson specific worksheets, lesson
Learning assessment
specific videos (laptop), CD player, menu, apartment advertisements, job
postings
The assessment of his learning will be based on how responds to the
activities and worksheets done throughout the lessons. Grammar will be
assessed through his reading and writing. Pronunciation will be assessed
through the speaking exercises and listening comprehension will be
assessed through the listening exercises. The homework activities will test
his comprehension of each lesson plan and if further work is needed on
any of the subjects the lesson in which the homework is reviewed will be
used to ensure he understands the material. New material will not be
introduced until it is clear he understands the previous material.
Lessons 5 and 10 will be used to assess whether he is retaining the
information from previous lessons. Alex is most concerned with his
speaking so I will assess throughout the 10 lessons and provide feedback
throughout. His ability to use the information learned in real life situations
will be the true determination of what he has learned in the 10 lessons
though.
Course structure and content
Lesson 1: Searching for/applying for apartments
Phase Duration
1
5
Topic
Warmer
2
10
Vocabulary
introduction
3
5
Vocabulary
exercise
4
10
Grammar
5
10
Reading
comprehension
6
10
Writing exercise
7
5
Homework
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Present
vocabulary
associated with
apartments/furnit
ure
Instruct Alex to
match vocabulary
with pictures
Present future
simple and future
progressive in
terms of applying
for apartments
Student activity
Engage in light
conversation
Alex will read out
vocabulary,
attempt to tell
teacher what
each is
Match vocabulary
to pictures
Resources
Answer questions
using the future
simple and future
progressive
Provide Alex with
an advertisement
for an available
apartment and
help him with
unknown
vocabulary
Instruct Alex to
respond to
previous
advertisement,
provide
assistance if
necessary
Instruct Alex to
write an
advertisement for
his fantasy
apartment and
Read
advertisement
provided by
teacher
Worksheet 1 –
Questions
regarding
available
apartments
“When will it be
available?”
“How long will
you be living
there for?”
Advertisement for
available
apartment
Respond to
advertisement
Write an
advertisement for
his fantasy
apartment and his
response to the
Flash cards if
Alex does not
know certain
vocabulary
Flash cards
Advertisement
8
5
Wind down
then a response
to the
advertisement
Engage in light
conversation
about his fantasy
apartment,
answer any
questions he has
advertisement
Give a general
idea of his
fantasy
apartment, ask
any questions
regarding the
homework
Lesson 2: Going out to bars/clubs
Phase Duration
1
5
Topic
Warmer
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Homework review Instruct Alex to
read his
advertisement
and response out
loud, correct
mistakes
Vocabulary
Brainstorm on
vocabulary and
modal verbs used
in bars
2
10
3
10
4
10
Role Play
5
10
Vocabulary
6
10
Role Play
5
5
Homework
Student activity Resources
Engage in light
conversation
Read
Homework
advertisement
and response out
loud, make
corrections
Alex will
brainstorm
vocabulary and
modal verbs used
in bars
Act as barman,
Order drinks/food Menu of food and
instruct Alex to
formally and
drinks
order drinks/food informally
formally and
informally
Brainstorm pick- Brainstorm pickup
up lines and
lines/approaches approaches
Act as male bar Approach teacher
patron he wants as both a male
to talk to/female patron/as a
patron for pick-up female patron to
lines
practice pick-up
lines
Instruct the
Prepare a formal
student to write a interaction with a
formal interaction barman, an
with a barman, an informal
informal
interaction with a
interaction with a female patron
female patron
Lesson 3: Making plans/dates
Phase Duration
1
10
2
5
Topic
Warmer will act
as homework
review
Review of modal
verbs
Teacher activity
Role play his
homework
assignment
Instruct Alex to
brainstorm the
modal verbs we
Student activity Resources
Role play his
Homework
homework
assignment
Brainstorm modal
verbs, make up
basic questions in
3
5
Vocabulary
4
10
Written Activity
5
10
Speaking
exercise
6
5
Prepositions
7
5
Preposition
worksheet
8
5
Review
Worksheet
9
5
Homework
reviewed last
class, ask basic
questions using
future simple and
progressive
Brainstorm
vocabulary used
for making
plans/dates
Instruct Alex to
write questions
and answers
regarding making
plans using
modal verbs and
future
simple/progressiv
e
Instruct Alex to
read out his
questions and
answers, mark
down any
mistakes he
made to correct
after
Review of
prepositions, how
they relate to
making plans
Instruct Alex to fill
in the blanks
using
prepositions
Instruct Alex to
read out his
answers, make
necessary
corrections
Instruct Alex to
write down his
plans for the
weekend,
including using
prepositions to
mark specific
locations
the future simple
and progressive
using them
Brainstorm
vocabulary used
for making
plans/dates
Write questions
and answers
regarding making
plans using
modal verbs and
future
simple/progressiv
e
Read out
questions and
answers, make
any corrections
necessary
Brainstorm known
prepositions, how
they relate to
making plans
Complete the
Worksheet 1 –
preposition
Consists of
worksheet
pictures of
objects in relation
to each other,
Alex must use
correct
preposition
Read out
Worksheet 1
answers, make
any necessary
corrections
Alex has to write
down his plans
for the weekend,
using
prepositions to
mark specific
locations
Lesson 4: Past Actions/music
Phase Duration
1
5
Topic
Warmer
2
5
Homework
Review
3
15
Review Past
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Instruct Alex to
read out his plans
for the weekend
Review the
Student activity Resources
Engage in light
conversation
Read out plans
Homework
for the weekend
Ask and answer
Worksheet 1 –
tenses
4
5
Vocabulary
5
10
Reading
comprehension
6
5
Written task
7
10
8
5
different past
tenses (simple,
progressive,
perfect) by talking
about places
been, activities
done
Brainstorm
vocabulary
relating to music
Instruct Alex to
read article about
history of music in
North America
out loud
Instruct Alex to
answer questions
regarding the text
he just read
questions using
the past tenses
“Where have you
been?”
