New lesson plan: CELTA Teaching Practice 2

Cynthia Hong

CELTA Teaching Practice 2 - Upper-intermediate level

CELTA Teaching Practice 2
Upper-intermediate level

Materials

Face2Face Upper Intermediate Student’s Book

Face2Face Upper Intermediate Student’s Book

Main Aims

To provide listening practice for gist and specific information in the context of trusting your instincts.

Subsidiary Aims

To encourage fluency through discussion and sharing personal opinions related to the topic.

Procedure (38-48 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (Reading preparation) (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students; activate prior knowledge and set the context.

Show a PowerPoint slide: "Do you trust your instincts? Can you think of a time when you had to make a quick decision?" Ask learners to think about these questions themselves and share them in the class. Elicit brief responses from a few learners to create a bridge to the topic.

Pre-teach Vocabulary (8-10 minutes) • Ensure learners understand key terms in the text.

Introduce 3 challenging words from the text: Instincts: Natural ability to make decisions without conscious reasoning. CCQs: Are instincts always planned? (No) Do instincts come naturally? (Yes) Originate: To begin or come from something. CCQs: Does something originate when it already exists? (No) Can an idea originate in someone's mind? (Yes) Convince: To make someone believe or agree with something. CCQs: Do you convince someone by arguing or explaining? (Yes) Does convincing mean they always agree? (No) **Use Google Slides to create a matching task (word ↔ definition). **Drill pronunciation for each word if needed.

While-Reading/Listening #1(Reading for gist) (8-10 minutes) • Practice identifying the main idea of the text.

Learners read the text (Ex 5a) on p. 21. and match the heading with the text. (3 minutes) Learners submit answers via chat room and compare responses in pairs.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (12-15 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

Give students 4 multiple-choice questions and ask students to re-read the text appropriately. (Ex 5b), then answer them carefully. (3 minutes) Task: Answer 4 multiple-choice questions on Google Forms: 1. Where do instincts originate from? 2. What example does the text give about trusting instincts? 3. How does the author convince readers to trust their instincts? 4. What challenges arise when relying on instincts? Students check their answers in groups before sharing in class. (3 minutes) I will indicate the correct answers after that and explain the reasons. (3 minutes)

Post-Reading/Listening (8-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Showing the prompts questions as follows in Power PowerPoint slide and breakout students into small groups to discuss: (3 minutes) 1. Have you ever trusted your instincts in a critical moment? 2. What originates your instinctive responses? 3. What methods convince you to trust or question your instincts? Monitor and note interesting language use or errors. Ask each group to share their insights in class and encourage group members to add context if any. (3 minutes) Feedback on the shared insights in class, including good language use and good example use. (2 minutes)