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CELTA Lesson Plan No. 6
Lesson Plan
by Jay David Cederholm
Email: cederhjd@live.com
Web: http://danoff.org/jay
Abstract
This is a 40 minute writing practice lesson plan. It aims to develop writing fluencythrough writing a complaint letter, and to practice and develop recognizing differences in
register by comparing informal speech with formal writing. For the final "Less controlledwritten practice" stage instructor made 6 fake product advertisements, which have not
been included in this document. If you want to deliver this lesson plan, look for advertise-
ments online or in newspapers to bring to class. Written in October 2010 while instructor
was studying for his Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) in NewZealand.
Lesson Plan Copyright (C) 2011 Jay David Cederholm.
Rights licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical 3.0 Unported license.
You are free to share or adapt this work, provided you attribute the author and use the work fornoncommerical purposes. Less restrictive licensing may be available upon request.
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Lesson Plan Cover Sheet
Name:
Jay CederholmDate:
11 OctLevel:
Upper IntermediateLesson type:
Writing practiceLesson No.
6Lesson length:
40 min
Main aims:
To develop writing fluency through writing a complaint letter
To practice and develop recogniing difference! in regi!ter "y comparing informal !peech with formal writing
Subsidiary aims:
To practice and develop inten!ive reading !#ill! in the conte$t of a complaint letter
For this lesson:
What do the Ss kno already!
They will "e familiar with writing letter! "ut may lac# confidence u!ing formal language
What have the Ss done already!
They will have done the gi!t li!tening of the informal !peech
They will have highlighted the target language in the formal letter
What problems do " think Ss ill have in this lesson!
language:
1% &! may have a difficult time u!ing the functional phra!e! in their own writing
materials:
'% &! won(t "e a"le to !ee direction! on "ac# of W& and reference other !ide at the !ame time
management:
)% &! may not have time to do Ta!# )
What am " going to do about these problems!
1% If it ari!e!* I will a!!i!t &! a! I monitor their letter writing and ma#e !ugge!tion!
'% U!e O+T with complaint letter direction! and "ring e$tra paper to give to &!)% ,uic# f-" on O+. and &! write down informal meaning
#hese are the materials and $ or tea%hing aids " ill use in the lesson:
Wor#!heet adapted fromNew Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate* '00/
O+. and O+T for feed"ac#
dverti!ement .icture! from Google Images
My personal tea%hing aim &or today is:
To improve the clarity of my in!truction!* i%e% to !top repeating my!elfTo manage f-" more effectively
To manage time limit! more effectively !o the &! will "e a"le to write a letter of complaint
#utor evaluation o& plan: S' N' '&or this stage in the %ourse
Comment:
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Lesson plan %over sheet %ontinued (
)se this side o& the sheet i& your lesson %ontains any language i.e.
grammar* vo%abulary* phonology
What is the meaning o& the language!
Informal 2ormal
1% 3ou told me I wa! told that'% I(d get I would receive
)% it in fortyeight hour!* "ut actually the cour!e within fortyeight hour! wherea! in fact4% it too# nearly three wee#!% it too# almo!t three wee#! to arrive%
/% 3our ad !aid that the e$erci!e! 3our adverti!ement promi!ed that the nece!!ary e$erci!e!6% only ta#e ten minute! a day* would "e en5oya"le and ta#e only ten minute! a day to complete%
% "ut I(ve wor#ed out +owever* I have calculated
7% that they ta#e that in order to complete the e$erci!e! !ugge!ted* it would ta#e8% more li#e two hour! a day clo!er to two hour! a day
10% nd another thing 9 I 5u!t cannot under!tand 2urthermore* I totally fail to comprehend
11% how you can !ay the!e "oring e$erci!e! are en5oya"le% how you can de!cri"e the!e tediou! e$erci!e! a!en5oya"le* or !ugge!t that they will :open your imagination(%
What is the &orm o& the language!
1% active pa!!ive
'% no contraction)% no collo;uial phra!e
4% more detail
/% no a""rev* more detail6% more detail* word order
% new !ent* no contraction
7% more detail8% no collo;uial phra!e
10% e$aggeration11% more !pecific voca"
e$aggeration more detail
What is important about the phonology o& the language!
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Time Stage Aim Procedure Inter-
action
7 min
8 min
5 min
5 min
15 min
Clarificationof meaning
Clarificationof form
Controlledwritten
practice
To highlight
the targetlanguage
Lesscontrolled
writtenpractice
To clarify meaning oftarget language
To clarify the form of thetarget language
To provide controlledwritten practice of the
target language
To highlight the
difference betweeninformal and formallanguage
To provide lesscontrolled written
practice of the targetlanguage
T says, e will match what !hillip says on the phone to what !hillip writes in theletter" #ead the letter and write your answers here"$ %point to letter column&
' T does e(ample w)*s + 1" ou told me - . was told that' *s read and write answers, T monitors
' !air chec/ + Chec/ your answers in pairs"$
' 0rief plenary f)b + 2!, T nominates *, uncovers answers on 2T
T says, e will tal/ about what changed in the written letter" .t could be grammar,vocabulary or word order" Let3s do 41 together"$ %point to change&
' T does e(ample w)*s + 1" ou told me - . was told that + ctive to !assive voice' .n groups of 6, tal/ about the changes" ach group will do two" rite your
answers"$
' T puts in groups of three and tells them which numbers to do" %roup, 9 : 6&' *s discuss and write answers, T monitors
' !lenary f)b + 2!, T as/s group, writes answer on 2T' T labels !hone + .nformal, Letter ' ;ormal
T says, . will give you a word or phrase" .n pairs, find the same formal word in theletter" Then, come to the 2! and underline the word)phrase"$
' *s read and write on 2!, T monitors' 0rief plenary f)b + *s chec/ answers
T says, . will give each of you a piece of paper" ne has a word or phrase that is
informal" ne has the same word or phrase that is formal" ou will find your pair"$' T give each * a paper' T says, *tand up and come to the middle" ;ind your pair"$
' *s find pair, T monitors, T tells *s to sit down after they are in a pairs' 0rief plenary f)b + T nominates *s
T says, ou will write a letter of complaint" Choose 1 of the < products" Thin/ ofat least = things that went wrong" rite to the company and as/ for your money
bac/" The teachers will decide which letter is the best" The best letter gets a pri>e"$' T puts .nfo'products on table, *s pic/ one
' *s write letter, T monitors' T gives tape to *s and they put letter on wall
' Ts ?udge and pri>es awarded
T @ *s
*
* @ *
*s @ T
T @ *s
*s @ *s
*s @ T
T @ *s
* @ **
T @ *s
*s @ *s*s @ T
T @ *s
*
T @ *s
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Task 1
Match what Phillip says in the letter to what he said on the telephone. Write you answer.
Phone Conversation Written Letter Change
1. You told me
2. Id get
3. it in fortyeight hours! "ut
a#tually
$. it took nearly three %eeks.
&. Your ad said that the e'er#ises
(. only take ten minutes a day!
). "ut Ive %orked out
*. that they take
+. more like t%o hours a day
1,. -nd another thing I /ust
#annot understand
11. ho% you #an say these "oring
e'er#ises are en/oya"le.
1.
2.
3.
$.
&.
(.
).
*.
+.
1,.
11.
1.
2.
3.
$.
&.
(.
).
*.
+.
1,.
11.
Task 2Read the letter and find the formal word or phrase. Write your answer.
1.After (paragraph 1) (.I have wored out (!)
2."uy (1) ).I #ust cannot understand (!)
3.unhappy ($) *.I thin (%)
$."ut actually ($) +.I want all my money "ac (%)
&.to do (!)
Task 3
Write the informal meaning of the word or phrase.
1.&ollowing our telephone conversation
2.I am writing to complain a"out
3.the product and service I have received
$.for a num"er of reasons
&.&irstly
(.&inally
).a total waste of my time and money
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Task $
'hoose a product and write a letter of complaint. hin of at least things that went wrong.
Write to the company and as for your money "ac.
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-fter %e talked on the 0hone
ollo%ing our tele0hone #onversation
I am very u0set %ith
I am %riting to #om0lain a"out
irstly to start %ith
the thing I "ought and hel0 that you gave me
the 0rodu#t and servi#e I have re#eived
for so many reasons
for a num"er of reasons
inally to end %ith
a total %aste of "oth my time and money
your 0rodu#t %as not %orth my money or time
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Task 1
Match what Phillip says in the letter to what he said on the telephone. Write you answer.
