Task 1

Think about your own personality traits. What are the top five characteristics you have that will make you a good teacher? Please briefly explain your reasons.

Maximum 120 words.

Task 2

Write a short outline of a PPP lesson plan for elementary level to teach the present continuous to describe things happening now to elementary level students - for example "he is walking", "they are reading", "we are listening" to music etc.

Give a broad outline of the main stages involved and mention the activities you would include.Here are the stages you will need to follow - make sure you include a couple of examples of the TL (target language) at each stage:

1. Lead-in

Use this to set the scene about the topic and review useful language you will need for when you intro the new TL. NOTE: do not use this to teach the TL. Remember not to teach anything here.

2. Presentation

This is where you teach the TL. Remember to elicit meaning and teach pronunciation before the form. We must also find a way for students to "discover" meaning, and don't simply tell them meaning.

3. Practice (controlled)

Here briefly explain how to practise the TL in a controlled manner - you can use gap fills, word jumbles, picture to word matches, sentence correction, etc.

4. Production (free)

Finally, briefly explain how to practise the TL in a freer manner, for example a role play, a discussion, pairs doing a descriptive activity etc.

Now it's your turn. Complete a lesson plan to teach the present continuous to describe things happening now - e.g. they are swimming, he's reading the paper. Don't forget to include some examples of the TL in each activity. Use our sample table below to help you.

Maximum 250 words.