Latest TEFL Unit 4: Planning Lessons 2026
1. lesson plan learning objective, student activities and a way to measure student success.
should include:
focus on creating as much English language exposure as possible!
2. 4 categories of a 1. Speaking (Productive Skill) 2. Writing(Productive Skill) 3. Reading (Receptive
curriculum: Skill) 4. Listening(Receptive Skill)
-speaking and listening are the hardest to learn, listening is the hardest
-each category has a short term or long term (assessment at the end) objective
-break down short term objectives to lesson plans
-what assessments do students need to take (identify skills and knowledge that
need to be taught)
3. creating a lesson 1. what is your objective?
plan: steps 2. lesson plan format (EPA - engage practice activate)
4. EPA Engage - Practice - Activate
Engage: Get students excited and ready for the lesson (chit-chat, get into english
mode)
Practice: (Model=blurs the line between engage and practice...students will read
model and teacher will pull vocab from students and teach it)
-give out guided practice: gap-fill, matching or open ended.
-Immediate error correction
Activate: (highest level of student talk time STT)
-activity can be getting into pairs and talking depending on topic
-Teacher should listen to common errors and address at end of class
5.
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1. lesson plan learning objective, student activities and a way to measure student success.
should include:
focus on creating as much English language exposure as possible!
2. 4 categories of a 1. Speaking (Productive Skill) 2. Writing(Productive Skill) 3. Reading (Receptive
curriculum: Skill) 4. Listening(Receptive Skill)
-speaking and listening are the hardest to learn, listening is the hardest
-each category has a short term or long term (assessment at the end) objective
-break down short term objectives to lesson plans
-what assessments do students need to take (identify skills and knowledge that
need to be taught)
3. creating a lesson 1. what is your objective?
plan: steps 2. lesson plan format (EPA - engage practice activate)
4. EPA Engage - Practice - Activate
Engage: Get students excited and ready for the lesson (chit-chat, get into english
mode)
Practice: (Model=blurs the line between engage and practice...students will read
model and teacher will pull vocab from students and teach it)
-give out guided practice: gap-fill, matching or open ended.
-Immediate error correction
Activate: (highest level of student talk time STT)
-activity can be getting into pairs and talking depending on topic
-Teacher should listen to common errors and address at end of class
5.
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