CEP Lesson Plan Template

Teacher/s: Xinzhou Hu, Pan Yun, Yan Luo

Level: _____I6______
Date/Time: 03/02

Goal:
1. orally report the best place theyve ever been and take notes when others talk (practice to be fluent in
speaking)
2: get clear about the grammar modal verbs (not) + present perfect).
3. write formal emails

Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. share their travel experience with group members and take notes down when listening to others
report.
2. distinguish the two usages of could have + past participle (making speculation about the past/talking
about a past ability (missed opportunity)
3. speculating about the past by using certain expressions (maybe it was I wonder if . isnt it possible
that )
4.write formal emails
Theme: Mysteries of Science
Extensions: Talk about travel experiences
Aim/Skill/Microskill

Activity/Procedure/Stage

Interaction

Review or Preview (if

applicable)

Linking & Transitioning to rest of

lesson:

(for example:
SS-T)

1.1 Pre-Stage: 3 - 5 mins

T shows some pictures and talks about a
travel experience.
1.2. During Stage: 2 mins
T asks Ss what kind of information
about travel is included in the talk
made by T.
1.3 Post-Stage: 2 mins
T presents and explains the charts for Ss
when they talk about their travel
experiences. T gives the instruction of

T-SS

Activity 1: T leads to the topic

travel and models a report

Transition to #2: T talk: now

lets share your travel

Time

7-9
mins

experiences with your group

members.

how to use the chart.

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer
feedback:

2.1 Pre-Stage: 15 mins

Activity 2: Ss share their travel S1 talks about his/her travel experience
experiences
which includes the information asked by
the chart and others take notes. Then
rotate.
2.2. During Stage: 8 mins
Have one student in each group report
his/her travel experience.
Transition to #3:_T asks Ss to
2.3 Post-Stage: 0 - 5 mins
have a look at the sentence on
Other Ss ask questions.
the handout I am sure it could Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer
have been better if ...
feedback:
chart on handout 1

Activity 3:
Grammar elaboration with
examples

Transition to #4: T talk: we are

still not sure about something
of the cave painting at Lascaux

Activity 4: Speculating about

the past by using certain
expressions

Ss- Ss

23-28
mins

3.1 Pre-Stage: 2 mins

T presents the two usage of could have
+ past participle and asks Ss which one
is used in I am sure it could have been
better if
3.2. During Stage: 2 mins
T gives explanation and presents some
examples.
3.3 Post-Stage: 2 mins
T presents a letter from a friend talking
about her travel experience of
Stonehenge in England and asks Ss to
read through.
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer
feedback:

T-Ss

6 mins

4.1 Pre-Stage: 6 mins

T asks students to come up with the
expressions that indicate possibilities
and impossibilities and change their
forms if they are used for making
speculating about the past by dividing
Ss into two groups and asking one
student of each groups to write those

T - Ss
Ss - Ss

20
mins

expressions down with the help of

groups members.
Transition to #5: T summarizes 4.2. During Stage: 4 mins
that the letter is written in a
T presents some expressions that
formal way and next we will
indicate possibilities and impossibilities
teach you how to write a formal about past. (Revise the explanation for
letter/email.
mustnt have + past participle; couldnt
+ past participle.)
4.3 Post-Stage: 10 mins or longer
Ss work together and make
speculations about Stonehenge by using
those expressions and they can search
the internet for more information. 4 Ss
write their sentences down on the Bb.
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer
feedback:
Sentences on the Bb.
Activity 5:

5mins

Email writing

5.1 Pre-Stage:
1. Briefly introduce 4 basic
effective email writing skills
2. Elaborate on two skills about
subject writing and check tones
5.2. During Stage:
1. Ask Ss read two sample emails
2. find the words indicate courtesy
3. think about the structure

10mins

Transition to
#2:___________________

5.3 Post-Stage:
Ask ss share their findings of the
structure of emails
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer
feedback:
S will be able to find out the basic
structure of writing an email

6.1 Pre-Stage:
Show the key elements of emails to Ss.
1. Salutation
2. respond to previous message
3. state purpose

3mins

TS
3mts

4. endings
5. closing formula
6.2. During Stage:
1. ask S to find out the elements in
examples
2. Ask Ss work in groups, come up
with salutations
3. Share answers and introduce
basic salutation styles
4. Ask Ss work in groups come up
with phrases of endings and
closing formula
5. Inform Ss various phrase of
endings and closing formula

TS-SS
2mts

2mts
2mts

2mts
6.3 Post-Stage:
transition to next activities
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer
feedback:
Write down phrases of endings and
closing formula
7.1 Pre-Stage:
Review the elements of writing an email TS
1. salutation
2. opening sentence
3. state your purpose
4. endings
5. closing formula
6. your name
7.2. During Stage:
Activity:
Work in groups write an email to your
boss Tom Lin,
include the above elements. asking
about the meeting room and meeting
place.
7.3 Post-Stage:
Show students how to ask for
informations and make request

TS-SS

5mts

10mins

Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer

feedback:
Group work-write an email

Wrap-up

Lesson Evaluation Procedures:

Materials:
handouts for sample emails
Anticipated Problems & Suggested Solutions:

Contingency Plans (what you will do if you finish early, etc.):

Post-Lesson Reflections: