1. Lesson planning What does a lesson involve?

2. Metaphors A variety show a conversation Climbing a mountain a football game Eating a meal shopping A wedding a symphony A menu consulting a doctor

3. Aspects of the lesson Transaction – purposeful give and take that results in a product. Interaction – social relationship between learners is important

4. aspects Goal-oriented effort – clear objective, necessary effort to achieve it. A satisfying enjoyable experience – participants are motivated to attend. A role-based culture – all participants know and accept the demands.

5. aspects A conventional construct – certain set of behaviours occur every time. A series of free choices – no obvious authority, participants are free to choose what to do, fairly loose structure.

6. Lesson preparation How long before the lesson do you prepare it? Do you write lesson notes or use teacher guides and other’s lesson plan patterns? What do you write down?

7. Do you look at your notes during the lesson? How often? What do you do with your notes after the lesson?

8. Lesson components Why a varied lesson is more effective? How could it be varied?

9. Ways to vary a lesson Tempo Topic Organization Mood Mode and skill Stir-settle Difficulty Active-passive

10. Guidelines for ordering Put the harder tasks earlier Quieter activities before lively ones Think about transitions

11. Pull the class together at the beginning and the end. End on a positive note.

12. Criteria for evaluating a lesson The class seemed to be learning well. The learners were engaging in foreign language throughout. The learners were attentive all the time. The learners enjoyed the lesson.

13. The learners were active. The lesson went according to plan. The language was used communicatively.