Appendix 1

Enhanced ESL Lesson Plan

Date/Time:

90 min

Class/Level: Intermediate
No of students: max 15
Topic/Theme: Cultural differences/ practicing questions
Literacy practiced: multimedia/ mobile
BYOD/Web 2.0 tools: Magisto / Animoto
Course book: Global Intermediate

Stage

Interact
ion

Time

Warm Up

T-SS
Pair
work
SS-T

10
min

In
small
class
can be
done as
a
discussi
on

Activity

Materials used

SS are provided with cue Example of cue cards:

cards on cultural
Compare the food in
differences and have to
your country to food
discuss in pairs/small
in Ireland
groups the issues raised Compare national
stereotypes for your
country and Ireland

How different is
music in your
country

Objectives
To intro the
subject/ practice
speaking
T notes down the
most common
mistakes and
gives feedback by
the end of the
activity

Presentation

T-SS
SS-T

10
min

SS talk about culture and

try to define it in pairs.
Once done, they read the
text provided on culture
and check if they were
right. Short discussion
follows on what it means
to be a citizen of a country

Global Intermediate
SB pg. 12 ex. 1,2
Or
If not using the book
ss can look up the
definition online and
discuss it with the
teacher

To define culture
and practice
reading for
general
information

Presentation

Pair
work

20
min

SS are provided with some

questions they might find
in a citizenship test, then
they decide if they relate to
culture with capital C or
just culture ( as per the

SB pg. 12 ex. 4

To introduce
subject and object
questions (
form/meaning
and usage)

article read).
Then students analyse
object and subject
questions and their form
Practice

T-SS
S-S
Pair
work

Free Practice
T-SS
Pair
work

15
min

SS do drilling exercises
which focus on form

SB pg. 132 /any

grammar reference
book on questions

To practice the
use of subject and
object questions

10
min

SS work in pairs and

create 4 questions (2
subject and 2 object
questions) about Ireland
and Irish culture.

To practice
making questions

SS go around the
classroom and ask each
other the questions and
record the answers on their
mobile phones. The
interviews should be short
and just the answers
should be recorded
The students record the
questions and use an app
to create short movies
which they share in the
class

Students can be
provided with some
guidance on what
questions to ask e.g.
qs on food,
geography, famous
people etc, and
assigned a particular
subject
Mobile Phones /
Devices

Mobile phones/
devices
+ Magisto/ Animoto
(App)

To encourage
peer review

Free Practice

Group
work

20
min

Free practice

Pair
work

10
min

HW: http://www.irishcitizenshiptest.com/irish-identity-quiz/
All videos are to be embedded into students' portfolios/ blogs.

To practice
speaking and
question
formation
Practice
multimedia and
mobile literacy