4) Knowing about the curriculum/syllabus. 5) Knowing about the textbooks. 6) Knowing about the objectives. 4. What are components of a lesson plan?

Background information, teaching aims, stages and procedures, teaching aids, end of lesson summary, optional activities and assignments, after lesson reflection.

unit 5

Part 1 Read the following statements or questions and choose the best answer for each statement or question.

1. What are the possible roles of a teacher? D A. Controller, assessor B. Organizer, prompter C. Participant, resource-provider D. All of the above

2. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? A

The teacher gives students 2 minutes to skim a text, and when time is up, he asks students to stop and answer some questions. A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter

3. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? D

T: do you have any hobbies? S: yes, I like singing and dancing. T: Uhm, and...? S: I also collect coins.

T: Oh, really, how many...have you already...collected? A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter 4. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? C

The teacher writes one of five numbers (1-5) on a number of cards (the same number as the students). Each student draws one card. Those who have drawn number 1 will form group1, and those who have drawn number 2 will form group 2. Thus the students are put into five groups in a random way. A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter

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5. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? B

When a student has made a sentence with borrow, “I borrowed a paper to write a letter”, the teacher says, “Well, we don’t say a paper, we say a piece of paper.”

A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter 6. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? D

While doing a writing task either individually or in groups, the students need to use a particular word they don’t know. So they ask the teacher. A. Controller B. Assessor C. participant D. Resource-provider 7. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? D

The teacher asks a student a question “Have you ever bought clothes with problems?” If the student doesn’t seem to be ready, the teacher says “for example, a shirt without...” and points to the buttons on his own shirt or jacket. A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter 8. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? B

When the students have in groups decided where to go for a spring outing, the teacher asks each group to tell the others why they have made such a choice.

A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter 9. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? C

When students are doing a group-work task, the teacher joins one or two groups for a short period of time.

A. Controller B. Assessor C. participant D. Resource-provider 10. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? A

The teacher asks students to produce conversations (either orally or in writing) by using particular patterns or expressions they have just learned. A. Controller B. Assessor C. Organizer D. Prompter

11. What role does a teacher play in the following activity? C

The teacher has a word in his mind and asks students to guess by asking only Yes/No questions until they make the correct guess.

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A. Controller B. Assessor C. participant D. Resource-provider

12. When is appropriate for the teacher to give classroom instructions to students? D

A. Give directions to tasks or activities, checking comprehension, giving feedback

B. Providing explanations to a concept or language structure, drawing attention

C. Setting requirements, checking comprehension, assigning homework D. All of the above

13. Why do novice teacher often have problems giving clear instructions? D

A. Their language proficiency is low B. They are fresh from the university C. Their instructions are too short

D. They are not able to target their instructions to the level of the learners 14. What are not good rules to follow for making instructions effective? D

A. Use simple instructions and make them suit the comprehension level of the students

B. Use the mother tongue only when it is necessary C. Use body language to assist understanding

D. Not model the task or activity before letting students move into groups or pairs

15. Which of the following is the time when students work as a whole class? A

A. When all the students are under the control of the teacher B. When students work in pairs on an exercise or a task C. When students work in small groups

D. When students are expected to work on their own at their own speed 16. Which of the following is the time when students work in a pair? B

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A. When all the students are under the control of the teacher B. When students work in pairs on an exercise or a task C. When students work in small groups

D. When students are expected to work on their own at their own speed 17. Which of the following is the time when students work in groups? C A. When all the students are under the control of the teacher B. When students work in pairs on an exercise or a task C. When students work in small groups

D. When students are expected to work on their own at their own speed 18. Which of the following is the time when students study by themselves? D

A. When all the students are under the control of the teacher B. When students work in pairs on an exercise or a task C. When students work in small groups

D. When students are expected to work on their own at their own speed 19. Which of the following is the advantage of whole class work? A A. It is an ideal way to show materials and do presentations together. B. It allows students to work together rather than under teacher’s guidance. C. There is always a great chance of different opinions and contributions to the work.

D. It is less stressful.

20. Which of the following is the advantage of pair work? B A. It is an ideal way to show materials and do presentations together. B. It allows students to work together rather than under teacher’s guidance. C. It reinforces a sense of belonging among a group of members. D. It is very stressful.

Part 2 answer the following questions

1. What six conditions have to be met in order to achieve efficient classroom management?

1) The teacher plays appropriate roles.

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