Lesson Plan Template

Instructor` name: Noha El-Sherif

Lesson Aim: By the end of the lesson, learners will be better able to respond to a reading text as well as
practise their reading for gist and reading for details skills.

The Class: Upper Intermediate

How to achieve the lesson aim:

Anticipated problems:

1. Learners may come across some challenging vocabulary in the reading text.

2. Some learners may struggle to grasp the gist when asked to skim read the text.

3. Some learners may struggle to express certain ideas when responding to the text/ topic (in the activate stage)
due to lack of vocabulary.

Stage Timing Material Interaction Procedure

Engage: 1–2 PPT Slide T  Ss  Show the visuals on the slide and elicit
minutes 5 how each person feels. (e.g. curious/
puzzled)

Ss  Ss  Ask ss to discuss in pairs the kind of

strange happenings that cause them to
feel that way.

T  Ss  Brief whole class feedback conducted.

Study: 5-6 PPT T  Ss  Introduce and concept-check potentially
minutes Slides 6 challenging vocabulary in the text as well
— 11 as the scanning question.
 Have ss skim the text and decide on the
strangest story/ happening.
 Listen to some students’ contributions.
 Have ss scan the text and match each
story to its type.
Ss  Ss  Have ss check their work in pairs.
T  Ss  Reveal the answers (slide 11)

Activate: 5-7 PPT Slide Ss  Ss  In groups, have ss discuss the

minutes 12 questions slide 12.

T  Ss  Encourage ss to elaborate on what

they now believe that strange
happening to have been.

 Monitor for assistance with

vocabulary
 Conduct content and language
feedback.