UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLGICA DE PEREIRA

Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa

Autonomous Teaching Practicum
GENERAL PLANNING INFORMATION

LESSON PLAN
Date of the class:
Class Number:
04th May
22
AIM:
At the end of the lesson, learners of eight grade will be able to compare and contrast different
lifestyles around the world in a written request.
Estndares Bsicos de Competencias (MEN):
Estndares Especficos:
Listening: Sigo las instrucciones dadas en clase para realizar actividades propuestas por mi
profesor.
Reading: Diferencio la estructura organizativa de textos descriptivos y lo completo con
expresiones para comparar y contrastar con el fin de darle sentido.
Writing: Comparo y contrasto dos estilos de vida diferentes usando expresiones aprendidas.
Speaking: Me arriesgo a participar en diferentes actividades propuestas por mi profesor comparando y
contrastando imgenes.

Indicadores de logro:
Listening: Sigue las instrucciones dadas en clase para realizar actividades propuestas por su
profesor.
Reading: Diferencia la estructura organizativa de textos descriptivos y la completa con
expresiones para comparar y contrastar con el fin de darle sentido.
Writing: Compara y contrasta dos estilos de vida diferentes usando expresiones aprendidas.
Speaking: Se arriesga a participar en diferentes actividades propuestas por su profesor comparando y
contrastando imgenes.

Assumed Knowledge: pronouns, verbs and Wh questions, present tense, knowing familiar vocabulary
about lifestyles, verbs and adjectives.
Famous singers/ lifestyle flashcards, power point presentation, board, markers, TV, speakers, and laptop.
DAY/STAGE/
ACTIVITY/TIME

From 8:20 to
8:23
Activating
previous
knowledge

From 8:23 to

PROCEDURE
TEACHER AND LEARNER ACTIVITY

Teachers ask students about what they

learnt in the previous class in order to
activate their minds and remind them
the expression of comparing and
contrasting.

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
AND PLANNED
SOLUTIONS
Anticipated problem: the
Ss find difficult to answer
the question since they do
not
remember
the
vocabulary taught.
Solution: teachers use
images to help the learners
to comprehend what the
teachers are asking or to
give ideas for activating
their minds.

COMMENTS

8:26

Students are asked referential questions

about illnesses (Zika and Chicungunya)
with the purpose of checking their
knowledge and pronunciation of certain
From 8:26 to words.
Checking
knowledge
and
pronunciation
8:32

Checking
homework

Some students are encouraged to read

aloud the homework that consisted of
comparing and contrasting VIH and VPH.
The rest of the learners deliver the
From 8:32 to
homework to the teachers.
8:37
Speaking

Teachers present pictures about famous

singers.
First, students have to recognize
characters and use the expressions
learnt to compare and contrast physical
appearance, genre, profession and
clothes. Then, some learners utilize the
From 8:37 to
slides to comment about the similarities
8:45
and differences of the singers.
Presentation

Teachers introduce different lifestyles by

asking questions such as :
Do you recognize some character of
these images?
Are they different? In terms of what?
Have you ever seen any of them in
From 8:45 to Pereira?
8:53
Teachers explain that each image
Classifying
represents a particular lifestyle adopted
by many people around the world. They
practice the pronunciation of each one.
Students receive a chart in which they
have to classify and write the main
From 8:53 to
characteristics of each lifestyle. Teachers
8:55
provide some features and students have
Pronunciation
to add more in order to complete it.
Then, students socialize what they wrote
From 8:55 to in the chart.
9:05

Facilitators practice the pronunciation of

Anticipated problem: the

students mispronounce a lot
of words.
Solution: teachers correct
students immediately and
ask the whole group to
pronounce
the
word
chorally.
Anticipated problem: Ss
did not do not do the
homework.
Solution: teachers give
negative points for those
who are not responsible.
Anticipated problem: Ss
find difficult to describe the
singers using L2.
Solution: Teachers provide
some examples, introduce
adjectives or help students
by translating what they say
in L1. Then, the questions
are repeated again for Ss to
use the vocabulary in the
target language.
Anticipated problem: Ss
find difficult to provide the
differences
among
the
lifestyles.
Solution:. Teachers ask
display questions in order to
facilitate the process.

Anticipated problem: Ss
do not know the meaning of
word provided by the
teachers.
Solution: teachers clarify
the meaning of them by
using images and the
appearance
of
some
students.
E.g. she has SHORT HAIR
(teachers make emphasis
on the word).
Anticipated problem: Ss
mispronounce some words.
Solution:
practice
the
expressions until the Ss
learn how to compare and
contrast
without
pronunciation mistakes.
Anticipated problem: Ss
get confuse with the spaces
that they have to complete.
They do not know what

Reading

expressions that are useful to express

similarities and differences in order to
prepare them for the following activity.

Teachers
present
the
unknown
vocabulary of the reading by using
images. Students have to read a text
From 9:05 to about different lifestyles and fill in the
9:14
gaps with the expression. The leaners
Writing
have to pay attention to what the text
says in order to put the correct
expression.

From 9:14 to
9:15
Homework

Finally, teachers show three slides which

contain two types of lifestyles. The
students task consists of choosing one
of them and compare and contrast the
images. The have to use the respective
expressions. It is recollected.

For the next class, students have to

prepare a presentation in which they talk
about the similarities and differences
between two famous singers.

expression write.
Solution: Teachers give the
students clues. E.g. you
have to fiil in the gaps with
one expression to express
difference and two to say
that something is similar.
Anticipated problem: Ss
do not understand what
they have to do.
Solution: teachers explain
clearly and use display
questions
to
clarify
instructions. If the students
remain
confused,
the
teachers ask one of them to
explain the task by using
L1.
Anticipated
problem:
Some Ss do not pay
attention to the homework
Solution: ask the Ss to
listen carefully, to take
notes and solve doubts
since the task will be
graded.
Anticipated problem: The
students did not prepare the
presentation
Solution: Teachers provide
two images for doing the
presentations.

Homework; Students have to prepare a presentation in which they talk about the similarities
and differences between two famous singers.

REFLECTION SESSION:
What went well?
How do you know that?
What didnt go that well?
What would you do different next time?