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My ESL Lesson Plan: Receptive Skills (Reading/Listening)
Choose Your Lesson Framework
Select a pedagogical model to structure your lesson. The stages below will update automatically.
Lead-in
Engage students in the context of the lesson and elicit keywords.
Vocabulary Language Clarification/Pre-Teach Blocking Vocabulary
Optional
Teach difficult words that will block comprehension of the main idea.
Introduce Reading or Listening Text with a Gist Question(s)
Introduce the reading/listening with a main idea comprehension question.
Vocabulary Language Clarification/Pre-Teach Blocking Vocabulary
Optional
Teach possible challenging vocabulary for the students to understand after the gist task.
Further Comprehension Questions
Provide questions for detailed understanding and scanning for specific information.
Preparation
Optional
A quick activity (brainstorming, notes) to prepare for the proceeding productive activity.
Productive Activity (Speaking or Writing)
A fluency-focused speaking or writing task.
Productive Activity 2
Optional
An optional second productive activity, perhaps focusing on a different skill.