Lesson what goes into lesson planning and lesson plans Objectives

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To practise reading.	There is no mention of the specific reading skill that is going to be practiced.
To clarify the present perfect continuous using a taped dialogue	There is no mention of the topic of the dialogue or the context.
For learners to practise the present continuous with the attached picture.	There is no mention of what kind of practice – oral or spoken, controlled or free. There is no mention of the context.
By the end of the lesson students will have had speaking practice and clarification of some tenses.	There is no mention of whether the speaking is language practice or more general fluency practice. The tenses are not named.
To provide freer writing practice in the context of mini paragraphs.	There is no mention of the text type (narrative, report, argument) or the topic of the text.
To focus on linking as per page 27 ex. 3	There is no mention of whether the linking is to do with pronunciation or grammar.
By the end of the lesson learners will have done a great variety of reading practice around the topic.	There is no mention of whether the linking is to do with pronunciation or grammar.
To present Past simple tense.	There is no mention of for what purposes students will use this tense.

3. Aims 7, 9, 11 are formulated from a teacher’s point of view, i.e. what a teacher is going to do. Other aims take into account what learners will be doing during the lesson or what will be able to do by the end of a lesson.

-Emphasise that it is useful to think of the aims of a lesson in terms of what the learners may have achieved/learned/developed by the end of the lesson, or, ultimately, as a result of the lesson.
-Draw conclusions on characteristics of a good lesson aim. Elicit answers on the board.