Phone Conversation Written Letter Change
1. You told me
2. Id get
3. it in fortyeight hours! "ut
a#tually
$. it took nearly three %eeks.
&. Your ad said that the e'er#ises
(. only take ten minutes a day!
). "ut Ive %orked out
*. that they take
+. more like t%o hours a day
1,. -nd another thing I /ust
#annot understand
11. ho% you #an say these "oring
e'er#ises are en/oya"le.
1. I %as told that
2. I %ould re#eive
3. the #ourse %ithin fortyeight hours
%hereas in fa#t
$. it took almost three %eeks to
arrive.
&. Your advertisement 0romised that
the ne#essary e'er#ises
(. %ould "e en/oya"le and take only
ten minutes a day to #om0lete.
). o%ever! I have #al#ulated
*. that in order to #om0lete the
e'er#ises suggested! it %ould take
+. #loser to t%o hours a day
1,. urthermore! I totally fail to
#om0rehend
11. ho% you #an des#ri"e these
tedious e'er#ises as en/oya"le! or
suggest that they %ill o0en your
imagination.
1.
2.
3.
$.
&.
(.
).
*.
+.
1,.
11.
Task 3
Write the informal meaning of the word or phrase.
1.&ollowing our telephone conversation * after we taled on the phone
2.I am writing to complain a"out * I am very upset with
3.the product and service I have received * the thing I "ought and help that you gave me
$.for a num"er of reasons * for so many reasons
&.&irstly * to start with(.&inally * to end with
).a total waste of my time and money * your product was not worth my money or time
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Task 1
Match what Phillip says in the letter to what he said on the telephone. Write you answer.
Phone Conversation Written Letter Change
1. You told me
2. Id get
3. it in fortyeight hours! "ut
a#tually
$. it took nearly three %eeks.
&. Your ad said that the e'er#ises
(. only take ten minutes a day!
). "ut Ive %orked out
*. that they take
+. more like t%o hours a day
1,. -nd another thing I /ust
#annot understand
11. ho% you #an say these "oring
e'er#ises are en/oya"le.
1. I %as told that
2. I %ould re#eive
3. the #ourse %ithin fortyeight hours
%hereas in fa#t
$. it took almost three %eeks to
arrive.
&. Your advertisement 0romised that
the ne#essary e'er#ises
(. %ould "e en/oya"le and take onlyten minutes a day to #om0lete.
). o%ever! I have #al#ulated
*. that in order to #om0lete the
e'er#ises suggested! it %ould take
+. #loser to t%o hours a day
1,. urthermore! I totally fail to
#om0rehend
11. ho% you #an des#ri"e these
tedious e'er#ises as en/oya"le! orsuggest that they %ill o0en your
imagination.
1. a#tive 4 0assive
2. no #ontra#tion
3. no #ollo5uial 0hrase
$. more detail
&. no a""rev! more detail
(. more detail! %ord order
). ne% sent! no #ontra#tion
*. more detail
+. no #ollo5uial 0hrase
1,. e'aggeration
11. more s0e#ifi# vo#a"
e'aggeration
more detail
Task 2
Read the letter and find the formal word or phrase. Write your answer.
1.After (paragraph 1) + following (.I have wored out (!) * I have calculated
2."uy (1) + purchased ).I #ust cannot understand (!) * I totally fail to compre
3.unhappy ($) + dissatisfied *.I thin (%) * I am of the opinion that
$."ut actually ($) * whereas in fact +.I want all my money "ac (%) * I demand a complet
&.to do (!) * to complete refund of everything that I have paid
Task 3
Write the informal meaning of the word or phrase.
1.&ollowing our telephone conversation * after we taled on the phone
2.I am writing to complain a"out * I am very upset with
3.the product and service I have received * the thing I "ought and help that you gave me
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$.for a num"er of reasons * for so many reasons
&.&irstly * to start with
(.&inally * to end with
).a total waste of my time and money * your product was not worth my money or time
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