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WHO?

Mr.Mokete is a male English teacher at City Rand College. He is an African and speaks Sepedi as home
language. The teacher is a Christian and respects other religions. He struggles with time management.

Mr. Mokete will be teaching a class of 30 learners in total: 12 boys and 18 girls. The learners come from
different social backgrounds which are moderate in terms of social and economic stability. Learners are

fluent in English and the school’s medium of instruction is English which caters for most learners if not all.

There is one learner who is visually impaired. There is a unity among the learners.

WHERE?

The school is located at Gauteng in Johannesburg CBD. There is a clinic next to the school. The desks

are arranged in rows, all facing the smartboard. Learners sit in pairs. There’s enough space between desk

rows for teachers and wheelchairs to move around

WHEN?

The lesson will take place on Tuesday morning. The periods are 45 minutes long and it is an advantage
because it is morning, learners are still energetic.

WHAT?

Introduction- the learners will start with an activity to stimulate their brains.

Body- the teacher will analyze the aspects of reading a comprehension with the class.

Conclusion- learners will summarize the things they have learnt in the lesson on paper and share.

WHAT FOR?

Aims:

- acquire the language skills necessary to communicate accurately and appropriately considering

audience, purpose and context;
- listen, speak, read/view and write/present the language with confidence and enjoyment. These

skills and attitudes form the basis for lifelong learning;

- express and justify, orally and in writing, their own ideas, views and emotions confidently in order
to become independent and analytical thinkers;

- use their Additional Language as a means of critical and creative thinking: for expressing their

opinions on ethical issues and values; for interacting critically with a wide range of texts; for
challenging the perspectives, values and power relations embedded in texts; and for reading texts

for various purposes, such as enjoyment, research, critique.