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The document outlines different lesson shapes and stages for teaching vocabulary, grammar, functional language, receptive skills like listening and reading, and productive skills like speaking and writing. It presents the Present-Practice-Produce (PPP) model and alternatives like situational presentation and using a text. Common stages include setting context, presenting and clarifying language, controlled and freer practice, testing, and feedback.

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Lesson Shapes Overview

The document outlines different lesson shapes and stages for teaching vocabulary, grammar, functional language, receptive skills like listening and reading, and productive skills like speaking and writing. It presents the Present-Practice-Produce (PPP) model and alternatives like situational presentation and using a text. Common stages include setting context, presenting and clarifying language, controlled and freer practice, testing, and feedback.

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Cambridge English CELTA

Lesson Shapes & Stages


1. Your main aim is to teach Vocabulary or Grammar or Functional Language:

Present Practice Production (PPP)


Test Teach Test
Situational Presentation Language From A Text

1. Lead in. Set context 1. Lead in. Set context 1. Lead in. Set context
and allow Sts to personalize and allow Sts to personalize and allow Sts to personalize
topic. topic. topic.
2. Clarification of m/f/p of 2. Comprehension task 2. Test 1. Sts do a
new language. so Sts understand context diagnostic task. T monitors to
language is used in. identify language Ss need.
3. Controlled practice of
new language. 3. Highlight target 3. Teach. m/f/p of
language through a specific language that Sts had
4. Freer practice of new
information task. difficulty with or need in order
language.
to do the task more effectively.
4. Clarification of TL
5. Feedback.
(m/f/p). 4. Test 2. Sts do a
second activity to practice
5. Controlled practice of
language.
new language.
5. Freer practice of new
6. Freer practice of new
language.
language.
6. Feedback / Correction
7. Feedback / Correction

2. Your main aim is to teach Listening / Reading (Receptive) or Speaking / Writing (Productive):

Receptive Skills Productive Skills (With text) Productive Skills 2 (No text)

1. Lead in. Set context 1. Lead in. Set context 1. Lead in. Set context
and allow Sts to personalize and allow Sts to personalize and allow Sts to personalize
topic. topic. topic.
2. Pre-teach vocabulary 2. Comprehension task 2. Planning: generate
(if necessary). on model text. ideas from brainstorming /
note-taking.
3. *Gist task. 3. Input on key features
of the text (i.e. structure, 3. Input of useful
4. *Specific information
useful language) that will help language for the task/text that
task.
Sts do the task. will help Sts do it successfully.
5. *Detail /
4. Planning. Sts plan for 4. Production. Sts do
comprehension task.
the task. task/produce their own text.
6. Communicative
5. Production. Sts 5. Feedback / Error
follow-up task.
produce their own text. Correction
* - 2 tasks is often enough… Do the
simplest task (typically gist task) first 6. Feedback / Correction

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