Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
C1 – Advanced Level 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Business English – Functional Language for writing a formal letter
Lesson Topic:
Writing emails to make arrangements
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…
✓ Students will be able to talk about business emails by ✓ Present Outcome: Learnt how to identify the meaning,
practicing how to compose and reply to emails, making form, and pronunciation of the new TV phrases when
arrangements. writing an email.
✓ Students will be able to identify and recognise formal and ✓ Practice Outcome: Learnt how to distinguish and when to
informal business set phrases and common grammar use the new TV phrases and grammar correctly when they
mistakes. They will be able to use them practically and have completed various activities.
correctly when writing an email, making arrangements.
✓ Production Outcome: Learnt through practice how to
✓ Students will be able to use the correct structure, etiquette correctly structure, email etiquette and use the new TV
and TV phrases when writing an email, making phrases by writing and email and through eliciting of
arrangements. language.
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,Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Motivation: Students might not feel motivated to do the 1. Motivation: I will use energiser activities, relate lesson to
course as it was an assignment from the company. (Extrinsic) real life scenarios and give the students a choice of
assignments to do.
2. Grammar: Students might still struggle with some grammar
parts like adjectives, and prepositions as they do not have 2. Grammar: Activities will not only focus on the set phrases
some of these parts in Japanese. but also include the practice of adjectives, and prepositions.
3. Boredom: Some students could find the lesson not interested, 3. Boredom: I will relate to real life scenarios and engage all
and also not like the other departments engaging in the same the students in the activities. I will focus on individuals that
lesson. doesn’t look interested and ensure that I mix the students in
such a manner that each group consists of individuals from
the different departments, and that each group has strong
and less stronger students. This will also keep the stronger
students engaged, as they will assist the other students.
Please include an analysis of the target language you will present your learners in order for them to complete the ‘real-life’ task you
have chosen.
Annexure A – Page 1
a) To call off - (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., I suppose I better call off the hounds.(informal)
To call off the meeting (formal)
Meaning: “To cancel an arrangement”
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, CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• He decided to call off his meeting, I need to arrange for a new date.
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Call – verb /kɔːl/
Off – adverb /ɒf/
b) To put off (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., I always put it off until the last minute.(informal)
My friends boss has put off the meeting until tomorrow (formal)
Meaning: : “To postpone something”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• “I keep putting off the financial meeting”
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Put verb /pʊt/
Off – adverb /ɒf/
c) To bring forward / to move forward (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., You need to move our date forward if you want to go fishing with your friends next week.(informal)
We need to move the meeting forward, as the Financial department can’t make it next week and Tuesday. (formal)
Meaning: “To make an arrangement earlier”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• Consider moving the meeting forward from next week
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
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, Bring – verb /brɪŋ/
Move – verb /muːv/
d) To work around someone (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., Since you can only go with me to my friend’s house tomorrow, I will cancel my date with my mom.(informal)
I will cancel my meeting tomorrow in order for us to meet for the appointment (formal)
Meaning: “To change your schedule around to adapt to someone else’s schedule”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• The manager looked for a way to work around the lack of internet so he could attend the meeting he had planned. ...
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Work – verb /wəːk/
Around – adverb /əˈraʊnd/
Someone – pronoun /ˈsʌmwʌn/
e) To line up / to set up (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., I will set up the party for tomorrow evening.(informal)
I will set up the year end function for the 20th of December 2021. (formal)
Meaning: “To arrange something”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• The financial department will have to set up the meeting for next week.
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Line – verb /lʌɪn/ (Line is normally a noun, but as this is an action, it becomes a verb)
Set – verb /sɛt/
Up – adverb /ʌp/
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C1 – Advanced Level 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Business English – Functional Language for writing a formal letter
Lesson Topic:
Writing emails to make arrangements
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…
✓ Students will be able to talk about business emails by ✓ Present Outcome: Learnt how to identify the meaning,
practicing how to compose and reply to emails, making form, and pronunciation of the new TV phrases when
arrangements. writing an email.
✓ Students will be able to identify and recognise formal and ✓ Practice Outcome: Learnt how to distinguish and when to
informal business set phrases and common grammar use the new TV phrases and grammar correctly when they
mistakes. They will be able to use them practically and have completed various activities.
correctly when writing an email, making arrangements.
✓ Production Outcome: Learnt through practice how to
✓ Students will be able to use the correct structure, etiquette correctly structure, email etiquette and use the new TV
and TV phrases when writing an email, making phrases by writing and email and through eliciting of
arrangements. language.
1 i-to-i LOVE TEFL Lesson Plan
,Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Motivation: Students might not feel motivated to do the 1. Motivation: I will use energiser activities, relate lesson to
course as it was an assignment from the company. (Extrinsic) real life scenarios and give the students a choice of
assignments to do.
2. Grammar: Students might still struggle with some grammar
parts like adjectives, and prepositions as they do not have 2. Grammar: Activities will not only focus on the set phrases
some of these parts in Japanese. but also include the practice of adjectives, and prepositions.
3. Boredom: Some students could find the lesson not interested, 3. Boredom: I will relate to real life scenarios and engage all
and also not like the other departments engaging in the same the students in the activities. I will focus on individuals that
lesson. doesn’t look interested and ensure that I mix the students in
such a manner that each group consists of individuals from
the different departments, and that each group has strong
and less stronger students. This will also keep the stronger
students engaged, as they will assist the other students.
Please include an analysis of the target language you will present your learners in order for them to complete the ‘real-life’ task you
have chosen.
Annexure A – Page 1
a) To call off - (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., I suppose I better call off the hounds.(informal)
To call off the meeting (formal)
Meaning: “To cancel an arrangement”
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, CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• He decided to call off his meeting, I need to arrange for a new date.
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Call – verb /kɔːl/
Off – adverb /ɒf/
b) To put off (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., I always put it off until the last minute.(informal)
My friends boss has put off the meeting until tomorrow (formal)
Meaning: : “To postpone something”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• “I keep putting off the financial meeting”
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Put verb /pʊt/
Off – adverb /ɒf/
c) To bring forward / to move forward (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., You need to move our date forward if you want to go fishing with your friends next week.(informal)
We need to move the meeting forward, as the Financial department can’t make it next week and Tuesday. (formal)
Meaning: “To make an arrangement earlier”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• Consider moving the meeting forward from next week
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
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, Bring – verb /brɪŋ/
Move – verb /muːv/
d) To work around someone (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., Since you can only go with me to my friend’s house tomorrow, I will cancel my date with my mom.(informal)
I will cancel my meeting tomorrow in order for us to meet for the appointment (formal)
Meaning: “To change your schedule around to adapt to someone else’s schedule”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• The manager looked for a way to work around the lack of internet so he could attend the meeting he had planned. ...
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Work – verb /wəːk/
Around – adverb /əˈraʊnd/
Someone – pronoun /ˈsʌmwʌn/
e) To line up / to set up (formal business English email phrase)
E.g., I will set up the party for tomorrow evening.(informal)
I will set up the year end function for the 20th of December 2021. (formal)
Meaning: “To arrange something”
CCQ: Give a synonym for this phrase
Example writing:
• The financial department will have to set up the meeting for next week.
Pronunciation:
To – preposition /tə,tʊ,tuː/
Line – verb /lʌɪn/ (Line is normally a noun, but as this is an action, it becomes a verb)
Set – verb /sɛt/
Up – adverb /ʌp/
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