Unit 5 Lesson Planning Unit 5 Lesson Planning

Unit 5 Lesson Planning 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Teaching aims Ⅰ. Why is lesson planning important? Ⅱ. Principles for good lesson planning Ⅲ. Macro planning vs. micro planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan Ⅴ. Sample lesson plans 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅰ. Why is lesson planning important? 1. Lesson planning means making decisions in advance about what techniques, activities and materials will be used in the class. 2. Although the main teaching contents may be the same, the students are different, the time is different, and the mood is different. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅰ. Why is lesson planning important? Language teachers can benefit from lesson planning in: 1)understanding the aims and language contents of the lesson; 2) distinguishing the various stages of a lesson; 3) thinking about how the students can be fully engaged in the lesson; 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅰ. Why is lesson planning important? Language teachers can benefit from lesson planning in: 4) becoming aware of the teaching aids that are needed. 5) thinking about the relative value of different activities and how much time should be spent on them. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning II. Principles for good lesson planning 1. Aim: the realistic goals for the lesson. 2. Variety: different types of activities and a wide selection of materials. 3. Flexibility: extra and alternative tasks and activities 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning II. Principles for good lesson planning 4. Learnability: the contents and tasks should be within the learning capability of the students. 5. Linkage: the stages and steps are somehow liked with one another . 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅲ. Macro planning vs. micro planning. • Lesson planning should be done at two levels: Macro planning Micro planning 广东省精品资源共享课程

Macro planning Programme planning/ whole course planning One semester planning Micro planning Half a semester planning Unit planning Lesson planning Macro planning vs. micro planning

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅲ. Macro planning vs. micro planning. 1. What’s Macro planning? →Macro planning is for over a longer period of time: a whole programme or a whole-years course. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅲ. Macro planning vs. micro planning. 1. What’s Macro planning? Macro planning involves the following: • Knowing about the course; what to teach • Knowing about the school: time arrangement, facilities, requirements, etc. • Knowing about the learners; • Knowing about the syllabus (curriculum) • Know about the textbook. • Know about the objectives. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅲ. Macro planning vs. micro planning. 1. What’s Macro planning? Teaching aims: 1) language components to present; 2) communicative skills to practice; 3) activities to conduct; 4) materials and teaching aids to be used. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅲ. Macro planning vs. micro planning. 2. What’s micro planning? →Micro planning is usually for a special lesson. it’s often called lesson planning. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan A good lesson plan can serve as a useful record of what has been covered, and provide a basis for assessing learning by the end of a unit or term. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan A language lesson plan usually has the following component: 1. Background information: the detail information of students: age, grade, level of English, etc. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 2. Teaching aims (objectives): • Learners’ performance rather than the teachers’ • From purely linguistic to an emphasis on language skills, knowledge, affects, strategies and culture awareness in order to lay a good foundation for continuing development (go to Task ) 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 2. Teaching aims (objectives): Go to Task: Compare the two sets of statements for the aims of the lesson. To learn the use of comparative forms of adjectives. Able to use a number of comparative adjectives to compare things or people. To do a role play. Can role play the dialogue of going shopping 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 2. Teaching aims (objectives): Task: Study the contents carefully and write a few objectives for the lesson. • can introduce themselves in English: their names, telephone numbers, addresses, etc. • Be about to find out information about other people in English. • Be able to ask other people to clarify if they do not understand. • Can talk confidently and politely with strangers. • Can make an ID card for themselves in English. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 3. Language Contents and Skills: • Contents: structures, vocabulary, functions, topics and so on; • Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 4. Stages and procedures • Teaching stages: the major chunks（板块） of activities that teachers go through in a lesson. • Procedures: detailed steps in each teaching stage. 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 4. Stages and procedures Main Teaching procedures: 1) warm up/ revision; 2) presentation; 3) activities/ practice 4) consolidation 5) summary and homework 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning 4. Stages and procedures Teaching procedures • PPP model presentation l practice production Skill-oriented lesson: reading or listening pre-reading/ listening while-reading/ listening post-reading/ listening 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning Ⅳ. Components of a lesson plan 5. Teaching aids: aids or resources 6. End of lesson summary 7. Optional activities 8. After lesson reflection 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning V. Sample lesson plans • Read the sample lesson plans carefully. (p. 123) • Home work: write a lesson plan 广东省精品资源共享课程

Unit 5 Lesson Planning So much for today. 广东省精品资源共享课程