SIT TESOL Certificate Course Lesson Plan Form

Teachers Name:

Boris Marte

Level:

Intermediate-Advanced

# of Students:

~27

Date:

Oct-13-2014

Action Points from previous teaching:

(Based on your own reflection, and feedback from
trainers and peers, what are two things that you will
try to do in this lesson to help your own learning as a
teacher?)

1. I will plan accurate instructions for the activities along with the lesson plan, establishing CCQs and modeling before starting the
activity.

What skill and content are you teaching? (Check

the main lesson focus; also provide details / list of
items)
Culture
Grammar/Vocabulary
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Writing

Expressions for making speculation:

Main Objectives:
(What do you want the Ss to be able to do with the
new material that they couldnt do before?)
(there might be subsidiary objectives. Feel free to
include them.

By the end of this lesson SWBAT:

Use at least 1-2 expressions for making speculation to speculate, in a mingle activity or in small groups, about trips/activities that
their classmates want to make/do.

Assumptions:
(What do your students already know what can they
already do in relation to todays lesson?)

2. I will ask the Ss to think for a moment before sharing instead of just writing.

I suppose (that)
I suspect (that)
Im certain (that)
Its impossible (that)

Verb to be
At least 3 verbs used in the expressions presented: speculate, suppose, suspect + at least 4 other verbs: to go, to wear, to
eat, to have.
At least 6 nouns: date, concert, meeting, party, vacation, dinner.

Challenges/Opportunities for Teaching:

(What will be new for your students? What aspects
of the lesson do you anticipate they might find
challenging / difficult?)

When speculating, That is optional depending on how formal the situation is.
Using s on verbs when using third person.
Identify when to use the verb to be.

Solutions for challenges:

(How will you avoid and/or address these problem
areas in your lesson?)

Explain Ss the use of that as optional by writing it between parentheses.

Explain the use of s when using third person.
Explain which expressions are used with To Be and which with Its.
Use CCQs to make sure they can differentiate when to use s and when not.

Assessment:
(How will you assess to see that Ss are ready to
move on to the next stages of the lesson or have

Using CCQs
Model
Chunk instructions

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reached the final learning objective?)

Time
1 min

5 min

Framework
ECRIF
And stage objectives
- - Create awareness
about not using
Spanish in class in
order to improve
the English learning
process.
Encounter/Clarify
Activating schema
FOWSAK
- Present the
expressions used for
speculation.
- Identify different
speculation
expressions and level
of certainty.

5 min

Remember
Ss will practice using
the expressions to
clarify doubts.

Activity, Procedure/Steps- describe the essence of the activity

What will the Teacher say/do? What will the Ss hopefully say and do?
Remind Ss not to speak Spanish. Ss remind their partners by telling them they dont
understand Spanish.
Teacher:
Students:
Asks Ss to remember they should
-Tell to their partners that they shouldnt speak in
not speak in Spanish.
Spanish so they can develop their English skills.

Focus: S;
S-S; T; T-S

Materials/Aids
VAKT

1.

2.

T-S, Ss-Ss

Activity or task:
T will present pictures of evidence so the Ss can speculate about them.

Teacher:
Show pictures of objects a person is
taking or leaving when going out and
additional information.
Write the speculations in the board
using expressions used for
speculation.
Ask Ss about differences and
similarities in the different
expressions.
Provide tips on how to speculate.
Clarify doubts/mistakes and explain
level of certainty in the expressions.
2.

Auditory

Students:
Share what they suspect, suppose, or
what they are certain about the trip
the person is taking.
Point out similarities/differences in the
expressions.

T-S
-

Activity or task:
Written Exercises

Teacher:
Provide the Ss with copies of FITB
exercises so they can work in pairs.
Ask Ss for the answers.

Board, markers, Eraser

Pictures of objects a
person is taking or
leaving.
Sticker with additional
information.
Stickers with tips for
identifying when to use
each expression.

Copies of adapted exercises from

the book.
Students:
Complete exercises and compare
with partner.
Share the answers with the class.

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S-S

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10 min

Internalize/Fluency

3.

Teacher:
-

Activity or task:
Speculating about classmates plans.

Ss-Ss

Provide guidelines for the exercise.

Model the exercise with a S.
Observe and take notes.
Ask Ss how much they master the
topic using fingers in one hand, 5
being the best.

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Think individually about a trip theyd

like to make or an activity theyd like
to do.
Mingle and share three things that
are important to take with you. The
other S will ask questions and
speculate.
Share how they master the topic
using fingers in one hand, 5 being the
best.

No material, only imagination!