CELTA Sample lesson plan
Sample Lesson Plan CELTA
Language Analysis
Target Language
(For skills lessons, list target vocab. only)
Present perfect continuous
Context
Music; personal information – information about yourself
Analysis
Include:
Meaning
Form
Pronunciation
For grammar, it is often useful to include model sentences
Using present perfect simple – with for and since – to emphasise that you are talking about a completed action or permanent state
Grammar e.g.
You’ve changed since last summer (completed action – the result is evident now)
I’ve lived here for six years (I started living here 6 years ago, and I still live here)
Subject + have + been + verb(ing) + objects
He has been working for three hours.
We haven't been studying for long.
Questions are formed with “How long…” for length of activity and “What have you…” to explain current activity, so examples put on the whiteboard.
Explain that present perfect continuous is understanding that this form is used to focus on shorter lengths of time.
Use 'teach' to illustrate the difference. For example:
Form – formal
Pronunciation – key words in lesson
Anticipated problems
Solutions
Meaning
Blocking vocabulary
Covered at the beginning of the lesson
Covered last week –
New blocking vocab – In Alistair’s lesson, so will have to respond to anything I think they seem unsure of hobby Blocking vocabulary –
Completed action = complete = finished, ends permanent state = constant / abides / stays / carries on (on timeline) biography – covered in previous lesson saxophone - picture afterwards – at a later time instrument – musical instrument married – show wedding ring replaced – substitute, put in position of something else (football player injured) motorcycle – 2 wheels, with motor, fast favourite – show my favourite … ring
Form
British English spelling
Confused by time – related examples – ‘for’ and ‘since
Explain on the board
Use several practice examples; reiterate that present perfect continuous is used to
Language Analysis
Target Language
(For skills lessons, list target vocab. only)
Present perfect continuous
Context
Music; personal information – information about yourself
Analysis
Include:
Meaning
Form
Pronunciation
For grammar, it is often useful to include model sentences
Using present perfect simple – with for and since – to emphasise that you are talking about a completed action or permanent state
Grammar e.g.
You’ve changed since last summer (completed action – the result is evident now)
I’ve lived here for six years (I started living here 6 years ago, and I still live here)
Subject + have + been + verb(ing) + objects
He has been working for three hours.
We haven't been studying for long.
Questions are formed with “How long…” for length of activity and “What have you…” to explain current activity, so examples put on the whiteboard.
Explain that present perfect continuous is understanding that this form is used to focus on shorter lengths of time.
Use 'teach' to illustrate the difference. For example:
Form – formal
Pronunciation – key words in lesson
Anticipated problems
Solutions
Meaning
Blocking vocabulary
Covered at the beginning of the lesson
Covered last week –
New blocking vocab – In Alistair’s lesson, so will have to respond to anything I think they seem unsure of hobby Blocking vocabulary –
Completed action = complete = finished, ends permanent state = constant / abides / stays / carries on (on timeline) biography – covered in previous lesson saxophone - picture afterwards – at a later time instrument – musical instrument married – show wedding ring replaced – substitute, put in position of something else (football player injured) motorcycle – 2 wheels, with motor, fast favourite – show my favourite … ring
Form
British English spelling
Confused by time – related examples – ‘for’ and ‘since
Explain on the board
Use several practice examples; reiterate that present perfect continuous is used to