LESSON PLAN

Name: IOANA AVRAM

Date: the 18 th of November 2014
Class: Developing skills
No. of students: 20

School: Colegiul Tehnic TraianVuiaOradea

Time of lesson: from 11 to 12
Grade: the 12th grade
Textbook: On Screen B2
Lesson: WORK
Lesson type: Writing a letter of application

Materials: - handouts (adapted from the book On Screen B2, Express Publishing)
Methods: conversation, demonstration, explanation, example, debate, project.
Previous work: Subjects for graduation, texts at first sight
Possible problems: - Ss. may not remember some words, useful to write a letter of application;
the frequent use of mother tongue

Lesson aims:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

To introduce the topic of the lesson: letters of application for a job

To reinforce how to write a letter of application;
To practice them in new context;
To correct the most frequent errors;
To practice their technology skills.
Bibliography:

Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching, Fourth Edition, Longman
Virginia Evans- Neil OSullivan, Click on B2, Express Publishing

STAGES

TIME
5

STAGE
Class
organization
Greetings;
checking
attendance;
preparing SS for
the lesson

10

Activity 1
Lead-in

PROCEDURE
T greets the SS and sets the right mood for the
lesson by establishing rapport with them:
Hello, everyone! How are you getting on?

INTERACTI
ON

Objectives

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
AND SOLUTIONS

TSS

-to greet Ss. and to make

them aware that the
English lesson began,
- check the attendance
while Ss. prepare for the
new lesson,
- to create a warm
atmosphere in order to
start the lesson,
-to check homework and
correct the mistakes.

P: SS might first get nervous

and anxious about the lesson.

SST

T checks homework.
Ss read their homework and correct it if
necessary. They had to write a letter of thanks
to a close friend.

T gives them a handout (1) and writes the title

on the Blackboard. Writing a letter of

application.
T asks Ss to read the indication from ex 1.
They have to read the rubric bellow and to
pay attention to the underlined words and
phrases. Then they have to answer the
questions that follow.

TSS

-to introduce the new lesson

and announce the objectives
- to encourage Ss to describe
the pictures in the book and
choose the right answer to
label the pictures
- to interact in spoken
communication

S: T breaks the ice through a

small talk that fosters a
positive mental attitude of
readiness in the students.

15

Activity 2
Writing
and
speaking activity

T asks Ss to go on reading ex. 2 where they

have a model of informal letter. They have to
replace the informal phrases with formal ones.

Pair work

-to practise language used

in a letter of application
- to interact in spoken
communication

T asks them to identify what each paragraph

contains. Ss reads ex 3.

15

Activity 3
Consolidation
Error correction

Feedback
session
(Assessment
home
assignment)

&

T congratulates
the Ss and
rewards some
of them

-To reinforce how to write

a letter of application

Ss have a model of formal letter , ex 4 page 15,

in which a student applies for a particular job.
But there are some mistakes. T asks them to
correct it.

T- Ss

T asks Ss to write a letter of application. They

have an advertisement for a part time job in ex
5 page 15 and a plan which Ss have to follow
it. T also gives them a Useful Language box.

TSS

individua
l work

SST

P: Some SS might have a hard

time
constructing
minidialogues
during
the
production stage.
S: T will ask these SS to make
up only short sentences using
some
newly
acquired
vocabulary.

-to develop the writing P: SS may not identify

correctly all the mistakes
skills of the Ss
S: T will monitor and correct
them while working
- to provide feedback

P: SS may find it difficult to

write by their own without
- to give Ss the opportunity teachers help
to practice the phrases and
the language used in formal S: T will encourage them by
letter.
telling how crucial selfassessment is for future
-to assess each other
development and personal
-to
understand
home progress.
assignment