ISI Observed Lesson Outline

Teacher/lecturer Charley

Date 22/11/12 Module/Level Pre Intermediate

Class Profile:
(Any relevant notes on nationality, level, gender, attendance, individual learning styles)
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Lesson aims (e.g. By the end of the observed session learners will know/learn/be able to/have
practised etc):

Learners will have revised and produced questions formations with and without auxiliaries
by writing their own quizzes.

Learners will have used their existing music vocabulary in the context of what music they
like to listen to.
Learners will have been introduced to a broader range of question words such as How
many, How long, Which, Whose and How many.

Timetable fit (How does the observed lesson relate to the rest of the day/week?):
The learners have been learning about the Past Simple and Past Continuous, this lesson links in
with the idea of things that happened in the past. Although learners are also introduced to question
forms in the present, the previous lessons should have given a good introduction.

Materials: (Please include a copy of materials)

The materials are from New English File Pre Intermediate. The communicative activity was taken
from the New English file Teachers book.

Anticipated problems: (e.g. learners may have fossilised errors, language/knowledge gaps,
mixed ability learners may achieve learning outcomes/complete tasks at a different)

Learners may confuse the word order of questions.

Learners may try to use the Past Simple verb form after the auxiliaries.

Session Stages: (A simple list of activities in chronological order)

Time

Learner activity

Teacher/lecturer activity

Interaction

Learning outcome

(e.g. T-Ss/T-S/
S-S/Ss-Ss/S-Ss,)

8.30

Learners compare their answers

for the homework.

8.50

The teacher goes through the

answers.

S-S /Ss-T

The learners will have had the opportunity

to reflect on what they learnt the previous
day and ask any questions they have.

Learners participate in a mingle

activity asking questions about
what music they like.

Ss-Ss

Learners will have been introduced to the

context of the lesson Music whilst working
on their speaking and writing skills.

9.05

Learners complete the quiz in the

book with the correct question
words How, Which, How many.

Ss-Ss

Learners will have tested their existing

knowledge of question words and acquired
some new ones.

9.15

Learners try to complete the rules

for the grammar Questions with
and without auxiliaries using the
quiz as a guide.

Teacher feeds back the correct

answers.

S-Ss/Ss-T

Learners will have identified their

knowledge gaps of questions with and
without auxiliaries.

9.30

The learners ask the teacher any

questions about the grammar they
may have.

The teacher goes through any

areas the learners are not
comfortable with.

T-Ss/Ss-T

The learners will have a better idea of this

area of grammar.

9.45

The learners practice their

pronunciation of model sentences,
given to them by the teacher.

The teacher will conduct drilling so

as to correct pronunciation
mistakes.

T-Ss/S-T/SsSs

Learners will have practiced the

pronunciation of questions and be more
aware of the use of intonation.

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10.20

The learners rearrange words in a

quiz to make correct questions and
ask their partners.

The teacher monitors and corrects

mistakes.

S-S

The learners will have had the opportunity

to practice the grammar with guidance in a
controlled activity.

10.30

Learners create their own music

quizzes in groups.

The teacher monitors and helps

where necessary.

Ss-Ss

The learners will have produced the target

language in a functional context they can
relate to whilst using writing skills.

10.55

Learners compete against each

other in a pub quiz set up, asking
the questions to other groups.

The teacher mediates.

Ss-Ss

Learners will have demonstrated the target

language freely and naturally whilst using
speaking and listening skills.

11.35

The learners look at incorrect

sentences that the teacher has
heard.

The teacher conducts Delayed

Correction to iron out any problems
they have heard.

T-Ss

Learners will have raised their awareness of

any errors when using the language
through self and peer correction.

11.45

The learners are given homework

to embed what they have learned.

The teacher distributes the

homework.

Interaction

Learning outcome

Session Stages: (A simple list of activities in chronological order) cont.

Time

Learner activity

Teacher/lecturer activity

(e.g. T-Ss/T-S/
S-S/Ss-Ss/S-Ss,)