Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Cassie Shear A1 Elementary 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Vocabulary
Lesson Topic:
Common Nouns
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…
Identify and use 10 new Common Nouns Worked in pairs and as a group using different
Target vocabulary: exercises to introduce the target vocabulary while
Clock, computer, desk, lamp, toilet, refrigerator, shower, bed, using their existing vocabulary known, making the
bookcase, key. students able to converse with the new target
vocabulary.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Chinese students have a problem pronunciating the letter 1. Teacher will demonstrate the movement of
/r/ in words which is frequently used in the target the tongue and the students will copy while
vocabulary trying to say target vocabulary that they are
struggling with. To further enforce this the
2. Students may become disheartened and give up quick if teacher will also do the exercise of growling
they don’t see immediate progress like a dog and the student copy, as well as
the rolling of the tongue with /r/
3. The more confident students may try to run the class as
well as in the Chinese culture women are more submissive
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, and quiet- so the man in the class may try to take over the 2. Teacher will give students more activities so
class that students can see their progress
3. Teacher will separate these students so that
the shy students have a chance to contribute
to the class as well as putting more girls with
girls in the groups.
Language analysis:
Language Item Meaning of the How you will present Concept Checking Grammatical form Pronunciation
item meaning Questions
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
huge very big, enormous using a picture of a mouse What’s the opposite of huge? Strong adjective / hjuːdʒ/
and an elephant to show Name a huge mountain.
large size
1. Clock Used for measuring Using a picture of a 1.) What is the time Noun ˈklɑːk
and recording time clock and miming how now?
a clock ticks when the 2.) How do you know
hands move when the lesson is
over?
3.) Does a clock tick?
2. Computer An electronic Using a picture of a 1.) Can you use it to Noun kəmˈpjuːtɚ
machine that stores computer and miming go onto the
information sitting at a desk and internet?
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Cassie Shear A1 Elementary 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Vocabulary
Lesson Topic:
Common Nouns
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…
Identify and use 10 new Common Nouns Worked in pairs and as a group using different
Target vocabulary: exercises to introduce the target vocabulary while
Clock, computer, desk, lamp, toilet, refrigerator, shower, bed, using their existing vocabulary known, making the
bookcase, key. students able to converse with the new target
vocabulary.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Chinese students have a problem pronunciating the letter 1. Teacher will demonstrate the movement of
/r/ in words which is frequently used in the target the tongue and the students will copy while
vocabulary trying to say target vocabulary that they are
struggling with. To further enforce this the
2. Students may become disheartened and give up quick if teacher will also do the exercise of growling
they don’t see immediate progress like a dog and the student copy, as well as
the rolling of the tongue with /r/
3. The more confident students may try to run the class as
well as in the Chinese culture women are more submissive
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, and quiet- so the man in the class may try to take over the 2. Teacher will give students more activities so
class that students can see their progress
3. Teacher will separate these students so that
the shy students have a chance to contribute
to the class as well as putting more girls with
girls in the groups.
Language analysis:
Language Item Meaning of the How you will present Concept Checking Grammatical form Pronunciation
item meaning Questions
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
huge very big, enormous using a picture of a mouse What’s the opposite of huge? Strong adjective / hjuːdʒ/
and an elephant to show Name a huge mountain.
large size
1. Clock Used for measuring Using a picture of a 1.) What is the time Noun ˈklɑːk
and recording time clock and miming how now?
a clock ticks when the 2.) How do you know
hands move when the lesson is
over?
3.) Does a clock tick?
2. Computer An electronic Using a picture of a 1.) Can you use it to Noun kəmˈpjuːtɚ
machine that stores computer and miming go onto the
information sitting at a desk and internet?
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