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Aims Textbook p.103 How do teachers decide the aims of a lesson?

Aims: Questions to Think About Textbook p.103 How do you know learners ’ needs and interests? How do you combine learners ’ interests and English learning? What kind of activities are more suitable for big classes? How about small classes? How do you teach a “ mixed ability class ” ?

Mixed Ability Class Textbook p.103 Group work (Task) Same task with different versions (Task) Portfolio (Assessment) Check answers with peers (Affect) Error correction (Affect)

Aims Textbook p.104 Read page 104 and answer to the questions: Give us some examples of “ Language Aims ” Give us some examples of “ Skill Aims ” and “ Sub-skill Aims ” What is the “ Subsidiary Aim ” ? Give us some examples of the resources teachers can use in the classroom

Types of Questions Textbook p.106 Read page and answer to the questions: Can you define “ Open Questions ” ? Give us three examples of open questions. Can you define “ Closed Questions ” ? Give us three examples of closed questions.

Auxiliary Verb Textbook p.107 Negation: e.g. I don ’ t want to go. Question: e.g. Will you come? Tense: e.g. I am riding my bicycle. I have visited Paris. Passive Voice: e.g. The door was opened. Attitude: e.g. I can speak French. (ability) You should go now. (obligation) She may come today. (probability)

Criteria for Effective Questioning Textbook p.107 Clarity: Qs / answers required Learning Value: relevant or time-filling Interest: challenging / stimulating Availability: all learners can answer  wait-time: make the Q available to more Ls. Extension: extended varied answers Teacher Reaction: won ’ t be mocked UR 1991:230

Exchange 1 T: Yesterday we learned various words that express feelings. Can you tell me … What does ‘ relieved ’ mean? (pause) T: Well, when might you feel relieved? (pause) T: Can you remember a time when you felt relieved? Yes, Maria? S1: When my friend was late, I thought he wasn ’ t coming and then he came. T: Good … Fran? S2: I thought I will fail the exam, and then in the end I pass. Textbook p.107

Exchange 2 T: Here ’ s a picture, with lots of things going on. Tell me some of them. For example: the policeman is talking to the driver, perhaps he ’ s telling him where to go. What else? S1: The little girl is buying an ice-cream. S2: There ’ s a woman, old woman, in the middle, she ’ s crossing the road. S3: A man … sitting … on chair. T: Ok, a man is sitting on a chair, there in the corner … What else? Textbook p.107

Lesson Plan TopicDesignerKate Wu Target Group 5 th grade primary pupils Teaching Hour 15 minutes Teaching Goals Pupils ’ Background ★ Students have learned these words: ★ Students have learned these sentences: ★ Students can count from 1-20 Teaching content Vocabulary(choose 4-6 new words) Sentence pattern(choose 1-2 sentence patterns) Teaching aidsFlashcards, board, balls Activity Teaching ProcessAidsTime Warm-up Presentation Wrap-up Two samples of lesson plan can be found on FB.

Lesson Plan TopicDesignerKate Wu Target Group 5 th grade primary pupils Teaching Hour 15 minutes Teaching Goals Pupils’ Background ★ Students have learned these words: ★ Students have learned these sentences: ★ Students can count from 1-20

Lesson Plan Teaching content Vocabulary(choose 4-6 new words) Sentence pattern (choose 1-2 sentence patterns) Teaching aidsFlashcards, board, balls Activity Teaching ProcessAidsTime Warm-up Presentation Wrap-up