How to learn more English: An English action plan

In this lesson learners create their own language-learning action plan.

Author
Katherine Bilsborough

A lot of people make resolutions at the beginning of a new year and January is a good time for language learners to think about what they can do to maximise their learning in the year ahead.

The lesson starts with a brainstorming activity involving the whole class. Learners are guided to notice how language practice can be divided into distinct skills and given an opportunity to come up with creative ideas for practising English. Learners read a model of one student's action plan for learning English in the year ahead. At this point learners understand how even small English habits can form part of a more elaborate learning plan and that there are many fun activities they can do to improve their English. They also start to think about how a language-learning plan can be linked to other hobbies and interests.

The lesson finishes with learners making their own action plan for the year ahead.

Aims

  • To share ideas about how to learn more English
  • To encourage learner autonomy
  • To practise going to + verb
  • To create a personalised English Action Plan

Age

Older primary (10–11 years)

Level

CEFR level A2 and above

Time

45 minutes approximately

Materials

The lesson plan and worksheet can be downloaded in PDF format below. 

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Lesson plan248.46 KB
Worksheet229.66 KB
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Comments

Submitted by Jesus29 on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 23:37

The learning of English can increase on people and kids when the contents are presented in a contextual explanation which involves personal experience, needs, and hobbies of the students, in the case of children they will be learning better some words like ‘’literacy’’ if the Word is related to some personal interest they have, such as the knowledge behind the games they play at party times. Also reinforcing the information following a cognitive and conditioning plan to revise again the content at several times as two weeks and two months after learned, can lead to better performance and, link the knowledge to new one.

Submitted by Backy90 on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 06:19

For kids its important to learn a new word by learning how to use it an a sentences for ex: if I come across to a word "Loquacious" it will be helpful if I can see some examples on how to use "Loquacious" in a sentence: http://searchsentences.com/words/loquacious-in-a-sentence/

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