DELTA Lesson Plan
DELTA Lesson Plan
Group Profile. Class level: Intermediate (B1+), number of students: 10, age range: 20-25
Main Aim
- Improve Reading Comprehension: Enhance students' ability to understand and analyze a text
about a contemporary issue.
Subsidiary Aim
- Critical Thinking Skills: Develop students' capacity to critically evaluate information and form
opinions on the topic.
Assumptions
- Vocabulary Challenges: Some students may struggle with specific terms related to smartphone
protocol. Solution: Pre-teach key vocabulary and provide context for better understanding.
- Lack of Engagement: Students might find the topic less engaging. Solution: Relate the topic to
their own experiences and discuss the relevance of smartphone use in social settings.
Lesson Procedure
- Procedure: Begin with a brief discussion about students' experiences with smartphones in
restaurants. Share a relatable anecdote related to meal-time interruptions.
- Procedure: Distribute the text. Instruct students to read silently, underline key information, and
make notes. Monitor and provide assistance as needed.
- Procedure: Facilitate a class discussion about the main ideas, benefits, and potential drawbacks
of the phone stack game. Pose open-ended questions. Use the whiteboard to note key points.
- Procedure: Divide students into pairs. Assign roles (restaurant-goer and waiter). Have them
enact a scene involving the phone stack game, emphasizing polite communication.
- Procedure: Each pair presents their role-play scenario. Encourage the class to discuss the
effectiveness of the phone stack game in preventing interruptions.
8. Conclusion (5 minutes):
- Procedure: Summarize the main insights from the class discussion. Reinforce the importance of
considering others in social settings.