1. What is
QUICK AND DIRTY
LESSON PLANNING ?

2. What are activity phases?
planning in ‘a pinch’
simplified planning
copy-free lessons
repeatable activities
ACTIVITY PHASES
What are activity phases?

3. PRESENTATION
review
CONTROLLED ACTIVITY
review
DIRECTED ACTIVITY
review
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY
repeat!

4. ACTIVITY GUIDELINES time ratio ACTIVITIES MUST…
not use books or photocopies
be useful in multi-level classes
integrate two or more skills
strive to achieve 80/20 talk
time ratio
be easily explained
to your colleagues today
to your students tomorrow
be repeatable with different themes
be interactive/communicative

5. My Favourite Warm-ups:
‘The Hot Seat’
‘The Question Game’
‘The Endless Sentence’
‘Alphabet Circle’
‘Simon Says’
‘Introduce your Classmates’