Reflection on my first and second lesson:

I implemented the same lesson plan in two different classes. It took time to study the lesson
plan before going and presenting the lesson to students. I used the CELTA techniques and from
my own perspective, it was a great plan. Appendix A shows the lesson plan.
My first class ( 8:00 9:00 am):
I had ten students in my class and they were active in the morning. My plan went well except
for the last stage (production stage) as the time passed quickly and I couldnt give students time
to practice the language more. I received beneficial feedback from my mentor who observed
my lesson. One of the comments was that I had to break down instructions more, which means
give students one instruction at a time so that the students dont get lost. My mentor also
recommended that I write on the whiteboard if I would like to explain rules or any information.
So, I decided to implement my mentors feedback in the second class.
My second class (1:00 2:00 pm):
I had twenty-three students which was a large number of students compared to the first class.
They were exhausted and didnt want to have a lesson. I think that the reason was that they
were hungry and wanted to have a break. I could control the first class as the number was
smaller, but I figured out that this class needed much more control and classroom
management. Many students were not listening and wanted to have fun and chat in the class. I
took the courage to be serious and raised my voice a little bit so they would stop talking with
each other and listen. And that worked well. For some reason, students were not answering the
questions correctly which made me think that I had done something wrong or I had forgotten
to explain a stage. However, I realized that students couldnt focus because of the time of the
day (lunch time) and they preferred not to listen or complete tasks. I think I did all I could to
help the students answer the questions as I was going around and checking their work and
asking other students, who had correct answers, to assist them. I had to be serious in the
teaching stage, but in the last stage ( production stage) I used humor to chat with my students
as I wanted to make them smile and laugh at the end of the class.

Teacher Name: Amal Al Yammahi

Foundation: Level 3

Type of lesson: Grammar ( present Simple and Continuous) .

Aim of lesson: Correct use of present simple and continuous with providing some examples and
giving the students the opportunity to produce the language at the productive activities stage.

Tasks

Process

Reason

Duration

Ss and T
interaction

Lead in

- Show Ss a picture
- Ask Ss to describe
it

5 min

T____S

Test 1

- clarify the test for

Ss.
- Distribute sheets.

5 min

S individually
S____S pair work

Teach

- Take 2 sentences
and explain them
on white board.
- Use MFP

-Highlight the idea

of having both
tenses (PS & PC)
- Make Ss think of
the difference
-Test Ss
knowledge
-Identify weak
areas.
-Explain to Ss
differences of
both (PS &
PC)using MFP &
examples will be
provided.

15 min

T____S

Activity 1 for
checking the
meaning

-Ss should work in

two groups
-They have to put
words in the table
given.
-Make group 1
check work of
group 2 and VS.

-Make Ss work
together and
assist each other
in identifying
answers.

10 min

Ss as a group

Test 2

- clarify the test for

Ss.
- Distribute sheets.

- Test Ss
understanding.

5 min

S individually
S____S pair work
T____Ss

Productive
Activity 2

- -Ss may use test 2

sheet as a model.
- -Ss would make &
share their own
sentences .
-Pick 2-3 Ss to share
sentences with all
class.

Make students
produce the
language freely.

10 min

S individually
S____S pair work
S ____ to all class