Lesson plan about dance styles

Level, age

A2-B1, 18 y.o.

Lesson duration

40 minutes

Main aim

To develop student’s fluency on the topic of “Dance Styles”

Secondary aims

To extend range of vocabulary on the topic “Dance Styles”

To introduce useful expressions for storytelling and expressing opinions

To develop oral fluency

Target language

Vocabulary related to the topic “Dance Styles”

Expected

problems and solutions

1. The student will complete the assignments faster than it was expected

The student will get extra-task

1. The student will not be able to come with idea of stories in the pictures

The teacher will help student with ideas

1. The student will make story longer than expected

The teacher will remind student to think about the ending of the story within two minutes before deadline

Stage and stage aims 

Timing

Procedure

Aids and materials 

Interaction pattern

Lead-in

To generate interest in the topic of the lesson 

5

minutes

T shows the video “Kids Interview a Ballerina About Her Profession”

S do the task while watching a video

Video on ISL Collective:

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-topic/was-or-were/kids-interview-a-ballerina-about-her-profession/520975

S-T

Focus on target language

To extend range of vocabulary on topic “Forms of art”

7

minutes

T shows S presentation with various dance styles

T asks S to name dance styles that S knows

T names S dance styles that they didn’t know

T asks S opinion about these dance styles

Presentation with the slides

S-T

Clarifying additional language

To introduce useful phrases for storytelling, expressing opinion

5 minutes

T shows S a list of useful phrases for storytelling

Presentation with the slide

T - S

Preparing to speak task

To generate ideas

5 minutes

T shows S a 5 picture of someone dancing in different scenarios

T asks S to generate ideas “What is happening?”

Presentation with photos

S - T

Speaking task

To develop oral fluency through a semi-controlled task

15 minutes

T asks S to choose one picture and develop the story based on this picture

T provides S with the list of questions to the picture

T gives S time to prepare and write a short plan of the story for 10 minutes

S tells the story for 5 minutes

Presentation with photos and questions

S - T

Extra task

5 minutes

Task in quizizz about dance clothes and shoes

Task: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/65141932b1cd5e65a04bd692?source=quiz_share

Delayed error correction

To provide language feedback on task

2 minutes

T points out strong and weak sides of student

T reassures the success of continuing learning

T gives students feedback about the lesson

T asks to answer following questions:

What types of dances can you name?

T - S

Homework

To practice new lexical units

1 minute

T asks S to prepare a presentation about folk dance styles from 5 different countries