Background on lesson:
Georgetown University TEFL Certification Program
Copyright, July 2009
Lesson Plan Date:
Listening Lesson Plan
Background on lesson:
Context:
Class profile: Group of 20 adult ESL students from Washington
D.C.
Age: Mid 20s to 50s
Level: IntermediateLearner Needs: These people are seeking to
improve their general language skills for living and working in the
U.S.Objectives/Aims: This lesson is an inductive approach to
helping students with the usage of past simple and present perfect.
With the use of authentic audio-visual material, students will
practice distinguishing between the two tenses. Since time
signifiers play a key role in the use of either the past simple or
present perfect, it makes sense to approach the grammar point from
this angle also.Assumptions: Their intermediate level means that
they are proficient in the basics of English. But since they are
not over the intermediate level threshold yet, they would probably
enjoy lessons with entertaining formats that are
non-threatening.
Language Analysis: Time signifiers; relevant vocabulary;
relevant tenses.
Anticipated Problems and Solutions: Teaching grammar is always a
difficult task since it can easily become monotonous. There is not
a great deal of opportunity for communicative interaction.
Therefore, the teacher should do her best to integrate
communicative activities into the lesson with the aim of inductive
grammar teaching. That being said, the teacher should spend a few
minutes reviewing and consolidating grammar concepts so that there
is no misunderstanding or confusion.
Materials: Handouts; video clip.Timing: 60 minutes StageAim
ProcedureMats.Focus Time
Opening
WarmerGreetings, general announcements.T-S2
Introducing the topicTeacher begins by asking students have you
ever? questions. She asks them to briefly talk about their
experience. This activity involves the students affectively.
T5
Grammar summary
Teacher makes the distinction between the use of the past simple
tense and the present perfect tense with relation to time
signifiers
T-S3
Sequencing
Pair workTeacher makes two columns on the board and writes past
simple and present perfect as column headings.
She hands out a list of time signifiers and asks the pairs to
put each signifier in the correct column. After completion of
exercise, teacher asks for answers and fills in the columns on the
board. She gives feedback on results.
HandoutS10
Watching and listeningStudents watch a video clip of an
interview with a famous travel writer. They are able to hear
authentic use of both tenses. They are handed out the script and
watch the video once more to fill in the gaps in the script with
either the past simple or the present perfect.
Video clipS15
Group workStudents form groups of three and are handed out an
exercise where they have to convert sentences that are in the
present perfect into sentences that use the past simple.
Hand outS-S15
Discussion and feedbackStudents provide answers and teacher
gives feedback; clarifies and answers any questions. T-S5
Closure/conclusion
Class discussion and recapTeacher checks for general
comprehension. Recaps important points for distinguishing between
the use of the two tenses. Answers any questions. T-S5
