CEP Lesson Plan

Teacher/s: _Rocky Wood _________________________________________

Level: _Int. Conversation AM_____
Date/Time: __April 14, 2016 (Fri)__
Goal: Ss will use vocabulary learned in previous classes to check-into a hotel and ask
questions about services as a way to prepare for the final speaking exam. Also Ss will
work on some pragmatic skills by identifying levels of formality based on type of hotel.
Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. give information to check-into a hotel
2. ask Wh- questions pertaining to hotel amenities to gather information (previously
covered)
3. analyze different hot el situations and adapt their language depending on the situation
Theme: __Checking into a hotel and request information about the hotel___________
Aim/Skill/Microskill

Activity/Procedure/Stage

Review:
Pronunciation of
p/b/v

T will check to see if Ss did the

homework and then have them
repeat the tongue twister they
had.

Activity 1:

1.1 Pre-Stage:
T will activate Ss schemata
about hotels, checking-in, and
recalling what they learned in
previous lessons. T will ask
students to answer the following
questions:
- What was your most recent
experience checking into a
hotel?
- Was it memorable? Why or
why not?
- What were some of the
amenities at your hotel?

Review and
background
activation

2.2. During Stage:

In pairs Ss will share their
experiences and answer the
questions. As Ss share T will list
the amenities mentioned on the
board for later use.

Interaction Time Anticipated Problems

* Ss didnt do their
T-SS
8 min homework
[8]
- T will skip and come
back to at the end of
class or the next class
T-SS

SS-SS

3 min * Ss might not

[11] remember information
from previous classes
- T will help them
remember by questions
about the last classes
and providing them
with an example

10
min
[21]

* Ss might not
remember the last hotel
they stayed in
- T will elicit from S
who recently went on
vacation

2.3 Post-Stage:
Ss will report their partners
answers to the whole class.

SS-Class/T 5 min
[26]

Tangible Outcome & Assessment

List of amenities on the board
Activity 2:
How to check into a
hotel: different types
of hotels (fancy vs
budget)

2.1 Pre-Stage:
T will introduce the listening
activity by relating it to previous
lessons and providing
background information.

4 min
[30]
T-SS

2.2. During Stage:

Ss will listen to the three
dialogues (2x) and then the class
will have a discussion about
differences in the check-in
situations and possible reasons
for the difference. Then Ss will
locate the language differences
between the two situations, and
finally they will get some
language that they can use in
real situations.

15
min
[45]

* Ss may not
understand the task
- T will walk the Ss
through the task stepby-step
* Ss may not find any
differences between
situations
- T will point out a few
of the differences and
ask Ss why they are
different

2.3 Post-Stage:
T will see if there is additional
information or things missing
from the dialogue that they may
have experienced.

5 min
[50]

Tangible Outcome & Assessment

Ss will have a script of example
check-ins that can be used for
the next task.
Activity 3:
Practice dialogue

3.1 Pre-Stage:
T will introduce the activity and
give directions. Ss will be
creating their own dialogue and
will be encouraged to research
their hotel and add additional
information to their dialogues

T-SS

3 min * Ss may be confused

[53] about the activity
- T will need to reword
and model the task

based on the type of hotel.

3.2. During Stage:
In pairs Ss will choose one of
the hotels from the pieces of
paper, research the hotel to get a
general understanding of the
type of hotel and amenities, then
they will create a dialogue that
will be shared with the class.
3.3 Post-Stage:
Ss will share their dialogue with
the whole class and other Ss will
try and guess what type of hotel
it is.

SS-SS

12
min
[70]

10
SS-Class/T min
[80]

Tangible Outcome & Assessment

Ss will have a script of their own
dialogue that they can use to
practice for the final exam.
Wrap-up

Lesson Evaluation Procedures:

T will quickly go over feedback
by going over things they did
well and giving them 2 things
they can work on over the
weekend.
T will open the floor to any
questions SS may have about
their final.
* T will remind Ss that they
will have the final next class,
go over areas they can review,
and see if there are any
questions

T-SS

T-SS

5 min
[85]

* Ss may still not be

5 min sure what they need to
[90] review for the final
exam
- T will help them
remember everything
the covered in the term

Materials: blackboard, chalk, listening clips, handouts (scripts), hotel names, cell phones
for research, scratch paper for writing
Contingency Plans (what you will do if you finish early, etc.): more in-depth review of
things that might appear on the final, answer any questions, do another dialogue of a
different hotel.