TKT - Teaching Knowledge Lesson Planning and Aims Questions and Answers

Question 1

A teacher writes the following statement in their lesson plan: 'To reduce the amount of time I spend giving instructions.' Which component of a lesson plan does this statement represent?

Accepted Answer

A personal aim

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A subsidiary aim

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A stage aim

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A main aim

Question 2

The main aim of a lesson is 'to practice writing a formal email of complaint.' Which of the following would be the most appropriate subsidiary aim?

Accepted Answer

To review appropriate formal vocabulary and fixed expressions.

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To provide freer practice in writing.

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To develop students' confidence in their writing skills.

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To complete a gap-fill exercise on the past simple.

Question 3

A teacher is planning a lesson for an elementary class. The first stage of the lesson involves showing students pictures of different foods and eliciting the vocabulary. What is the most likely aim of this stage?

Accepted Answer

To set the context and introduce the topic.

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To practice oral fluency.

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To check understanding of grammar.

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To provide controlled writing practice.

Question 4

Which of the following is the best-written main aim for a lesson?

Accepted Answer

By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to make polite requests using 'could you' and 'would you'.

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Students will do a role-play.

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To teach the present perfect.

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Learning about modal verbs for requests.

Question 5

In a lesson plan, the 'Procedure' section details the step-by-step activities that will happen in the class. The 'Aims' section describes:

Accepted Answer

what the learners will be able to do by the end of the lesson.

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the materials needed for the activities.

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the timing for each stage of the lesson.

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what the teacher believes the students already know.

Question 6

A teacher notices that students are struggling with a grammar point that was planned as a subsidiary aim for a speaking lesson. The teacher decides to spend more time on a controlled grammar practice activity than originally planned. This decision shows that the teacher is:

Accepted Answer

strictly following the lesson plan procedure.

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ignoring the main aim of the lesson.

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flexibly responding to learner needs that arise during the lesson.

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prioritizing personal aims over learner aims.