ELT365 · 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 skills practised along the way.

Example

Main aim: learners practise making polite requests using ‘could you…’. Subsidiary: reading for gist; pronunciation of weak forms.

Try

Write a main aim and two subsidiary aims for your next lesson. Check: is the main aim the biggest thing you are teaching?

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