Module 2 Quiz (Unpacking unit outcomes and lesson objectives)

What is the most important responsibility of teachers in the ESL curriculum?

• 1. Understand the standards and their connections with unit outcomes, lesson outcomes and assessments.

• 1. Develop long-term planning and medium-term planning for the curriculum

• 1. Identify areas of professional support and deliver training

• 1. Write lesson objectives and assessment specifications based on the standards.

Which of the following is correct?

• 1. The lessons on the mapping portal are recommended and for reference only. Teachers need to develop their own lesson objectives to meet their students’ needs.

• 1. What is written on the mapping portal is prescriptive. Under no circumstances can teachers make changes to the lesson objectives and resources described on the mapping portal.

• 1. Teachers can change or omit a lesson objective if it is too challenging for their group of learners.

• 1. Teachers can adjust the lesson objectives as long as (1) they can prove that the adjustments can support learners’ attainment of standards more effectively, (2) the adjustments help correct mistakes found in the lesson objectives, and (3) the adjustments are approved by their line managers (Key teachers/ School Managers).

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• 1. Unit outcomes specify what learners should be able to know or do upon the completion of a unit.

• 1. Each lesson objective is linked to one unit outcome.

• 1. Unit outcomes are breakdowns of standards.

• 1. The achievement of lesson objectives constitutes the achievement of standards.

In each lesson, teachers need to design activities which help learners to achieve the lesson objectives, and they must ensure the order of lesson objectives as presented on the mapping portal.

• True

• False

What can be found in a lesson objective? You can choose more than one option.

• 1. Knowledge or skill learners should be able to demonstrate

• 1. Expected degree of mastery and the condition under which learners can demonstrate their degree of mastery

• 1. Recommendations on teaching methods

Based on the scheme of work for units and lessons on the mapping portal (for the Advanced Track), identify which statement about the following unit outcome is INCORRECT.

UO 2.c: Learners can ask and answer questions related to the school context and enter information from the answers on a chart.

• 1. The unit outcome is broken down into 3 lesson objectives implemented in 3 different lessons.

• 1. The unit outcome requires learners to write down their friends’ answers in words to complete the chart.

Based on the scheme of work for units and lessons on the mapping portal (for the Standard Track), identify which statement about the following unit outcome is correct.

UO 10.g: Learners can ask questions and give basic information about a city, using common present simple forms.

• The unit outcome is linked to Speaking standards, UOE standards and Listening standards.

• 1. There are 2 lesson objectives which constitute this unit outcome.

• 1. The unit outcome requires learners to list and explain the present simple forms they use in their talk.

• 1. The ability to use common present simple forms is integrated in this unit outcome.

Identify which statement/statements about the following lesson objective is/are correct.

LO 6.2.c: Learners will be able to ask and answer questions about what people are doing on a farm.

• 1. The prior knowledge needed for the successful achievement of this lesson objective is the knowledge about the present continuous.

• Teachers must require learners to explain the uses of the present continuous.

• 1. Learners need to first write verbs for farm activities and then write sentences with the verbs.

• 1. Learners are expected to make questions and give answers in the present continuous.

• 1. Teachers can use different verbs related to different contexts to help learners achieve this lesson objective.

When teaching the lesson objective “Learners will be able to use of 'this' and 'these' to introduce places in a city”, teachers:

• 1. should introduce the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’ to show learners the difference between ‘this’ and ‘that’.

• 1. should explain to learners that ‘this’ goes with a singular noun and ‘these’ goes with a plural noun.

• 1. can use exercises in either spoken or written forms for students to practice the use of ‘this’ and ‘these’

What behaviour is related to this lesson objective (in the Standard Track)?

LO 11.2.c: Learners will be able to write simple sentences about what they do at each time of the day.

• 1. Learners write familiar words to indicate different time of the day (morning, afternoon, etc.)

• 1. Learners write familiar verbs to indicate daily activities.

• 1. Learners write in a straight line.

• 1. Learners use “like + V-ing” to mention their preferred activities.

• 1. Learners use the preposition ‘in’ in phrases to indicate time of the day (in the morning, in the afternoon, etc.)