LESSON PLAN 1 – SUSANA CÁRDENAS
Class level
Classroom
Progress expectation
Beginner
2
Lesson date
Lesson duration
August 7th
1 hour
By the end of the class the students should be able to know how to
describe themselves or somebody else using some adjectives.
Subject
Usage of adjectives related to personality and appearance.
Topic
Describing people. (Personality and appearance)
Aim
Prepare the students to be able to describe people according to their
personality and appearance in a real situation in English.
Objective
Students should be able to give short description about themselves and
somebody else in situations that can require it. They should be able to carry
out the description even using some synonyms and antonyms. They should
also be able to use the present simple structure of the verb to be using 1st
person and the 3rd person.
Knowledge assumed They students already know the present simple of the verb to be, the 1 st
and the 3rd person. They know what a synonym and antonym is. They
already know how to introduce themselves and basic greetings in English.
Material & equipment We will use visuals: some flashcards shown on the computer to show the
vocabulary words. We will also use a whiteboard to write all the vocabulary
words. We will also use a worksheet with sentences related to the
vocabulary words with the same images from the flashcards.
Learning assessment The teacher will make the students repeat the words several times and
make sure they pronounce them correctly when the vocabulary words are
being shown. During the practice activity the students will read the
sentences aloud and the teacher will check if they relate the images to the
vocabulary words. After they are finished with the writing task they will also
read it aloud to correct it as a group. The teacher will be asking if they are
ok with the concepts throughout the class. During conversational activities
the teacher will be supervising the students and correcting them when it is
necessary.
Post lesson notes
The lesson started a little late due to organization issues, but the lessons
adjusted to the plan quite well, we finished practically all the activities on
time. We didn´t have to use any back-ups. We didn’t have to modify any
aspect of the lesson. The lesson level was adaptable to the students level,
they were able to manage with vocabulary and structures and they learnt
new things. They seemed to be having a good time and enjoying the class,
and they ended up the class satisfied. The material was very clearly
organized but I have to say there were a couple of pictures that could be
misleading, and I needed to make some clarifications on them. None of
them really understood what the picture referred to the word “confident”
meant. They thought it was the word “strong”. All of them behaved
appropriately and they were paying attention during the whole class. Two
of them were late though, but all of them were very interested. Regarding
STT/TTT my presentations were a little bit too long and I didn’t use
imperatives at all times due to my tendency to be “nice”, that’s why in some
cases I had to repeat the explanations several times until they got to
understand, but I didn’t use Spanish at all. We had a very nice atmosphere,
the students felt ok, they seemed to feel comfortable and relaxed. Linda got
stuck a couple of times but she finally managed. Amalia’s level wasn’t
beginner though. She could definitely manage better than everybody else,
and Marcelo’s level was maybe lower than anybody else’s. I think the class
in general worked well.The visuals was graphic and helpful in general,
except for a couple of pictures.
Tasks
Phase Duration
.1
2 minutes
15.00
2
5 minutes
15.02
3
8 minutes
15.07
4
5 minutes
15.15
Teacher
activity
Introduction
. The teacher
introduces
herself to the
class and has
everybody
introducing
themselves. Get
their names on a
piece of paper to
recognize them
easily.
Warm up
The teacher
(Introducing the
draws a face on
topic)
the white board
with the name of
each part next to
it.
Presenting the
The teacher
vocabulary
shows
flashcards with
the words and
writes the
vocabulary
words. Says the
words aloud
several times
and points each
picture.
Vocabulary
The teacher
practice 1.
gives the
(Reading) (Practice students a
activity)
worksheet
referring to the
new vocabulary
words.
Topic
5
8 minutes.
15.20
Vocabulary
The teacher will
practice 2. (Writing tell them now to
activity)
fill in the gaps.
6
6 minutes
15.28
Post- reading
activity(review)
7
Practice activity
11 minutes
Student activity Resources
Students
A piece of paper.
introduce
themselves and
write it on a piece
of paper.
The students
match the words
and each part
and repeats the
words several
times.
The students
write down the
words and repeat
them several
times. They go
over them a few
times until they
recognize them.
We do this
activity all
together.
Students read
through it first
individually and
then aloud. Then
they read it again
and go over those
vocabulary words
they don’t
understand. We
read the
sentences
several times so
that they learn
how to
pronounce.
Students fill in the
gaps individually.
Once they are
finished they
compare it with
their partner.
The students will
read out the
sentences and
we will correct
them as a group.
The teacher will
tell them to read
all the
sentences out to
corrects the
exercise.
The teacher will The students will
White board and
a marker.
Flashcards shown
on the computer.
We use a
worksheet with 11
sentences. Each
sentence has a
gap.
We us a
worksheet with 11
sentences. Each
sentence has a
gap.
We use a
worksheet with 11
sentences. Each
sentence has a
gap.
Paper and a pen.
15.34
(Writing activity)
tell them to
describe
somebody using
the adjectives
given. The rest
of the students
will have to
guess who they
are describing.
8
12 minutes
15.45
Produce activity
The teacher will
tell them to
imagine a
relative or a
friend is missing.
She tells them to
describe their
friend with the
vocabulary
words they have
worked on.
9
3 minutes
15.57
Wrap up
The teacher wil l
tell them to write
3 sentences
using the
vocabulary
words given to
describe
themselves.
Extra 4 minutes
Back up
(Crossword)
The students will
tell them to fill in
the crossword.
Extra
Back up
(Word search)
The teacher will
tell them to
complete the
activity.
4 minutes
have to think of a
famous character
and write a
description of
him/her using the
adjectives given.
The others will
have to guess
who they are
talking about.
They students will
pretend they go
to a police station
to report his/her
friend is missing.
They will work in
pairs. One of
them will be the
policeman/
woman and the
other will be the
citizen. They will
have to act out a
dialogue.
The students will Paper and a pen.
write three
sentences
describing
themselves and
and will have to
read them aloud
to the rest of the
class.
The students will A crossword.
do a crossword
related to
vocabulary.
The students will Word-search
look for the
vocabulary words
in the word
search
Students who attended
Name
Marcia
Age Level
28 Beginner
Linda
32
Beginner
Marcelo
37
Beginner
Amalia
37
Lower
intermediate
Notes
She was shy at the beginning but then she became
more confident. She was a little embarrassed about
pronouncing.
She was hard-working, she always made sure she could
understand. Not shy at all. A little overwhelmed in some
occasions.
His level was real beginner. He attitude was fine but felt
a little embarrassed. It was kind of hard for him to
understand.
Her level was higher. She could have a conversation in
English better than everybody else. She was
enthusiastic and had a nice attitude towards the class.