Professional Professional PracticumPracticum2C-289015G12C-289015G1Susannah Monge Guerrero

CCCN – Lesson PlanCCCN – Lesson PlanTask based instruction is the method used at CCCN, and it is characterized by activities that engage languages learners in meaningful, goal-oriented communication, to solve problems, complete tasks, and reach decisions.

Format of the institution

•Objective - specific, topic has to be about real life situations

•Warm up - small activity related to the topic

•Schema - activity related to the topic, no more that 10 m

CCCN – Lesson PlanCCCN – Lesson Plan• Pre-task – no more than 3 tasks, activities that can be used in next

task. T guides students.

• Task – Final activity, and review.

• Language Focus – planning, time to write and correct

– reporting, identify weaknesses and correct

Centro Cultural Centro Cultural Costarricense Costarricense NorteamericanoNorteamericano

Materials used in the class

•American Headway, Book 2 (Units 1 to 4): student book and

workbook, by John and Liz Soars. (Oxford University Press)

•Interactive Studio to show the following images

Sheldon

Keanu Reeves

Brad Pitt

Kristen Stewart Megan FoxUgly Betty

CCCN – Lesson PlanCCCN – Lesson PlanULACIT – Professional Practicum 2011Susannah Monge Guerrero Lesson Plan – English Now 4 – CCCN Activity´s name: “Trying to fix someone else up for a blind date”

Objective:Ss will be able to describe someone in order to hook up with a person.

Warm-up:8-minute dating / 2-minute dating – Ss will talk to one classmate for 2 minutes and then move on to the next. T will ask ss to get up, pair up, and chat for 2 minutes with each other about whatever they like. When 2 minutes are up, everyone will find a new partner and chat for the next 2 minutes. You can consider personality, clothes, and physical appearance.

CCCN – Lesson PlanCCCN – Lesson PlanSchema:Look at the pictures. Who do you like the most? Why?

Pre-task:Facebook story, what if you do not have the picture like in FB and you have to describe a person?

Ss will take a look at the photographs on page 78. T will ask some questions (Who is tall? – Who has long hair?). Ss will use vocabulary and pictures to make sentences (Donna has brown hair and brown eyes). What about Sue, Cathy, …

CCCN – Lesson PlanCCCN – Lesson PlanTask:Ss will write 6 sentences about a friend to introduce to a classmate for a possible blind-date. Ss will stand up and make a circle. Ss will take notes and will decide who the one is or whom they would like to go out with.

Language Focus:Planning: Look around and correct mistakes while ss are writing.

Reporting: When they state their reasons, take notes about their mistakes and correct if necessary.

She has long hair ---- She has a long hairShe has long black hair ---- She has black long hair / She has long curly black hair