A Plan for the Individual Lesson VI + Self Evaluation

Class: 1e                                                                                                          Date: 21^st Feb 2011
Level: Intermediate

Topic: A Job Application

Aims:   To develop reading skills and reading for specific information skills – A JOB APPLICATION

            To develop writing skills – fromal letters
Materials: Student Book, Solutions; Workbook, Solutions (intermediate)

Time	Stage	Activities			Objectives	What if
		Teacher	Students
8:30	Introduction 1-2 min	The T greets the S and asks to sit down. The T briefly introduces the plan of the lesson.	The S greet the T and take their seats. Listen to the plan of the lesson.		To create a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. To catch the Ss’ attention.
8:32	Checking HW 5-8 min	The T asks to open their workbooks. The T goes round the class and checks whether all the S did their HW. The T marks those who did not do their HW. After that the T asks to read in turns. Corrects the mistakes.	The S open their workbooks and show their HW. The S start reading in turns and correct the mistakes at the same time.		To check the Ss’ understanding. To check how the S worked at home.
8:40	Finishing the topic from the previuos lesson ( the speaking activity) 8 min	The T reminds the S about the dialogues they had to write during the last lesson. The T gives 30 seconds to get ready for acting their dialogues in front of the class. The T reminds about the intonation and appropriate vocabulary. The T asks some of the S to act their dialogues. Then the T asks the rest of the class to vote on whether the applicant gets the job. ( The T evaluates the S who acted out their dialogues).	The S look through their dialogues and get ready for acting them out. Some of the S act their dialogues (without their notes). The rest of the S vote on whether the applicant gets the job.		To develop speaking skills. To use the questions, answers, appropriate vocabulary and intonation in practice.	* if no volunteers, T asks anyone from the list
8:48	Introduction to the new topic     + Warm up 3-4 min	The T introduces the new topic: A JOB APPLICATION. The T translates/asks about the translation into Lithuanian. After that the T asks to look through the letter they have in their student books. The T asks the S about the formal letters. The T asks: 1) how we should start formal letters, 2) how we end them, 3) where we write the date and how we do that, 4) where we write our address, 5) where we write our signature if we type our letter.	The S listen to the T and translates the title of it into Lithuanian. They write down it too. The S look through the letter of application and start answering the T’s questions. They take notes too.	To catch the Ss’ attention. To recall the writing rules on the informal letters. To develop speaking skills.
8:52	Reading 5 min	The T introduces the task number one. She explains that the S have to read the letter of application quickly and answer the three questions that are given at the beginning of the exercise. The T asks one of the S to read the whole letter. Then the S are asked to answer the questions. After that, the T asks to look through the letter once again and concentrate on the vocabulary. Translates unknown words together with the S.	One of the S reads the letter of application out loud. The S answer the questions in turns. Later on, they look through the letter again and translates the new words together with the T.		To develop reading skills. To develop reading for particular informaton skills. To expand Ss’ vocabulary.
8:57	Practice (working with the text) 2 min	The T asks to look at exercise 2. Explains that they have to match the paragraphs from the letter where the applicant mentions different piece of information. For example, the job she is applying for? – paragraph 1. The T asks to work individually for one or two minutes and asks for the answers.	The S work with the letter. They match the paragraphs which include specific information. They do the task on their own and read their answers in turns.		To develop reading for specific information skills.
8:59	Practice (setting phrases for formal/informal letters) 5 min	The T introduces the following task. The T explains that the S have to work with the same letter of application. The T asks to find more formal ways of saying the underlines phrases in the letter. The T asks to do the task on their own and check for the phrases after several minutes.	The S listen to what the T is explaining. They work with letter on their own. The S find more formal ways of saying. They start reading the phrases they had chosen in turns. Correct the mistakes in case they did some.		To introduce the phrases  for formal/informal letters. To introduce the phrases for the letters of application.
9:04	Speaking 6 min	The T introduces the next exercise (4). The T asks to read the job advert. The T looks through the words together with the S. After that she asks them to think about qualities and experience the person might need for this kind of job (hotel receptionist). *The S are asked to work in pairs or do the task at once all together.	One of the S reads the job advert. The S go through the word together with the T. they discuss the possible  qualities and experience needed for the advertised job. They do the task in pairs or just share their ideas  immediately.		To encourage to use the suitable vocabulary. For example, reliable, hardworking, computer skills and others. To develop speaking skills.
9:10	Setting HW       + Finishing 5 min	Finally, the T presents the last task, exercise 5 which is the Ss’ HW. The T asks the S to write the formal letter and use the plan which is given for them in order to facilitate the task. The T goes through the plan together with the S. Translates some words which might be unknown and asks if everything is clear. After that the T asks what they have learnt today. Lastly, the T says goodbye to the S.	The S look at exercise 5. They write down that they have to write the formal letter for the next time. The S look through the plan together with the T. They translate some words which are unknown or the S are not sure  about them. Finally, they say goodbye to the T.		To consolidate the rules on writing the formal letter. To encourage the S to use the phrase for the formal letters. To get feedback.

 One more week of my teaching practice has started. Unfortuntelly, as always, Monday is not my day. It was terrible this morning. Now I feel confused and hopeless. I am tired of this kind of situation. I do not want to put myself as a victim or something similar. I put so many efforts to make the lesson more interesting, more challenging but this is enough for me. The class of boys, I usually have on Mondays, behave in a terrible way. It is always so noisy and the worst thing is that I cannot cope with that anymore. There is no respect.  There is nothing positive at all. I need a good piece of advice...

Talking about the lesson itself, I almost managed to complete my plan. There were several points I missed. I did not manage to get a feedback and say the marks for the students who acted out their dialogues. Of course, I got negative feedback from my mentor...Still, I do not consider myself a bad teacher.  My voice has improved, and this is not a problem anymore. As usually, I tried to be clear about the objectives of the activities we were doing with the boys. They did everything and actually they worked but the atmosphere was not friendly anymore and this made and makes me feel uncomfortable during the lessons with these students. As I have already mentioned that there was not enough time to finish the lesson appropriately but I explained their homework for the next time very carefully. This is how my week has started...