Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Justine Hewitt 1/07/2021 Upper – intermediate 60 min
Lesson Type:
Skills lesson- reading
Lesson Topic:
Enrique Iglesias
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Gain a better understanding of a piece of writing through using Demonstrated their comprehension of the text given by working
reading techniques which increase their levels of focus E.G. in groups of 2 to identify summaries of the text and answering and
“Reading for gist” to “Reading for detail”. discussing questions related to the text individually.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students might get in a jam with some new words or 1. I will give students enough time to complete each reading
grammar while reading the text and be unable to find activity, to make sure all students have enough time to
answers to detailed questions. finish. If some students are really battling, then I will pair
weaker students with stronger students to help each other.
2. Some students may become frustrated or unmotivated
when they can’t fully understand every word or grammar 2. I will pair stronger students with weaker students so they
structure in the text given. can help those who are struggling. I will also make it clear
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, that we are focusing on improving their reading skills so
3. Students might get lost in the gist stage of listening because that it is not necessary to understand every aspect of the
they might want to understand/memorize every word. text.
4. Students may be inclined to communicate in Spanish as it is 3. Before they begin reading the gist stage activity, I will make
all students L1. sure to carefully explain that they do not need to
understand each word in order to complete the activity. I
5. Some students may not have the confidence to speak in will monitor the students carefully while they are busy with
front of the class and feel reluctant to participate. the activity and if need be, remind them of the focus of the
activity.
4. As a class, we will come up with class rules which limit their
use of their L1’s during lesson time.
5. Getting the students to work in pairs gives them more
confidence and helps them feel more comfortable to speak
in front of their peers and will be less judged by their class
mates.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Enrique Iglesias : Artist bio
Enrique Iglesias, the multi – platinum pop icon, is recognized for his musical versatility across pop and urban genres in Spanish and in
English. He has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide, released 10 studio albums and 3 greatest hit compilations. He has also
headlined 10 sold- out world tours and performed in 10+ million fans.
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Justine Hewitt 1/07/2021 Upper – intermediate 60 min
Lesson Type:
Skills lesson- reading
Lesson Topic:
Enrique Iglesias
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Gain a better understanding of a piece of writing through using Demonstrated their comprehension of the text given by working
reading techniques which increase their levels of focus E.G. in groups of 2 to identify summaries of the text and answering and
“Reading for gist” to “Reading for detail”. discussing questions related to the text individually.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students might get in a jam with some new words or 1. I will give students enough time to complete each reading
grammar while reading the text and be unable to find activity, to make sure all students have enough time to
answers to detailed questions. finish. If some students are really battling, then I will pair
weaker students with stronger students to help each other.
2. Some students may become frustrated or unmotivated
when they can’t fully understand every word or grammar 2. I will pair stronger students with weaker students so they
structure in the text given. can help those who are struggling. I will also make it clear
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, that we are focusing on improving their reading skills so
3. Students might get lost in the gist stage of listening because that it is not necessary to understand every aspect of the
they might want to understand/memorize every word. text.
4. Students may be inclined to communicate in Spanish as it is 3. Before they begin reading the gist stage activity, I will make
all students L1. sure to carefully explain that they do not need to
understand each word in order to complete the activity. I
5. Some students may not have the confidence to speak in will monitor the students carefully while they are busy with
front of the class and feel reluctant to participate. the activity and if need be, remind them of the focus of the
activity.
4. As a class, we will come up with class rules which limit their
use of their L1’s during lesson time.
5. Getting the students to work in pairs gives them more
confidence and helps them feel more comfortable to speak
in front of their peers and will be less judged by their class
mates.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Enrique Iglesias : Artist bio
Enrique Iglesias, the multi – platinum pop icon, is recognized for his musical versatility across pop and urban genres in Spanish and in
English. He has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide, released 10 studio albums and 3 greatest hit compilations. He has also
headlined 10 sold- out world tours and performed in 10+ million fans.
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