What happens in your first driving lesson?

When I had my first driving lesson I was taught the utter basics as I'd never had any sort of instruction before, I didn't even know what the pedals did! So my instructor explained the pedals and how gears work (he showed me some diagrams of the gearbox and how it works in conjunction with the engine and wheels). We went through the cockpit drill and the Mirror Signal Manoeuvre technique. We then drove around the block and went from 1st to 2nd gear, went through braking smoothly and using the handbrake. We also went through t-junctions, how to approach and go through them.

It was all pretty basic but I hadn't got a clue about ANYTHING to do with driving and cars prior to this!

Enjoy your lesson, just relax and don't stress, it's a big learning curve!

It's depends really.

You should cover the controls and setting the car up as a minimum, maybe even moving off and going through the gears. It all depends on the instructor and how quickly you pick things up.

You might find these videos useful, good ways to check if you're being taught correctly.