Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Vicky Kellerman 2025 February A2 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Vocabulary
Lesson Topic:
Objects in the classroom
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…
Had conversations with the new words in groups of 2 and then be
To recognize and use 10 new words related to items that can be able to write down their own sentences using the words they
found in a classroom learned
Target vocabulary: They will also be able to pick out objects in the classroom by
Pencil, Desk, Rubber, Ruler, Blackboard, Shelf, Dictionary, simply listen to the words which will test their understanding
Bookcase, Bin and Scissors
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the students and one for Through repetition and practicing as well as using group work,
the 10 words (meaning, form, or pronunciation). students will learn how to pronounce it correctly
For example, I will show them how to pronounce the words
1. Some students might find it hard in pronouncing some of the correctly by demonstrating the sounds that the words make by
Lesson plan 150823
,more challenging words because in Chinese there is no /r/ sound, showing them the movement of the tongue, teeth and lips with an
so this is often replaced with /l/ or /w/. exaggerated movement when making the /r/ sound in these
Students may therefore struggle to words, Also I will split up the words into it’s syllables form and
pronounce words such as ruler, rubbish bin, said slowly and clearly, with exaggerated mouth movements then
and computer. I will ask all students to repeat individually
2. Due to students using the same L1 language they might not pay Remind all students that they are all at the same level so
attention to their studies which means that for the first few encouraging and reinforcing the idea of teamwork through
minutes in class they might only speak in Chinese motivation to improve their English language. Keep all activities
fun
3. Explaining the words in a simple way can become a challenge
when teaching A2 students
With the use of pictures and flashcards paired
4. Due to only having 15 learners means that there will be an odd with the words will help to better show and understand the
one out so 1 group will always have 3 students at a time definition the targeted items.
By seeing pictures and noticing the items in the classroom will
help to link it to items at home
For group activities, students will be split into 7 groups of 2 and 1
group of 3 so that all the student can have equal opportunity to
participate and to ensure that they all feel comfortable in
similar group sizes.
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, Language analysis:
Language Meaning of the item How you will present Concept Checking Grammatical form Pronunciation
Item meaning Questions Use the IPA
translator if needed
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
huge very big, enormous using a picture of a What’s the opposite of Strong adjective / hjuːdʒ/
mouse and an elephant huge? Name a huge
to show large size mountain.
1. Pencil An object that can be Using a picture of a Does a pencil use ink? NOUN /ˈpen.səl/
used to write and pencil to show the What can we do with a
draw with coloured pencils and pencil?
the black granite
2. Desk A type of table that Using a picture of a Is a desk a piece of NOUN /desk/
you can work at, desk and pointing to the furniture?
often one with draws learners desks Can a desk have drawers?
3. Rubber Used to erase Using a picture of a Can a rubber be big or NOUN /ˈrʌb.ɚ/
mistakes made by a rubber and showing a small?
pencil rubber in class Can we use it to remove
ink stains?
4. Ruler A long narrow, flat Showing a ruler in class Can we use a ruler to draw NOUN /ˈruː.lɚ/
piece of plastic used and a picture of the item lines with?
to draw lines Do we use a ruler to cut
paper with?
5. Blackboar An object that can be Showing a picture of the Where can we find a NOUN /ˈblæk.bɔːrd/
d written on that has a object or point to the blackboard?
black surface black/white board in the Is it used to write on?
classroom if there is
one
Lesson plan 150823
Vicky Kellerman 2025 February A2 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Vocabulary
Lesson Topic:
Objects in the classroom
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…
Had conversations with the new words in groups of 2 and then be
To recognize and use 10 new words related to items that can be able to write down their own sentences using the words they
found in a classroom learned
Target vocabulary: They will also be able to pick out objects in the classroom by
Pencil, Desk, Rubber, Ruler, Blackboard, Shelf, Dictionary, simply listen to the words which will test their understanding
Bookcase, Bin and Scissors
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the students and one for Through repetition and practicing as well as using group work,
the 10 words (meaning, form, or pronunciation). students will learn how to pronounce it correctly
For example, I will show them how to pronounce the words
1. Some students might find it hard in pronouncing some of the correctly by demonstrating the sounds that the words make by
Lesson plan 150823
,more challenging words because in Chinese there is no /r/ sound, showing them the movement of the tongue, teeth and lips with an
so this is often replaced with /l/ or /w/. exaggerated movement when making the /r/ sound in these
Students may therefore struggle to words, Also I will split up the words into it’s syllables form and
pronounce words such as ruler, rubbish bin, said slowly and clearly, with exaggerated mouth movements then
and computer. I will ask all students to repeat individually
2. Due to students using the same L1 language they might not pay Remind all students that they are all at the same level so
attention to their studies which means that for the first few encouraging and reinforcing the idea of teamwork through
minutes in class they might only speak in Chinese motivation to improve their English language. Keep all activities
fun
3. Explaining the words in a simple way can become a challenge
when teaching A2 students
With the use of pictures and flashcards paired
4. Due to only having 15 learners means that there will be an odd with the words will help to better show and understand the
one out so 1 group will always have 3 students at a time definition the targeted items.
By seeing pictures and noticing the items in the classroom will
help to link it to items at home
For group activities, students will be split into 7 groups of 2 and 1
group of 3 so that all the student can have equal opportunity to
participate and to ensure that they all feel comfortable in
similar group sizes.
Lesson plan 150823
, Language analysis:
Language Meaning of the item How you will present Concept Checking Grammatical form Pronunciation
Item meaning Questions Use the IPA
translator if needed
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
huge very big, enormous using a picture of a What’s the opposite of Strong adjective / hjuːdʒ/
mouse and an elephant huge? Name a huge
to show large size mountain.
1. Pencil An object that can be Using a picture of a Does a pencil use ink? NOUN /ˈpen.səl/
used to write and pencil to show the What can we do with a
draw with coloured pencils and pencil?
the black granite
2. Desk A type of table that Using a picture of a Is a desk a piece of NOUN /desk/
you can work at, desk and pointing to the furniture?
often one with draws learners desks Can a desk have drawers?
3. Rubber Used to erase Using a picture of a Can a rubber be big or NOUN /ˈrʌb.ɚ/
mistakes made by a rubber and showing a small?
pencil rubber in class Can we use it to remove
ink stains?
4. Ruler A long narrow, flat Showing a ruler in class Can we use a ruler to draw NOUN /ˈruː.lɚ/
piece of plastic used and a picture of the item lines with?
to draw lines Do we use a ruler to cut
paper with?
5. Blackboar An object that can be Showing a picture of the Where can we find a NOUN /ˈblæk.bɔːrd/
d written on that has a object or point to the blackboard?
black surface black/white board in the Is it used to write on?
classroom if there is
one
Lesson plan 150823