Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Holly Hodges 27 May 2022 Elementary 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Vocabulary
Lesson Topic:
House and Home.
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…
Recognise and use ten new nouns. Had a conversation, in pairs, about the common household items they have in
their homes using pre-existing vocabulary supported by the target vocabulary.
Target vocabulary:
Clock, computer, desk, lamp, toilet, refrigerator, shower, bed,
bookcase, key.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students may struggle with the phonology of some of the vocabulary, 1. I will chorus the pronunciation of the target vocabulary words, putting
particularly words with more than two syllables. For example, stress on the sounds and the shape of my mouth when speaking these
computer and refrigerator. words.
2. Confident students may dominate the activities, especially in the 2. During the activities I will be careful in producing the groups, to
production stage, which can create a difficult environment for the less ensure that the students are placed in a group that they will not
confident students to participate. dominate another student or be dominated by a student. The groupings
will be created in order to bring out the best of the students in the
activities. This will be done by watching the interactions between the
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, 3. The students may feel shy speaking up in front of their peers. Due to students and participation levels of the students throughout the lesson.
the fact that the students are adults, they may feel shy or embarrassed
for not having some knowledge that others in the class do have or that 3. To encourage the students to feel more comfortable, the warmer
they may not be able to express themselves in the way they want. activity will be a good ice breaker to allow the students to feel as
though they have something in common with their peers. Once the
students are more comfortable around each other, they will begin to
speak more freely and be more at ease in the class.
Language analysis:
Language Meaning of the item 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 A device used for Show a picture of a clock. 1. Does it tell the time? Noun /klɑːk/
measuring and showing 2. Can it be on a wall?
time. 3. Do we use a clock
often?
2. Computer An electronic machine Show a picture of a 1. Would this be in an Noun /kəmˈpjuːtər/
that processes computer, or use a office?
information according personal laptop as 2. Is a computer a
to a set of instructions. demonstration. machine?
3. Have you used a
computer?
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, 3. Desk A piece of furniture Show a picture of a desk. 1. Can you sit at a desk? Noun /desk/
like a table that you sit Also demonstrate that 2. Can you work at desk?
at to work. what the students are 3. Do you have a desk at
sitting at is a desk. home?
4. Lamp A device that is used to Show a picture of a lamp. 1. Does it give light? Noun /læmp/
give light. 2. Would you use it at
night?
3. Would it help you see
better when it is dark?
5. Toilet A device used to get rid Show a picture of a toilet. 1. Would you find it in the Noun ˈtɔɪlət/
of waste matter from bathroom?
your body. 2. Do you use a toilet
every day?
3. Do you have one at
home?
6. Refrigerator A piece of electrical Show a picture of a 1. Do you put food in it? Noun /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/
equipment where you refrigerator. 2. Does it keep food warm
keep food cold. or cold?
3. Does it go in the
kitchen?
7. Shower A piece of equipment Show a picture of a 1. Do you use it to clean Noun /ˈʃaʊər/
that produces water you shower. Also, demonstrate yourself?
stand under to wash cleaning yourself in a 2. Does it give you water?
yourself. shower. 3. Do you stand in it?
8. Bed A piece of furniture for Show a picture of a bed. 1. Do you lie down or Noun /bed/
sleeping on. Also, demonstrate stand in it?
sleeping in bed by placing 2. Do you use it every
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Holly Hodges 27 May 2022 Elementary 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Vocabulary
Lesson Topic:
House and Home.
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…
Recognise and use ten new nouns. Had a conversation, in pairs, about the common household items they have in
their homes using pre-existing vocabulary supported by the target vocabulary.
Target vocabulary:
Clock, computer, desk, lamp, toilet, refrigerator, shower, bed,
bookcase, key.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students may struggle with the phonology of some of the vocabulary, 1. I will chorus the pronunciation of the target vocabulary words, putting
particularly words with more than two syllables. For example, stress on the sounds and the shape of my mouth when speaking these
computer and refrigerator. words.
2. Confident students may dominate the activities, especially in the 2. During the activities I will be careful in producing the groups, to
production stage, which can create a difficult environment for the less ensure that the students are placed in a group that they will not
confident students to participate. dominate another student or be dominated by a student. The groupings
will be created in order to bring out the best of the students in the
activities. This will be done by watching the interactions between the
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, 3. The students may feel shy speaking up in front of their peers. Due to students and participation levels of the students throughout the lesson.
the fact that the students are adults, they may feel shy or embarrassed
for not having some knowledge that others in the class do have or that 3. To encourage the students to feel more comfortable, the warmer
they may not be able to express themselves in the way they want. activity will be a good ice breaker to allow the students to feel as
though they have something in common with their peers. Once the
students are more comfortable around each other, they will begin to
speak more freely and be more at ease in the class.
Language analysis:
Language Meaning of the item 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 A device used for Show a picture of a clock. 1. Does it tell the time? Noun /klɑːk/
measuring and showing 2. Can it be on a wall?
time. 3. Do we use a clock
often?
2. Computer An electronic machine Show a picture of a 1. Would this be in an Noun /kəmˈpjuːtər/
that processes computer, or use a office?
information according personal laptop as 2. Is a computer a
to a set of instructions. demonstration. machine?
3. Have you used a
computer?
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, 3. Desk A piece of furniture Show a picture of a desk. 1. Can you sit at a desk? Noun /desk/
like a table that you sit Also demonstrate that 2. Can you work at desk?
at to work. what the students are 3. Do you have a desk at
sitting at is a desk. home?
4. Lamp A device that is used to Show a picture of a lamp. 1. Does it give light? Noun /læmp/
give light. 2. Would you use it at
night?
3. Would it help you see
better when it is dark?
5. Toilet A device used to get rid Show a picture of a toilet. 1. Would you find it in the Noun ˈtɔɪlət/
of waste matter from bathroom?
your body. 2. Do you use a toilet
every day?
3. Do you have one at
home?
6. Refrigerator A piece of electrical Show a picture of a 1. Do you put food in it? Noun /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/
equipment where you refrigerator. 2. Does it keep food warm
keep food cold. or cold?
3. Does it go in the
kitchen?
7. Shower A piece of equipment Show a picture of a 1. Do you use it to clean Noun /ˈʃaʊər/
that produces water you shower. Also, demonstrate yourself?
stand under to wash cleaning yourself in a 2. Does it give you water?
yourself. shower. 3. Do you stand in it?
8. Bed A piece of furniture for Show a picture of a bed. 1. Do you lie down or Noun /bed/
sleeping on. Also, demonstrate stand in it?
sleeping in bed by placing 2. Do you use it every
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