CEP Lesson Plan Template

Teacher/s: Melody Chuxin Guo

Level: A1 Date: Feb.13
Goal: Let students know how to open a meeting or discussion
Objectives: !n a "er#ect $orld% Students ill !e "ble To&
1. 'ras" the structure o# an o"enin' s"eech in a (eetin' or discussion
). *no$ ho$ to o"en a (eetin' or discussion
The(e: Food
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Review or Preview (if
applicable)
Linking & Transitioning to rest of lesson: (for example:
SS-T)
Activity 1:
+atch a video cli" o# a #ood
sa#ety con#erence #ro( C,s"an
Transition to #2:As we
mentioned, if yo work or stdy
!ere in t!e "nited States, yo
may meet a lot of sitations in
w!i#! yo need to open a
dis#ssion or a meeting$ % will
gi&e yo se&eral topi#s to
dis#ss$
're-Stage:
() )Some of yo are working !ere, and some
of yo are planning to stdy !ere$ So in yor
daily life, yo will pro*a*ly need to dis#ss
some isses wit! ot!ers, or e&en start a
dis#ssion or meeting$ So it is +ite
important for yo to know !ow to open a
meeting or dis#ssion$,
2) lead stdents to read t!e stages w!en
opening a spee#! and s!ow t!em t!e sample
langages$ (p(( in stdent *ook)
-ring Stage:
()introd#e t!e *a#kgrond of t!e &ideo #lip
and remind stdents of paying attention to
t!e str#tre of t!e opening spee#!$
2)play t!e &ideo #lip$ Ask stdents to grasp
main points in t!e opening spee#!$ Ask t!em
w!at t!ey got from it$
.) 'lay it again$ Split t!e &ideo into se&eral
segments a##ording to t!e different stages,
and emp!asi/e on t!e str#tre (greetings,
introd#tions, stating t!e prpose, opening
t!e dis#ssion )
'ost-Stage: smmari/e t!e stages in t!e
opening spee#!
(Tangi*le 0t#ome)
Stdents will !a&e a *asi# nderstanding of
t!e stages in opening a dis#ssion or a
meeting$

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Activity 2:
're-Stage: gi&e stdents se&eral topi#s to
t!ink a*ot$
Transition to
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2$g$, () 3o are t!e leader of yor stdy
grop$ 3o will !a&e a dis#ssion today
a*ot t!e food safety$
2) 3o are t!e dire#tor of t!e -epartment of
Agri#ltre$ 3o will open an meeting to talk
a*ot t!e poli#y of imported food$ Some
experts and go&ernors are in&ited to deli&er
spee#!es$
.) 3o are t!e administrator of dining !all
on #amps$ Today yo are going to open a
meeting dis#ssing t!e food ntrition in
s#!ool$
4) 3or own topi#s$$$
-ring Stage:
() 5ork in pairs$ 2a#! pair #!ooses one
topi# and stdents a#t as t!e dis#ssion
leaders in trn$
2) 6m*er t!e stdents as #( and #2$ Ask all
t!e #( stdents to perform in front of ot!ers$
7i&e two mintes to ea#! stdent$
.) ask stdent #2 to gi&e #omments on t!eir
performan#e$
'ost-Stage: smmari/e t!e stdents8
performan#e
(Tangi*le 0t#ome)
Stdents know !ow to open a dis#ssion or a
meeting, as well as know !ow to speak in t!e
p*li#
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Materials :
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Antici"ated 2roble(s 3 /u''ested /olutions:
/tudent are able to 'ras" the (ain idea o# an o"enin' o# a s"eech and be able to 'enerate
a s"eech o"enin' on their o$n.
Contin'ency 2lans $hat you $ill do i# you #inish early4 etc.%:
Finish "ractice in $or1 boo1.
2ost,Lesson 5e#lections:
! thin1 the video chosen here $as a little hard #or the students and #ar #ro( their li#e. !
should use so(e T6 "ro'ra((es (ore related to their daily li#e4 li1e coo1in'
"ro'ra((e4 $hich also involves an o"enin' #or a s"eech.
Also4 at the "resentation "art4 ! should send out #or(s $ith ite(s that ! $anted the( to
#ocus on. /o the students $ill not 'et con#used $hen 'ivin' co((ents on others.