ELT365 · Day 250 — Anticipated Problems — Language
Idea Before teaching, predict where learners will struggle with the target language: meaning confusion, form errors, or pronunciation difficulty. Example For ‘used to’: learners may confuse…
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ELT365 · Day 249 — Assumed Knowledge
Idea Lesson plans should state what learners are expected to already know. This shapes your starting point and helps you avoid teaching what they already have.…
ReadELT365 · Day 248 — Selecting Target Language
Idea Target language is the specific item you are teaching: a structure, a set of lexical chunks, a functional exponent. Analyse it before you plan any…
ReadELT365 · Day 247 — Writing a Good Lesson Aim
Idea A good lesson aim is learner-facing and observable: ‘By the end, learners will be better able to…’ Avoid teacher behaviour (‘I will teach…’) as the…
ReadELT365 · Day 246 — Aims — Main and Subsidiary
Idea Every lesson needs one main aim — the primary thing learners will be better able to do by the end. Subsidiary aims are language or…
ReadELT365 · Day 245 — The Lesson Plan vs the Lesson
Idea A written plan is a hypothesis; the lesson is the experiment. Experienced teachers deviate from plans when learners need something different — but only because…
ReadELT365 · Day 244 — Why Plan Lessons?
Idea A lesson plan is a tool for thinking — not a script. It forces you to articulate what you want learners to achieve and how…
ReadELT365 · Day 243 — Month 8 Review — Classroom Management
Idea Classroom management is a system of small, purposeful decisions: room layout, timing, instructions, monitoring, and feedback — all chosen to maximise learner engagement and language…
ReadELT365 · Day 242 — Energy Management Across a Lesson
Idea Lesson energy follows a shape: engage learners early, hold attention through varied tasks, and close before momentum drops. Pace is a design choice. Example If…
ReadELT365 · Day 241 — Using Humour Well
Idea Shared laughter builds rapport and lowers the affective filter. The target is inclusive humour — based on ideas, not people. Never at a learner’s expense.…
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