Handouts for a session on grammar presentation sub-stages in a PPP lesson

1. Sub-stages of the Presentation Stage of a Language-Focused Lesson
Stage
Number
Stage Label Stage Purpose
1 Introduction To engage learners in structure and
purpose of the lesson
2 Engagement of interest To engage learners’ interest and curiosity
in the topic of the contextualisation
3 Contextualisation To provide sufficient information for the
meaning of the new language to be well
supported and understood
4 Checking of comprehension To make sure that learners have
understood enough of the context for the
lesson to proceed
5 Focus on meaning To make sure that the meaning of the
target language is quite clear to the
learners
6 Concept questions To make sure that learners have
understood enough of the target
concept(s) for the lesson to proceed
7 Focus on form To ensure that the learners can construct
the new language effectively and
accurately
8 Identification [of target utterance(s)
from context]
To check that the learners can recognise
the target language in context
9 Establishment of marker sentence To complete the presentation by
highlighting the new language

2. Warmer
Introduction
Engagement of Interest
Contextualisation
Comprehension Checking of the Context
remedial explanation
Focus on Meaning
CCQ’s
Focus on Form
Questions on Form
Identification of T.L.
Establishment of M.S. Focus on Form

4. Contexts for Conditional Sentences (type 2)

7. References:
- Scrivener J. (2005), ‘Learning Teaching’ Second Edition, Macmillan
- Thornbury S. (2007), ‘The CELTA Course Trainee Book’, Cambridge University Press
- Haines S., Stewart B. (2000), ‘Landmark: Student’s Book Upper Intermediate’, Oxford University Press