Identifying and selecting aims
What are aims in a lesson?
Descriptions of the purpose of a piece of learning.
Mention 5 components of a lesson plan.
Time, aims, material, procedure, etc.
What are the two types of assessment? Give some examples.
Formal (exams) and informal (classroom activities, homework, portfolios, etc.).
What's the difference between reference resources and coursebook materials?
Reference resources: sources of information about language and about teaching (books, magazines, on-line pages).
Coursebook materials: materials included in a coursebook package (teacher's book, workbook, CD's, etc.)
What's the difference between supplementary materials and teaching aids? Give some examples.
Supplementary materials: extra material used in addition to the coursebook (authentic material, extra books and worksheets, posters, etc.)
Teaching aids: resources and equipment available in the classroom, as well as those we bring (board, projector, realia, etc.)
What are the 3 types of aims we can find in a lesson plan? Describe them.
Main, subsidiary, and personal aims.
What's the difference between time and timetable fit?
Time: length of the lesson.
Timetable fit: how the lesson is connected with previous or following lessons.
Cloze test, jumbled sentences, proofreading, and sequencing are all examples of formal assessment tasks. Explain each of them.
Cloze test: blank every nth word.
Jumbled sentences: words are not in the correct order.
Proofreading: read a text in order to find mistakes in spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.
Sequencing: ordering items in a logical way. Usually used with pictures.
What can we do when the coursebook material is not enough / appropriate? What do we need to consider?
Adapt it or replace it, always taking our students' characteristics and needs into consideration.
What's the difference between authentic material and realia?
Authentic: material created without teaching purposes.
Realia: real objects brought into the classroom for teaching purposes.
What's the aim of the next stage in a lesson?
"Students indicate on a map the way Kate went, according to the information given."
A) to develop pronunciation skills
B) to develop reading skills
C) to develop vocabulary
B) to develop reading skills
What's the name of this component in a lesson plan?
"Stronger students may dominate pairwork".
A) Personal aim
B) Lesson aim
C) Anticipated problems
D) Procedure and interaction
E) Aids and resources
C) Anticipated problems
What's the grammatical focus of the next assessment item?
"Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Where (you/fly) if (you/be) a bird?"
A) gerunds and infinitives
B) unreal conditional
C) passive voice
D) relative pronouns
E) present continuous
B) unreal conditional
If a teacher wants to develop his students' fluency skills, what book would be useful for him?
A) Poem into poem. Maley, A & Moulding, S. CUP
B) Using readers in language teaching. Hedge, T. Macmillan
C) Learning to learn English. Ellis, R & Sinclair, B. CUP
D) Keep talking. Klippel, F. CUP
E) Mixed ability classes. Prodromou, L. Macmillan
D) Keep talking. Klippel, F. CUP
What teaching aid can be used for the next students' activity?
"Students are prompted by the teacher to call out the names of objects one after the other."
A) Workbooks
B) Videoclips
C) Flashcards
D) Authentic material
E) Bilingual dictionary
C) Flashcards
What's the aim of the next stage in a lesson?
"Circle the noun in each set that does not collocate with have."
A) to develop pronunciation skills
B) to develop reading skills
C) to develop vocabulary
C) to develop vocabulary
What's the name of this component in a lesson plan?
"Remember to use gestures to encourage self-correction".
A) Personal aim
B) Lesson aim
C) Anticipated problems
D) Procedure and interaction
E) Aids and resources
A) Personal aim
What's the grammatical focus of the next assessment item?
"Complete the descriptions with who or which: This is a kind of cheese _____ is made from goat's milk."
A) gerunds and infinitives
B) unreal conditional
C) passive voice
D) relative pronouns
E) present continuous
D) relative pronouns
If a teacher wants to exploit a class library, what book would be useful for him?
A) Poem into poem. Maley, A & Moulding, S. CUP
B) Using readers in language teaching. Hedge, T. Macmillan
C) Learning to learn English. Ellis, R & Sinclair, B. CUP
D) Keep talking. Klippel, F. CUP
E) Mixed ability classes. Prodromou, L. Macmillan
B) Using readers in language teaching. Hedge, T. Macmillan
What teaching aid can be used for the next students' activity?
"Students look at brochures to get ideas on content and language for a formal writing task."
A) Workbooks
B) Videoclips
C) Flashcards
D) Authentic material
E) Bilingual dictionary
D) Authentic material
What's the aim of the next stage in a lesson?
"Listen and group the words according to whether they have two, three, or four syllables. Practice saying them in pairs."
A) to develop pronunciation skills
B) to develop reading skills
C) to develop vocabulary
A) to develop pronunciation skills
What's the name of this component in a lesson plan?
"Students, in pairs, match phonemic transcriptions to the correct spelling of vocabulary".
A) Personal aim
B) Lesson aim
C) Anticipated problems
D) Procedure and interaction
E) Aids and resources
D) Procedure and interaction
What's the grammatical focus of the next assessment item?
"Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Coffee (grow) in Brazil. It (export) to many countries in the world."
A) gerunds and infinitives
B) unreal conditional
C) passive voice
D) relative pronouns
E) present continuous
C) passive voice
If a teacher wants to help his students become independent learners, what book would be useful for him?
A) Poem into poem. Maley, A & Moulding, S. CUP
B) Using readers in language teaching. Hedge, T. Macmillan
C) Learning to learn English. Ellis, R & Sinclair, B. CUP
D) Keep talking. Klippel, F. CUP
E) Mixed ability classes. Prodromou, L. Macmillan
C) Learning to learn English. Ellis, R & Sinclair, B. CUP
What teaching aid can be used for the next students' activity?
"Students complete extra grammar practice activities at home."
A) Workbooks
B) Videoclips
C) Flashcards
D) Authentic material
E) Bilingual dictionary
A) Workbooks