Aids are the things that a teacher uses in a class, e.g. handouts, pictures, flashcards.
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Aim
What the teacher wants to achieve in the lesson or in the course.
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Exponent
An example of a grammar point,
function or lexical set.
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Functional exponents
Phrases which are used for a particular communicative purpose or function, e.g. Let’s ..., Shall we ..., How about ...
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Main aim
The main aim is the most important aim; e.g. the teacher’s main aim in a lesson could be to teach the present perfect simple or develop listening skills.
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Objective
Something that you plan to achieve. Lesson objectives are specific learning targets that help achieve a lesson’s aims.
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Outcome
The result of teaching/learning. The teacher intends or aims for a result or outcome in terms of learning at the end of the lesson.
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Personal aim
A personal aim is what the teacher would like to improve in his/her teaching, e.g. to reduce the time I spend writing on the whiteboard.
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Phonemic chart
poster or diagram of the phonemic symbols arranged in a particular order.
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Procedure
A set of actions that describes the way to do something. Teachers write lesson plans and provide details of exactly what is going to happen.
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Reinforce
To do something again in order to allow learners to understand and remember it more completely.
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Sequence
A sequence is a series of things which follow each other in a logical order.
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Specific
Involving one particular thing or one type of thing; e.g. teachers might talk about teaching a specific language point.
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Specify
To explain or describe something in a clear and exact way. Teachers specify lesson aims in their lesson plans.
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Stage/Step
A section of a lesson. Lessons have different stages or steps such as lead-in, presentation, controlled practice, etc.
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Stage aim
A stage aim is the aim or purpose of a stage, step or short section of a lesson.
