MadJock is quite correct.
If this was your first lesson you start with the basics. You have to be careful with students. Overloading them with information on their first lesson is not the objective. There is no point teaching someone to land on lesson one when they have not learnt, effects of controls, straight and level, climbing and descending, turning, stalling etc. All it will do is overload the student and dent their confidence.
From an instructor point of view he should have briefed this. This is what I used to do with my students. It's all about development of your skills in a structured and manageable method. To reach your goals.