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tish, which might get in your way if you are not comfortable with the differences between British and 
erican English. 
king Sense in English: Intermediate Grammar in Context
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Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1987 
This could easily serve as the main text in
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and oral and written pra
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the first lesson: 
People in the United States today know that many things about the way they live affect their health: the 
food they eat, the medical attention they get, t
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ve been met. 
t in Alice In Wonderland, Alice meets the Cheshire Cat, sitting on the bough of a tree in the fork 
ould she go left or right Alice wondered. 
lk from here?" 
where," Alice added, as an explanation. 
that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough." 
Un
s approach is shared by some teachers, who think that if they just begin a lesson and talk 
long enough they are bound to get somewhere. However, working without long-term goals and short-term 
objectives leads to lessons that lack focus and direction. Your students look to you for a sense of purpose. 
Your goal setting will reassure them that you are aware of their needs and will demonstrate a thoughtful 
 Long-term goals 
Long-term goals reflect what you intend your students to be able to do with their English at the end of the 
cou
hool term. Your goals should therefore be relevant, motivating, and concrete. They need to 
e
to reflect the effort you have put into understanding both the individual needs of your 
educational goals of the country in which you are serving. They need to be 
d by your students as being reasonable and leading to successful learning. 
Th
t is to say specific and measurable. "To understand past tenses in English" is 
not specific enough. "Students will be able to talk about past events" is both specific and measurable. 
In writing goals and objectives you need to include three components: 
ected of the student 
the behavior must be demonstrated to be acceptable 
Here is an example beginning level objective for listening: 
ge on "Walking to School" (condition), students will be able to draw a 
with fewer than five mistakes (criterion). The task 
). 
for speaking: