Lesson plan

There are many different approaches to teaching English. However, most of these plans tend to follow this standard lesson plan format.
1. Warm-up
2. Presentation
3. Controlled practice4. Free practice
5. Feedback
This lesson plan format is popular for many reasons including:
• Students have a number of chances to learn a concept through various means
• Studentshave plenty of time to practice
• Teachers can give detailed instruction, or students can deduce structures and learning points through practice
• The standard lesson plan format providesstructure
• It provides for variation over the course of 60 - 90 minutes
• This lesson plan format moves from teacher centered to student centered learning
Variations on the Lesson Plan FormatTheme
In order to keep this standard lesson plan format from becoming boring, it is important to remember that there are a number of variations that can be applied within the various segments of thelesson plan format.
Warm-up
Students might arrive late, tired, stressed or otherwise distracted to class. In order to get their attention, it's best to open with a warm-up activity. The warm-up canbe as simple as telling a short story or asking students questions. The warm-up can also be a more thought-out activity such as playing a song in the background, or drawing an elaborate picture on theboard. While it's fine to start a lesson with a simple "How are you", it's much better to tie your warm-up into the theme of the lesson.
Presentation
The presentation can take a variety of forms:• Reading selection
• Soliciting students' knowledge about a specific point
• Teacher centered explanation
• Listening selection
• Short video
• Student presentation
Thepresentation should include the main "meat" of the lesson. For example: If you are working on phrasal verbs, make the presentation by providing a short reading extract peppered with phrasal verbs....