English Plus Lesson Plan Template

Grammar
Teacher: ________________________

Date: ________

Class: ________

Lesson: ________

Unit: ________

Aims:
The lesson focuses on:
formal presentation of grammar which students have already seen in context
grammar practice exercises
speaking practice

Performance Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
understand the meaning and use of the target grammar: [Write the target grammar items
here]
use the target grammar in a speaking activity: [Write the topic of the speaking activity here]

Steps:
Warm-up
Elicit or introduce some examples of the target grammar. [Write the questions you will ask
the students and words you expect from the brainstorm here]
Pre-teach any vocabulary you think they will need. [Write the vocabulary you will pre-teach
here]
Presentation
Elicit what the students know about the target grammar. [Write the target grammar items
here]
Students read the examples and complete the exercise.
Students complete the rules.
Use the grammar animation or the Language Focus Reference section in the Workbook to
consolidate the grammar: [Write the Language Focus Reference section here]
Use additional examples on the board to consolidate the grammar: [Write the examples
here. There are ideas in the Teachers Book.]
Practice
Students follow the exercises to practise the grammar in context. [Write the types of
exercises here e.g. multiple-choice, error correction, gapfill]
Production
Students use the grammar in the USE IT! exercise. [Write the activity here]

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Further practice
Refer students to the Language Focus Practice section in the Workbook and give them
some exercises from this section: [Write which grammar points and exercises you give to
the students here]
Give students the relevant worksheet from the Teachers Resource Disk: [Write the name of
the worksheet here]
Closure
Give students the opportunity to feed back on how well they have learnt the grammar. Ask
students:
If you feel you have done well, raise your hand. On the scale of 110 how well have you
done?

Be sure to praise the students for their participation in the lesson.

Give yourselves a clap. Youve worked really hard today. Well done.

Self study / Homework:

Review [Tick if appropriate and write the task in more detail]
[ ] Workbook exercises __________________________________________________________
[ ] Revision for test _____________________________________________________________
[ ] Online Practice Kit____________________________________________________________
[ ] Worksheets from the Teachers Resource Disk _____________________________________

Mixed-Ability:
[ ] Adapted the discussion to suit different abilities
[ ] Selected pairs / groups of students to benefit different abilities
[ ] Used the Fast finishers activity to challenge fast finishers
[ ] Involved all students in different aspects of the class (no students not participating due to
ability)
[ ] Differentiated expected outcomes from lesson for students of different abilities

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