Lesson plan
Lesson: “The alphabet”
Time: 30 minutes
Context: Checking in at a hotel
Lead-in:
– Set the context by showing the students different pictures of hotels and receptions. Ask him/her what they can see in the pictures.
– On another slide, show them the following questions
- What’s the first thing to do when you arrive at a hotel?
- How often do you stay at hotels when you travel?
- What information do they ask you when you check into a hotel?
-Talk to the student to set the context and break the ice.
Transition:
– Ask the student if he/she has ever had a problem during the check-in at a hotel.
– Ask him/her what might happen if you have an uncommon name.
– Try to elicit that the receptionist will often ask you to spell your name if it’s uncommon.
MPF
-Show the student a slide with the English alphabet and the Spanish alphabet. Ask him/her what the difference is. (They are supposed to mention the “ñ”)
-Show the phonemes of all the letters and practice the pronunciation of each letter until the student can repeat them correctly.
Controlled practice
-Show the student a slide with the question:
- How do you spell…?
Explain to them what the question means and show them the following questions:
- How do you spell your first name?
- How do you spell your last name?
- How do you spell “understand”?
Make the student answer the questions. Give positive feedback and reinforce possible pronunciation mistakes.
Freer practice
-Give the student the following instruction:
Spell the name of the objects you can see around you.