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There are various English teaching methodologies that you can use while in the classroom. We will quickly show you how to use the most simple and common one, the PPP Approach to Communicative Language Teaching. The 3Ps stand for Presentation, Practice, and Production.
Presentation
The presentation stage involves explaining to your students what the goals of the lesson are so that they can understand what it is you are teaching and why. This is the stage where you, as the teacher, will explain/introduce the new vocabulary/key expressions to your students.
Practice
The practice stage involves students practicing the target language in a controlled manner (by themselves, in pairs, or in a group setting). Activities meant for drilling the language may be used to guide the students in a more productive manner. Activities may include repeating the target language after the teacher either individually or in chorus, completing sentences or dialogues, asking and answering questions, and matching sentences.
Production
Students are encouraged to make use of the language in a less controlled manner. The aim is for them to make the language “their own” by providing a suitable context for usage. Typical activities for this stage are role play, communications task, and Q&A games.
| Sample Lesson plan
Lesson Materials: Projector, laptop computer, PowerPoint presentation, handouts, Activity cards
Greeting (2 min): Teacher greets the class, engages in small talk with the class
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How was your weekend? |
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What did you do? |
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How’s the weather today? |
Warm up (3 min): The goal is to get the students to think about English
Last Letter
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Teacher writes a word on the board, for example “TIGER” |
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Student must take turns making a new word using the last letter of the previous word, for example “TIGER”→”RAT” |
Presentation (10 min): Lesson on “Giving advice”
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Teach the target language of the day using the PowerPoint presentation |
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Target language: “I think you should…” |
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Teacher models the language and the class repeats it |
Practice (10 min): Students work in pairs to complete the handout
Production (15 min): Problems and Advice Activity
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Split class into groups of 4-6 |
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Put a stack of cards in the middle. Each student takes turns picking up a card from the stack. |
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Cards will have a problem on it, for example: Problem: I feel sick |
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Place a stack of Activity cards in the middle of each group (about 25-30 cards). |
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Each student takes turns picking up a card and reads the problem. They have to then give a piece of advice that addresses that problem. |
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If the advice is appropriate, they get to keep the card. |
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Cards will have various points on it (dependent upon difficulty) |
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There will be BONUS cards that allow students to steal points, double points etc. |
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At the end of the game, the student with the most points wins the game. |
Review (5 min): Quick review of today’s lesson
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Elicit responses from the students |
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Or a short review quiz |
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