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Making a Lesson Plan The Lesson Plan Because lessons draw on each other, it is very typical for a teacher to begin a lesson by reviewing certain items from previous lessons. The review provides further practice with a known form, activates background knowledge of that form, and serves as a warm-up activity for the class. A teacher can then segueway from the review to the encounter with a new form, the presentation stage. Once students signal they understand the meaning of the new form, allow them to practice the form in all four language skills. A good sequence, but certainly not the only possible choice, is to move from listening to speaking to reading to writing. Practice should have strong guidance from the teacher at first and then less as the students gain more independence with the form. Eventually students should be able to recognize the form independently and then produce it independently. Some of the practice should focus directly on the new form. Once students have practiced the form, make sure they have subsequent opportunities to use it in authentic situations. Provide readings and listening exercises that include it, have them engage in discussions and debates about topics that require it, and have them write about topics that require it. If necessary, adapt materials to include more examples of the form without destroying the natural flavor of the text. The sample lesson plan in Fig. 10 below provides one possible example of a lesson plan that follows the general plans described above.
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