“What did you do
yesterday?”
“What were you
doing last night at
8PM?”
Brainstorm
vocabulary
relating to music
Read article
Article about
about history of
history of music in
music in North
North America
America out loud
Answer questions Worksheet 2 –
regarding the text Questions using
just read
past tenses.
Simple questions
and in depth
questions
Listening exercise Play different
Listen to songs, CD player
songs, ask him
answer questions
which genres, ask regarding them
him which he
likes
Homework
Instruct Alex to
Use materials
Materials from
study for review from lessons 1, 2, lessons 1, 2, 3,
class
3, and 4 to study and 4
for review class
Lesson 5: Review of lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4
Phase Duration
1
5
Topic
Warmer
2
Listening Test
15
3
15
Written Test
4
15
Oral Test
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Instruct Alex to
listen to a tape of
a conversation at
a bar, fill in the
blanks, determine
whether it is
formal or
informal, and
state whether or
not it should have
been formal or
informal
Student activity
Engage in light
conversation
Listen to tape, fill
in the blanks on
the worksheet,
point out which
conversations
were formal or
informal and
whether they
should have been
informal or formal
based on
settings/atmosph
ere/person
Instruct Alex to
Read and
respond to two
respond to two
different
different
advertisements
advertisements
for apartments
based on what
the
advertisements
say
Participate in a
Ask and answer
conversation with questions about
Alex about
future plans with
making future
the teacher. Use
Resources
Worksheet 1 –
Fill in the blanks
worksheet
CD player with
different bar
conversations
Two different
advertisements
for apartments
Telephone to
approximate the
conversation
5
10
Review Tests
plans. Make sure
he knows to use
prepositions
Review tests with
Alex. Provide
feedback on what
he is doing well
and what he is
struggling with
prepositions to
plan meeting
places
Use review to
Test results
determine what
he will need to
focus on more.
Take constructive
criticism
Lesson 6: Watching sports
Lesso
Duration
n
1
5
Topic
Teacher activity Student activity Resources
Warmer
Engage in light
conversation
Brainstorm
vocabulary
associated with
boxing and
soccer
2
10
Vocabulary
brainstorm
3
10
Boxing Match
4
5
5
15
6
5
7
5
8
5
Play a video of a
former boxing
match
Sports Worksheet Instruct Alex to
answer questions
regarding boxing
match
Descriptive
Adjectives
I will explain the
proper ways to
use descriptive
adjectives and
degrees of
comparison. I will
use soccer
players for
comparisons
Review of
Brainstorm
interjections
interjections
Sports highlights Instruct Alex to
video
watch the soccer
highlights video,
point out every
interjection by the
announcers
Homework
Instruct Alex to
write a
description of a
soccer player and
a boxer
Engage in light
conversation
Brainstorm
vocabulary
associated with
boxing and
soccer
Flashcards with
images of soccer
players and
boxers,
equipment
associated with
the sports
Watch video of a Video of former
former boxing
boxing match
match
Answer questions Worksheet 1 –
regarding boxing Consists of a
match
basic format for
answering
questions
regarding the
boxing match
Ask and answer Worksheet 2 –
questions using Comparing two
descriptive
different players,
adjectives and
describing a
degrees of
boxer
comparisons
Brainstorm
interjections
Watch soccer
highlights video
and point out all
the interjections
Soccer highlights
video
Write a
description of a
soccer player and
a boxer
Lesson 7: Applying for Jobs
Phase Duration
1
5
Topic
Warmer
Teacher activity Student activity Resources
Engage in light
Engage in light
2
5
3
10
4
10
5
10
6
10
7
10
conversation
Homework review Instruct Alex to
read me his
comparisons and
description
Descriptive
Explain the
writing
different types of
sentences,
dependent and
independent
clauses
conversation
Read me his
Homework
comparisons and
description
Writing/Oral
exercise
Write a short,
descriptive story
and read it aloud
Instruct Alex to
write and then
read aloud a story
describing
something of his
choosing
Resume
Brainstorm
vocabulary/descri different
ptive adjectives
vocabulary
necessary for
resume and cover
letter writing,
descriptive
adjectives
Resume/Cover
letter writing
Formal
Explain the
Writing/Homewor difference
k
between formal
writing and
informal writing
Identify different
sentence types,
dependent and
independent
clauses
Write down
qualities an
employer looks
for when hiring
Worksheet 1 –
Consists of
different types of
sentences Alex
needs to identify
as well as identify
dependent and
independent
clauses
Worksheet 2 –
“Qualities an
employer looks
for when hiring”
Write a letter to a Worksheet 3 –
friend and a letter Write a short,
to a boss
informal letter to a
friend and a cover
letter for a job
Lesson 8: Interviewing for a job
Phase Duration
1
5
2
5
3
10
4
15
5
10
Topic
Warmer
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Homework review Instruct Alex to
read out his
informal letter and
his cover letter,
make note of
mistakes to
correct
Formal interview Explain formal
language and
interview process,
etiquette
proper etiquette,
and interview
questions
Student activity Resources
Engage in light
conversation
Read out informal Homework
letter, cover letter,
make necessary
corrections
Write questions
he would expect
to hear in an
interview and
needs help
answering
Interview role
Ask Alex basic
Answer interview “What are your
play
interview
questions
strengths?”
