Steps to assemble a lesson

Step 1 – Target Language

  • Topic
  • Grammar
    • Rules
    • Examples
  • Vocabulary
  • Examples
  • Organize enough Target Language for 6 lessons per unit

See Target Language Reference bellow

Step 2 – Homework

  • Remember
  • Understand
  • Apply
  • Analyze
  • Evaluate

All homework exercises must have

  • Clear instructions
  • An example
  • 5 questions

See Homework Reference below

Step 3 – PPP

  • Lead-in
  • Presentation
  • Controlled Practice
  • Freer Practice
  • Production
  • Homework: Create

See PPP Reference bellow

References

Structure

Topic

Subtopic

Explanation

Examples

  • Example 1
  • Example 2

 

Past Perfect Simple

Affirmative

Subject + Had + Past Participle

  • He had learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overthrown by his son.

  • He had previously overthrown Uranus, his own father.

  • The Cyclopes gave him thunder and the thunderbolt, or lightning, which had previously been hidden by Gaia.

Lead-in

Introduces the lesson’s theme.

Pre-Presentation

Talks about the topic of the text or audio before reading or listening.

Top Down

The first reading or listening to find out general information.

Bottom Up

The second reading or listening; now for specific information.

Post-Presentation

Gives opinions or criticizes the content of the text or audio.

Target Language

A simple reference for the students to use when doing homework or to aid the teacher in necessary explanations or drills.

Controled Practice

Oral exercises to help students remember the target language.

Freer Practice

Oral exercises to check if students understand the target language.

Production

Oral exercises to check if students can produce the target language in a given scenario or within topics..

Structure

Instructions

  • Keep It Short and Simple

Complete the sentences. Use can or can’t and the following verbs: ride | cook | walk | sing.

Example

  • Exercise and Answer

Example: I don’t know how to ____. I’m no good in the kitchen. > I don’t know how to cook. I’m no good in the kitchen.

Exercise

  • Don’t number the exercise

A) ____ your husband ____?
B) Yes, he ____. French food is his speciality

Peter ____ ____ a bike. That’s how he goes to school.

Jane ____ ____. Even the cat complains!

The baby ____ ____ yet. She’s only eight months old and her muscles are not strong enough.

Answers

  • Put the answers in bold

A) Can your husband cook?
B) Yes, he can. French food is his speciality

Peter can ride a bike. That’s how he goes to school.

Jane can’t sing. Even the cat complains!

The baby can’t walk yet. She’s only eight months old and her muscles are not strong enough.

Concepts

Remember

Does the student remember the grammatical structure or the vocabulary from the target language?

  • Unscramble the letters to make words
  • Match the words from column A to column B
    • Complete sentence halves
    • Definitions
  • Write down what the pictures from the Target Language represent

Understand

Does the student understand how to use the Target Language?

  • Fill in the blanks with restricted options such as singular or plural
  • Choose between option 1 / option 2 in a sentence
  • Order / the sentences / in chunks

Apply

Can student conjugate and/or put words in the correct order?

  • Order / the / words / in / the / sentences
  • Conjugate the (verb) in brackets using the Target Language

Analyze

Can the student use context clues to fill in the gaps or answer the questions with the right conjugation or word?

  • Fill in the gaps with conjugation
  • Conjugate the (verb) in brackets beyond the Target Language

Evaluate

Can the student detect mistakes and fix them?

  • Correct the wrong sentences.

Create

Can the student make their own text based on the text from the lesson using the target language?

  • Use the Target Language to write your own text
  • Talk about the theme of the text and use the vocabulary from the Target Language

Last, but certainly not least, it’s a great idea to start your exercises with the answers. For instance, how many different exercises can you make out of this sentence?

  • I would like to know more about this.