Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Justin Evans 21/05/2021 Upper-Intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Listening Lesson (Specifically listening for information)
Lesson Topic:
Fun Facts about the Planets in our Solar System
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…
• Identify an array of nouns related to Outer Space. • Used a prediction technique to try and work out what the
• Have developed their overall listening skills in English. lesson is about.
• Have developed their speaking skills in English. • Listened to audio/video recordings to become familiar with
• Have better understanding of a group of words within the the target vocabulary (identify meaning and form).
context of The Planets of Our Solar System (E.g. Mercury is • Bettered their pronunciation of the target vocabulary up to
the planet, that is closest to the sun. It has no atmosphere, the point where they feel comfortable enough to use these
but it used to have water long ago). words when speaking with fellow students. Pronunciation
• Know the meanings, forms and pronunciation of the target will be practiced many times; students will be asked to
vocabulary. further practice the target vocabulary at home. Recordings
of the text can be sent to their devices (via email).
• Communicative listening will help students not only with the
pronunciation, but also to gain the confidence to speak in
front of each other, and also help with meaning and form.
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, • Completed a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to assess whether
the students have full comprehension of the words in the
listening piece, and to see if new words can be identified.
• Answered Concept Checking Questions (CCQs) to see if the
students understood the listening piece and also to give the
teacher a moment to test an array of listening techniques,
such as re-organising and the appreciation technique which
is used to answer the questions.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The students might not be familiar with the vocabulary in the 1. The audio can be paused and the vocabulary can be shown
listening piece. in flashcards. The teacher can also explain within context,
this will help with understanding the meaning (E.g. Mercury
2. Because this class consists mostly of adult learners, there is the planet, that is closest to the sun. It has no atmosphere,
may be a lack of confidence in speaking in English with other but it used to have water long ago).
students. 2. Use methods which include the group saying the word
together when practicing pronunciation before asking
students to speak individually. This can help build their
3. The topic might not be of interest to some of the students confidence. No pointing out mistakes made by the individual
which results in them not working hard during the lesson. when speaking, but rather addressing it again in a group
discussion. This can help to prevent the student from further
shying away.
3. Encourage the learners to participate and enjoy the topic.
Make the lesson interesting by using additional pictures,
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Justin Evans 21/05/2021 Upper-Intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Listening Lesson (Specifically listening for information)
Lesson Topic:
Fun Facts about the Planets in our Solar System
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…
• Identify an array of nouns related to Outer Space. • Used a prediction technique to try and work out what the
• Have developed their overall listening skills in English. lesson is about.
• Have developed their speaking skills in English. • Listened to audio/video recordings to become familiar with
• Have better understanding of a group of words within the the target vocabulary (identify meaning and form).
context of The Planets of Our Solar System (E.g. Mercury is • Bettered their pronunciation of the target vocabulary up to
the planet, that is closest to the sun. It has no atmosphere, the point where they feel comfortable enough to use these
but it used to have water long ago). words when speaking with fellow students. Pronunciation
• Know the meanings, forms and pronunciation of the target will be practiced many times; students will be asked to
vocabulary. further practice the target vocabulary at home. Recordings
of the text can be sent to their devices (via email).
• Communicative listening will help students not only with the
pronunciation, but also to gain the confidence to speak in
front of each other, and also help with meaning and form.
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, • Completed a fill-in-the-blank worksheet to assess whether
the students have full comprehension of the words in the
listening piece, and to see if new words can be identified.
• Answered Concept Checking Questions (CCQs) to see if the
students understood the listening piece and also to give the
teacher a moment to test an array of listening techniques,
such as re-organising and the appreciation technique which
is used to answer the questions.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The students might not be familiar with the vocabulary in the 1. The audio can be paused and the vocabulary can be shown
listening piece. in flashcards. The teacher can also explain within context,
this will help with understanding the meaning (E.g. Mercury
2. Because this class consists mostly of adult learners, there is the planet, that is closest to the sun. It has no atmosphere,
may be a lack of confidence in speaking in English with other but it used to have water long ago).
students. 2. Use methods which include the group saying the word
together when practicing pronunciation before asking
students to speak individually. This can help build their
3. The topic might not be of interest to some of the students confidence. No pointing out mistakes made by the individual
which results in them not working hard during the lesson. when speaking, but rather addressing it again in a group
discussion. This can help to prevent the student from further
shying away.
3. Encourage the learners to participate and enjoy the topic.
Make the lesson interesting by using additional pictures,
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