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Icon_missing_medium Blake73 2 posts

I have just completed checkpoint 5 and passed my qualification (all 5 checkpoints 1st time) and during my study I noticed many people really worrying about it on this forum.  I want to thank those who have put info and tips, i found them useful.  All the checkpoints certainly get you thinking and number 5 had be yelling at my notepad and computer a lot but actually its fairly straightforward so if you have it coming up GOOD LUCK!

 
Icon_missing_medium mczarnecka 2 posts

 Please Help me!!! I am on my last attemp, last checkpoint 5 and I am still getting two questions wrong. Please please look at my answer and tutors comment and tell me what to do. I got a job but if I won't pass I am going to lose it :(

question 8 is:Now write a lesson plan for a 45-minute-long lesson on the chosen topic in the space provided below. Click here to remind yourself of the model structure for a lesson plan. To pass this task, make sure each stage of your plan includes an activity description, the type of interaction, and the timing.

AND THIS IS MY ANSWER:
For example:
1. Warmer. Play pictionary using the words taught in the previous lesson. S-S 5 minutes
Answer:
Lesson plan:
1 Warmer:Bingo with the twist(time instead of the number). T-S 5 min
2.Presentation:Lead-in: using flashcards check the vocabulary.Use pictures of a train, a station, a ticket etc.Elicit to help.T-S 5 min.
3.Gist listening- dialogue between a tourist and a station worker.Check understanding, follow with the detailed listening. Students to answer detailed questions ( what time this train is leaving?)S-S 5 5min
4.Comprehension check-T-S 2min
5.Practice:Write new phrases on the board, check understanding and read the dialogue.Drill.Teacher: T-S 10 minutes.
6.Production:The students are working in pairs. Student 1(tourist) and student 2 (ticket office worker).They are reading the dialogue together.Observe and check. S-S 10 min
7. Plenary:Students to present the role play in front of the class.S-S 5 min
8. Homework: worksheet fill in gaps or free writing about what they are doing at different time of the day. T-S 3 min

AND TUTOR:
Comment: Thanks for your hard work though I'd like you to give this another go. In the "presentation" stage you need to explain how you teach the phrases from your TL section in question 3. Not in the practice stage.

Here is the structure/contents I'd like you to use:

Warmer - Think of a game (an easy achievable task) which will get their brains 'in the English zone' and set the lesson off on a positive note. The warmer should ideally revise your last lesson's vocab/grammar and/or the key assumed knowledge that is relative to this lessons focus. 

Presentation

1. Set the context - think of how you can elicit the target language and also explain how you get across the meaning of the new target language: i.e. time lines, flashcards etc. 

2. Concept check – Now you have taught meaning; you need to check they really do understand meaning: i.e. concept questions etc. 

3. Drill - how and what? 

4. Write on the board - what will you write on the board? 

Controlled practice -

Do a controlled speaking practice before the freer practice. This way you can monitor and check for any misunderstandings/mistakes and group correct after. Remember here you need to provide practice for “all” the new target language.

Production/freer practice

Remember you need to also do a freer practice so that students get to practice the language in a freer environment. Here you need to provide practice for “all” the new target language. 


ALSO I NEED TO CORRECT Q12 WHICH IS :


How would you introduce your students to the culture of an English-speaking country? Please describe an activity which would help them learn more about the country and increase their cultural sensitivity. You may use one of the activities mentioned in the module, however please provide specific details about the way you would organise the activity in your class.(Write about 150 words)
Answer:
I would ask my students to tell me little bit about famous greetings in their own country. They share experiences and then I am asking them to tell me if they know about the English greetings or how they imagine it? For the next stage of the lesson I would invite a native English speaker to talk about greetings. Students could compare their answers to what they have hear/seen and ask questions. At the end I would point on the fact that we all coming from a different cultural background and I would like to talk about tolerance. Students could also make the paper flags of their own country and hang them in the classroom.
Comment: OK thanks for making changes though I need you to redo two points: 1. There are too many mistakes in your English 2. There's not much STT and there needs to me more sts interaction.

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