The Wicked Problem

Activate schema, set register, surface prior knowledge of the topic.

Learner output: Short spoken responses to discussion / reaction prompts.

Notice and infer the lesson's target grammar / structural feature in context.

Learner output: Learners formulate the rule themselves and produce 2–3 model sentences.

Meet and immediately deploy C2 lexis, collocations and fixed expressions.

Learner output: Personalised sentences and a short paired exchange using the new items.

First extended oral production integrating the target language.

Learner output: Pair / small-group task with defined roles and outcome.

Expose learners to authentic C2 input (text or audio) for meaning and form.

Learner output: Comprehension and inference responses; brief reaction in own words.

Unpack stance, tone, register or rhetorical effect from the input.

Learner output: Learners justify analytical choices aloud or in writing.

Open, high-stakes communicative task forcing fluent integrated use.

Learner output: Negotiation, debate, roleplay or pitch with concrete deliverable.

Bridge the lesson to a C2 Proficiency / IELTS 8+ task type and strategy.

Learner output: Mini exam task attempt with strategy applied.

Short focused written output applying target language and register.

Learner output: Drafted paragraph, opening, or rewrite handed in or peer-checked.

Self-assess against C2 descriptors and set up consolidation work.

Learner output: Spoken / written reflection and acknowledgement of homework brief.