ALIANZA CULTURAL URUGUAY – ESTADOS UNIDOS

 
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN LAYOUT
Teacher: Sarah Viera Course Level: Pre-Intermediate (​B1)

Lesson Goals: Grammar: By the end of the lesson, students will Materials/Input: Textbook (​
American Inside Out Pre-Intermediate​ ),
have learnt the use of “used to” in context. chalk/whiteboard, pictures

Group Profile: Group of young adults or adults. Homework: Students are asked to describe a past activity, keeping in
mind the correct use of what was learned in class. They must write at
least five sentences, and be prepared to present in the next class.
Background (or Assumptions): Students ​understand basic  Anticipated problem:
meanings, which allows them to manipulate forms and see how  Possible Solution:
they function with other grammatical structures. 

Stage *Objectives Timin Skill and/or Interaction Procedure

g Strategies
To describe/ to 10 mins Writing/Liste Individual T puts up on the board pictures of various
state ning/Speakin work/Group vehicles used nowadays. T asks Ss to jot
g work down a couple of sentences about what
they think was used before these vehicles
were created. Afterwards, T would pick of
volunteers to read out loud what they
believe was used. T would then proceed
to write on the board a few sentences
recited that have the correct form of
WARM UP “used to” employed.

“Before there were cars, people ​used to

depend on a horse or carriage in order to
travel to places out of walking distance.”

The sentences would be left up to be used

as a guide for activities coming up.

To understand/to 15 mins All four skills Individual T presents a set of phrases in the past and 

examine and use and/or pair asks the Ss to mark down and discuss 
Act. 1 PRESENTATION work/ Group
work
ALIANZA CULTURAL URUGUAY – ESTADOS UNIDOS
amongst themselves what they believe the 
sets have in common. 

Example: 
B: “How do you keep in shape? I’ve been 
trying to lose some weight but, I just can’t 
find the right diet!” 
A: “I go running every night after work, 
and I don’t have to follow any diet. Why 
don’t you try that?” 

​ ​ B: “Actually, I did try that out. I used to go 
running tree nights a week, but one night, 
I almost got robbed, and now I don’t like 
to go out at night alone anymore!” 

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C: “How were cars when you were a child 
grandpa?” 

E: “When I was kid, people didn’t use cars, 
​ ​ they used carriages, they also used to ride 
horses if they needed to go really fast!” 

T chooses volunteers to share what they 
believe is correct pertaining to the use of 
“used to” in context. If there are any 
issues, T may help guide them towards 
understanding. 

 
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To connect/ 20 mins All four skills Individual T creates a brainstorm map with “used to”
compare and/or Pair as the center. T proceeds to ask Ss to give
work/ Group examples of their own with the correct use
of “used to”.
When Ss seem to have a clear imagine of
it’s use in context, the T will hand out
Act. 2 PRACTICE copies of the textbook page. Ss will read
out loud the three passages given,
meanwhile underlining or highlighting
where “used to” is employed.

Ss can later pair up, or work individually

on the activities presented in the textbook.
To synthesize/ to 20 mins All four skills Pair work T asks Ss to pair up and create a dialogue
compose and where they describe an activity (whether
construct it’s fiction or non-fiction) in the past.

For example:

A: “Hello Regina! I went by your house

yesterday and your mother told me you
were at a job interview.”
Act. 3 PRODUCTION
R: “Yes. I used to work at the local YMCA
but it recently shut down.”
A: “I hope it went well! I used to go there
as a child to swim.”
R: “Really? That’s awesome!”

Ss can act out their conversations in front

of the class. T will ask them a question or
two, if necessary.
To debate/ To 5 mins Speaking/List Group work
CLOSURE discuss ening

* S.M.A.R.T: Objectives must be: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timed. (Use infinitives to describe objectives.
Bloom’s Taxonomy can help you with “action verbs”)