TESL 0100 Unit 4: Lesson Plan 1 - Returning Items to the Store

Lesson Plan 1 - Returning an Item to the Store

 

Date: October 5th, 2018

Class levels: CLB 5

Class Time:  60 mins

Communicative Language Task Goal

Students will return an item to a store and explain why they were not satisfied with the product.

By the end of the lesson today, learners will have:

-         Learned how to politely open and close a conversation when requesting to return an item.

-         Learned and used necessary language to explain why they are returning an item to the store, in a series of steps.  

-         Learned how to use adverbs and adjectives to describe an item they are dissatisfied with

Lesson Procedure

Lesson activities and procedure	Language focus	Language Skills	Purpose of the activity	Interaction	Time
Describe what learners are doing	Identify what linguistic and communicative ability elements are being addressed (e.g., vocabulary, sociolinguistic knowledge)	What skills are being practiced (e.g., Speaking)	Why they are doing this (e.g., to be able to…)	Are learners working individually, in groups, as a class	How much time it takes
Show students a series of pictures of items that are either damaged, spoiled, or defective and ask them what is wrong with each of them. Go over vocabulary that can be used to describe these items.	Grammatical and Functional Knowledge	Speaking, and vocabulary	To introduce students to the lesson topic. To assess the students’ knowledge of vocabulary and to introduce any new vocabulary.	Class Activity	15 mins
Have students go into small groups and share something they have returned to the store before and why they returned it.	Grammatical, Textual, and Sociolinguistic Knowledge	Speaking (fluency) and vocabulary	To allow students to practice using new vocabulary and to relate their own experiences to the lesson.	Small Group Activity	10 mins
Brainstorm as a class the different steps for returning an item.	Grammatical, Textual and Functional Knowledge	Speaking, grammar, and vocabulary	To introduce language structures necessary to complete target task. To check student’s understanding of making requests.	Class Activity	15 mins
Hand out pictures with different items on them. Have students role play in pairs and practice returning the item on the picture they received. Students will take turns being store clerk and customer.	Grammatical, Textual, and Sociolinguistic knowledge; Strategic Competence	Speaking (accuracy), listening, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary	To use language structures and vocabulary in an authentic setting.	Pair Work	20 mins

Exit Assessment

As students return their pictures, ask them why they are returning them (They can answer with a single sentence).  

Reflection and Suggestions for Next Time

Your notes after the lesson