Cambridge CELTA Teaching Practice

Trainee: _Ng Kit Meng_______________________ Date: _30_/_6__/_09 TP: __2__ Slot: 1

Level: Intermediate Length: 30/40/60 m Lesson type: Language: G

Aim: by the end of my lesson, students will be able to

Ask and answer questions to find out about each other. They will know the names of (most of) their classmates
and will have shared some personal information.

Evidence (How will I know I have achieved the aim?):

By monitoring the ss as they are doing the Find someone who activity I will be able to hear if they are asking
questions and using accurate questions forms.

Materials

HO’s of ‘Find someone who … ‘ task (from tutor)

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Context:

Anticipated Problems Solutions

(e.g. Topic, the Language, Management, Activities, Learning
Styles)

Most ss many not have accurate usage of the question T will check the question forms prior to ss starting the
forms especially with use of the auxiliary verb. Find someone who task.

The ss’ pronunciation of question forms may not be T will drill the question forms for better pronunciation.
accurate.

Assumptions
Ss will know most of the lexis on the worksheets, e.g. yoga, and musical instrument

Some ss may know the different forms of the present, present perfect and past tense (but see anticipated
problems). Therefore, I will not concept check the meaning of these structures.

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Language Analysis

Key structure/lexis/function Analysis of meaning Analysis of form Analysis of pronunciation

(include concept questions) features

Present Simple Question Asking about statements of Do + you + bare infinitive ? Do/Did you + bare
fact infinitive ?
Do you like football? Yes, I do.
No, I do + not
(don’t)

Points I want to develop in my teaching

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Whiteboard Layout

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Timing Stage name Procedure Aim Interaction

2 mins. Introduction T says ‘hello’ and tells his/her name and writes this on To introduce T-SS
WB. everybody to the
class & build
rapport.

1 min. Setting up T asks “Do you all know each other? Are you all To contextualise T-SS
context friends?” ( Ss – no ) and introduce
task.
Ok – today we’re going to find out a little about each
other.

7 mins. Pre-speaking T writes sample statement from FSW task on To focus ss on T-SS
Language whiteboard: the language
focus needed or task.
e.g. Find Someone Who ….. likes football.

T elicits poss. Q form from ss by asking “ I want you to

find this person. What Q can you asks? ( T waits ) ( Ss =
where you live etc ).

T accepts the most suitable or near enough to the most

accurate.

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T (re)models this and then says “Everybody’ (Ss repeat

after the T).

T repeats this with another example from the task sheet.

T shows HO to Ss & explains task.

T says ’You must think of some appropriate questions

for these sentences. For example, the one that we did
just now, to find someone who likes football, you can
ask-Do you like football?

T says ‘ You can discuss the questions with the ss

sitting next to you’

Te elicits a few poss. Q from the ss and writes them on SS-SS

the WB.
E.g. :

... came here today on LRT.

(Poss. Q from the ss)

How did you come here today?
Did you come here by LRT

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... has lived in a different country.

(Poss. Q from the ss)

Where have you lived before?
Have you lived in a different country before?

… had the same thing for lunch as you.

(Poss. Q from the ss)

What did you have for lunch?
Did you have (kebab) for lunch today?

… can speak more than 3 languages.

(Poss. Q from the ss)

What other languages that you can speak?
Can you speak other languages other than English?
Can you speak more than 3 languages?
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5 mins. Feedback on T checks answers with the whole class and drills To check T-SS
language use questions (say naturally and clearly and have Ss repeat accuracy of ss’
chorally) questions and to
focus on correct
pronunciation of
questions.

10 Speaking T asks ss to stand up and start by asking a person who T gives ss SS-SS
mins. task / Get to is NOT sitting at their table. practice in
know speaking and
T tells ss that they have 10 mins for this task. finding out about
their colleagues
T walks around and checks / helps ss. by asking
questions
T does some of the task / listens + collects common
errors.

T says ‘ Now, you can stand up and start by asking a

person who is sitting on a different table. Write their
name on the line when they say ‘yes’ to your questions’
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T says ‘You have 10 mins to know your classmates.

Have fun!’

5 mins. Feedback on T stops ss and praises whole class efforts.

task and
language T chooses some ss and asks one ‘X, tell us something
used. about someone.’

T deals with common errors on the WB. T writes up e.g.s

and asks ss ‘What’s wrong?’ to elicit a correction.

T says thank you and hands over to next teacher.

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