questions
“What are your
weaknesses?”
Review interview Go over
Think about how
answers
questions and
he could have
answers from the answered
6
10
7
5
interview, provide better/more
insight
appropriately/for
mally
Interview role
Ask Alex more
Answer interview
play
complicated
questions
interview
questions having
discussed
previous interview
mistakes
Review interview Go over
Compare
answers
questions and
responses and
answers from the feedback to
interview, provide previous interview
insight
“What do you
want to do in the
future?”
“Where do you
see yourself
going with this
company?”
Lesson 9: Interacting with coworkers
Phase Duration
1
5
2
10
3
15
4
15
5
10
6
5
Topic
Warmer
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Role play
interview with
Alex for review
Discuss when it is
appropriate to
use informal and
formal English in
the workplace
Student activity
Engage in light
conversation
Review of
Role play
interview
interview for
review
Discuss
Identify on
workplace
worksheet which
etiquette
situation is
appropriate for
informal or formal
English
Role Play
Role play
Role play
different
different
situations in a
situations in the
work environment work
ie. Meetings,
environment,
water cooler talk, determine which
conference calls situation is formal
or informal
Videos what to do Show clips from Explain why each
and what not to
different
different clip is
do
movies/TV shows appropriate or
with appropriate inappropriate
and inappropriate
workplace
interactions so he
can see how bad
it can be
Homework
Instruct Alex to
Use materials
study for
from lessons 6, 7,
upcoming review 8, and 9 to study
lesson
for the review
class
Resources
Worksheet 1 –
Pictures of
workplace
settings, label
informal or formal
Telephone for
conference call
role play
Video clips from
movies/TV shows
Materials from
classes 6, 7, 8,
and 9
Lesson 10: Review of lessons 6, 7, 8, and 9
Phase Duration
1
5
Topic
Warmer
2
Listening Test
15
Teacher activity
Engage in light
conversation
Show video of
boxing and
soccer matches,
Student activity
Engage in light
conversation
Use descriptive
adjectives to
describe what is
Resources
Videos of soccer
and boxing
matches
3
15
Written Test
4
15
Oral Test
5
10
Tests review
instruct Alex to
use descriptive
adjectives to
describe
players/boxers
and what is
happening in the
videos. Also, note
all the announcer
interjections. Will
show videos
more than once if
needed
Instruct Alex to
write a resume
and cover letter
for applying to a
job
Act as interviewer
for a job, ask Alex
questions
Review tests with
Alex. Provide
feedback on what
he is doing well
and what he is
struggling with
happening in the
video. Record
each interjection
used by the
announcers
Use descriptive
adjectives and
formal writing to
write a resume
and a cover letter
for a job
Answer questions
as if in a formal
job interview
Use review to
determine what
he will need to
focus on more.
Take constructive
criticism
Worksheet 1 –
Posting for an
available job
Test results
Student details
Name
Alejandro “Alex”
Manrique
Age Level
20 Intermediate
Notes
Alex is a basic to mid intermediate student. His writing
and reading are his strong points while he needs most
work on listening and speaking. His expectations for the
10 lessons is that afterwards he will be able to have
informal conversations in English and also be able to
interview for jobs. He also expects to be able to write
proper cover letters and resumes. Alex wants to move to
an English speaking nation, preferably Canada or the
United States, and start working there, which is why he
is interested in studying English further. Alex has good
sense of the English language but he is not comfortable
with his speaking and even in his writing he reverts to
translating things word for word. He is also interested in
music and movies and is interested in the vocabulary
surrounding those topics.