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Example Lesson Plan

Business English Course: Unit One

Date: 3 April 2018 Time: 9:00-10:00


Number of Students: 6 Course: IT Systems
Subject: Business English
Topic: Business skills
Skill: Telephoning
Level: Intermediate Duration: 90 min.

Students should learn and practise telephone skills


To improve students' skills in making Specific Learning
Lesson Aims: and feel more confident about speaking in English
business phone calls in English Outcomes:
on the telephone.
A mixture of controlled practice (e.g. reading
Students will be introduced to and practise
Assessment methods: dialogues) and fluency activities where I will listen
Objectives: basic telephone phrases through scripted
carefully to ensure students are using the
dialogues and role plays.
vocabulary correctly.
Students all have to talk to customers in Materials and Handouts, board, role play cards, mock telephones
Previous Knowledge
English on occasion, so they probably equipment required: (either students’ mobiles or another object to give
Assumed:
already know some basic phrases. role plays an authentic feel).
General notes on
Two of the students are confident and learn quickly
Small conference room, large table and differentiation /
Room layout: and four are more timid and need a little extra time.
whiteboard. learning styles:
I will keep this in mind during the lesson.
Anticipated
Students may not have as much previous knowledge of telephone language as I’m assuming. In this case, I will go over the
problems and
vocabulary more slowly and in more detail. The reverse may also be true, in which case I may skip the dialogue writing
solutions:
and have them perform all the role plays spontaneously.

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Time Phase Teacher Activity Student Activity Focus
5 min. Warmer  Asks students what they find stressful about  Discuss experiences with teacher and other S-T (S=student
talking in English on the telephone. students. T=teacher)

15 min. Introducing  Hands out a quiz about what people find  Complete quiz on their own, then discuss their S
topic stressful about talking on the telephone and answers with a partner. S-S
gives students instructions about the activity.  Once they’ve finished, they discuss again in S-T
the big group.
10 min. Listening  Plays listening and explains to students how to  Students listen to 3 dialogues of phone calls. S
activity complete each activity. The first time they listen and discuss in a big S-T
group what is happening in each dialogue.
 They listen again and do a gap-fill exercise
S
where they fill in missing words and phrases in
S-T
the dialogues.
 Students check answers in a group, and then S-S
read through the dialogues in pairs for
controlled practice.
15 min. Learning  Points out telephoning vocabulary in dialogues  Find target vocabulary in dialogues, present S-T
vocabulary and brainstorms other phrases the students their own knowledge, practise and learn S
and phrases know on the board. Hands out vocabulary vocabulary with handout.
worksheet to students.  Go over answers in a large group. S-T
15 to 20 Writing and  Hands out role cards and tells students to write  Write dialogues in pairs and perform them. S-S
min. performing dialogues according to the information on their  Listen for mistakes the students make and do S-T
dialogues cards. Tells students they will be performing peer correction together with the teacher in a
the dialogues afterwards. large group.
 Check and correct mistakes.

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Time Phase Teacher Activity Student Activity Focus
20 to 30 Spontaneous  Now that the more timid students have had a  Practise and listen to role play. S-S
min. role plays chance to warm up with a more controlled
practice activity, the students should continue
with the role plays spontaneously. Students
take turns in pairs.
 Each is given a role card and a minute or two
to read through the card and prepare mentally
(but no writing!).
 Tell students to sit back to back and use a
mobile phone or other mock phone to make
the role play seem more authentic.
 Take detailed notes and discuss mistakes with
students after each role play, writing the  Discuss mistakes and peer correct. S-T
important ones on the board.

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