This is an example of a simple stage plan done during a CELTA course. For my reflections on the course, visit: http://celtaconfessions.wordpress.com/

1. Name: Chiew Pang
CELTA – Stage Plan: Stages, Aims & Procedure
Lesson: TBL: to enable students to tell personal anecdotes better
Time & WHAT will the students do, and HOW?
Stage Name WHY are you doing this stage? (Aims) Tutor observations & recommendations
Interaction WHAT will the teacher do? (Procedure)
3-5 mins Pre-task To create interest in the topic, to provide a T tells a short anecdote, supported by
T-S model visuals.
T-S Checking To test if they understood the anecdote T asks ss comprehension questions.
3-5” comprehension
S-S Task To get ss thinking and speaking about Ss think about an anecdote, write notes,
4-7” anecdotes then relate to their partners
S-S Planning To test if ss understood useful lexis and Ss match useful phrases taken from the
5-10” form anecdote, then confer with their partner.
T shows answers and clears doubts
S Production - To practise using the lexis Ss write an anecdote using as many of
5-10” Writing the previous phrases as possible. T
monitors & corrects.

2. Name: Chiew Pang
CELTA – Stage Plan: Stages, Aims & Procedure
Lesson: TBL: to enable students to tell personal anecdotes better
Time & WHAT will the students do, and HOW?
Stage Name WHY are you doing this stage? (Aims) Tutor observations & recommendations
Interaction WHAT will the teacher do? (Procedure)
S-S Production – oral, To get ss to practice speaking Ss tell their anecdote to their partners
8-11” groups of 3
T-S PACS To correct any problems with T corrects any problems he’s seen or
1-3” pronunciation (and form) heard.
S-S Production – oral, To get ss to practice speaking Change partners and ss tell anecdotes
3-6 mins groups of 3 again, this time with new partners.
T-S PACS To correct any problems or common T corrects any problems he’s seen or
1-3” errors heard.