Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Fiona 4/2/22 Pre-intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar
Lesson Topic:
The weekend
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…
Conversed using the past continuous tense to talk about what they
Identify and use the Past continuous tense (I was playing with a were doing at the weekend, written a diary entry using it and
friend) and use it to discuss what they were doing at the participated in a role play.
weekend.
Example sentence: I was walking to the beach
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Confusion with past perfect tense, 1. Revise tense taught in previous lesson using the timeline
fig( b), clearly stating that the past perfect is a complete
2. Time constraints. I have prepared a lot of varied activities action which happened in the past whereas the past
given the young age/ short attention span of students and continuous is an ongoing action timeline fig (a)
hence anticipate timing difficulties
2. I will monitor student progress closely to determine the
amount the activities are contributing to the learning of the
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, grammar point. I will consider being flexible with the lesson
plan e.g. give additional teacher led instruction on board or
3.Pronunciation
consider giving the worksheet to be completed as homework
There is a variety of L1s in this class. Many young learners will rather than in class time.
require extra time spent on pronunciation as they have only
3. The solution is much concentration on drilling, in this lesson it
recently mastered speaking in their 1st language and many
may also be helpful to revise previous words learnt with same
sounds present in English may not be used.
w sound (window, worksheet etc) as well as the target
language was/were.
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this
language? (include a timeline if
appropriate)
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, The past continuous tense is used when talking about a continuous action or state that was
happening at some point in the past. In order to form this tense we use the past tense of the
verb to be then the present participle (Verb+ing) of the verb.
I + to be (past tense) verb-ing
I was working
He was helping his dad.
We were walking to the beach
They were running for a bus.
2. In which context are you I have chosen to teach this lesson in the context of the students weekend activities.
introducing the language? Eg I was helping my dad in the garden this weekend.
3. Which concept checking Are you helping your dad now?
questions will you ask to ensure Are you help your dad today?
students understand the Are you helping your dad tomorrow?
meaning? When were you helping your dad?
4. What is the form of the target Affirmative
language? (include positive, negative
and question forms if appropriate) Subject Auxiliary present participle
I, she, he, it , Was helping
You, we, they Were helping
Negative
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Fiona 4/2/22 Pre-intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar
Lesson Topic:
The weekend
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…
Conversed using the past continuous tense to talk about what they
Identify and use the Past continuous tense (I was playing with a were doing at the weekend, written a diary entry using it and
friend) and use it to discuss what they were doing at the participated in a role play.
weekend.
Example sentence: I was walking to the beach
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Confusion with past perfect tense, 1. Revise tense taught in previous lesson using the timeline
fig( b), clearly stating that the past perfect is a complete
2. Time constraints. I have prepared a lot of varied activities action which happened in the past whereas the past
given the young age/ short attention span of students and continuous is an ongoing action timeline fig (a)
hence anticipate timing difficulties
2. I will monitor student progress closely to determine the
amount the activities are contributing to the learning of the
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, grammar point. I will consider being flexible with the lesson
plan e.g. give additional teacher led instruction on board or
3.Pronunciation
consider giving the worksheet to be completed as homework
There is a variety of L1s in this class. Many young learners will rather than in class time.
require extra time spent on pronunciation as they have only
3. The solution is much concentration on drilling, in this lesson it
recently mastered speaking in their 1st language and many
may also be helpful to revise previous words learnt with same
sounds present in English may not be used.
w sound (window, worksheet etc) as well as the target
language was/were.
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this
language? (include a timeline if
appropriate)
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, The past continuous tense is used when talking about a continuous action or state that was
happening at some point in the past. In order to form this tense we use the past tense of the
verb to be then the present participle (Verb+ing) of the verb.
I + to be (past tense) verb-ing
I was working
He was helping his dad.
We were walking to the beach
They were running for a bus.
2. In which context are you I have chosen to teach this lesson in the context of the students weekend activities.
introducing the language? Eg I was helping my dad in the garden this weekend.
3. Which concept checking Are you helping your dad now?
questions will you ask to ensure Are you help your dad today?
students understand the Are you helping your dad tomorrow?
meaning? When were you helping your dad?
4. What is the form of the target Affirmative
language? (include positive, negative
and question forms if appropriate) Subject Auxiliary present participle
I, she, he, it , Was helping
You, we, they Were helping
Negative
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