What is it?

A British Council VTTN teacher training pack of filmed lessons and training materials for upper-secondary school English teacher training.

VCD lessons + training materials

The pack contains:5 VCDs of lessons;• The Reading Lesson

• The Speaking Lesson

• The Listening Lesson

• The Writing Lesson

• The Language Focus Lesson

1 CD with the training material in PDF format for each of the 5 1-day workshops

How to use?Workshops:

•teachers from 3 or more schools

•12 – 50 teachers participating

•VTTN way of working

Each ‘lesson’ useable in 3 ways:

1. Watch the lesson and discuss and compare with expert feedback [90 minutes].

2. A mini workshop [3-4 hours]

1. Warmer2. Watch activity3. Special topic and/or demonstration of

skill area activities.3. Full workshop [approximately 6 hours]

Full workshop format:

1. Warmer [20-30 mins]2. Watch VCD and discussion/reflection [90

mins]3. Focus on a special topic related to the

lesson [60 mins]4. Demonstration(s) of a skill area activity [60

mins]5. Peer teaching [120 mins]

[approximately 6hrs in total]

Materials CD:

Materials CD:

Watch a section:•TA11, Unit 7

•Language Focus Lesson (2nd Conditionals)

•1st, 2nd, and 3rd Conditionals + reported speech

•(Students have meet 2nd Conditionals in grade 9 and 10)

Watch a section:

In the column note down:

•Whether the aim was achieved for the section

•What you liked about the section

•What you would do differently and why

•Any other comments

Special Topic:Establish guidelines for a communicative language focus lesson

Other topics are:

•Integrating pronunciation

•Communicative teaching vs. teaching focused on rules and descriptions about language

•Introducing new vocabulary

•Teacher roles

Demonstrations:3 Things to do in the pronunciation stage

Idea 1:

•a one syllable word for each sound /kl/, /kr/, /gl/,

/gr/, /kw/

•a two-syllable word for each sound /kl/, /kr/, /gl/

/gr/, /kw/

•a noun for each of the sounds /kl/, /kr/, /gl/

/gr/, /kw/

Demonstrations:3 Things to do in the pronunciation stage

Idea 3:

Elicit or provide a movement/action for each of the consonant clusters.

/kl/ = stand up /kr/ = smile

/gl/ = touch your nose /gr/ = pretend to eat

/kw/ = put both arms in the air.

•Put into practice workshop ideas

•Participant compare and share ideas

•Peer and trainer feedback

Peer teaching

Any Questions?