Listening Lesson Plan
Title : Special Days
Instructor: Yoo-Jin Bae(Olivia)	Level: Intermediate	Students: 12	Length: 50 minutes

Materials:

-    Whiteboard, board markers

-    Internet accessible PC, projector, speakers

-    Pictures/drawings to elicit ‘Special days’

-    Worksheet #1(gap fill):14 copies(12 copies for each student + 2 extra copy)

-   Wall chart (including blanks) : containing same questions including blanks as worksheet #1

-    Listening CD & CD player (Dialogue:   about 60 seconds)

-   Worksheet #2(for discussion) : 5 copies(1   copy per 1 group + 1 extra copy)

Aims:

-  To practice speaking through discussing with group members about an interesting subject.

-  To practice the tense through listening dialogue and talking their experiences

-  To practice writing skills by completing a gapfill on the worksheet #1.

- To practice understanding sentences by reading gap fill worksheet and group discussion instruction.

Language   Skills:

-  Reading : reading the gap fill worksheet form

-  Listening : the speaker's dialogue on the  CD about a special day, the teacher's intsruction, and other students' speaking in discussion

-  Speaking : storytelling their experience with group

-  Writing : filling out the answers on the gap fill sheet, writing the answers on the wall chart

Language   Systems:

-   Lexis : words and idioms that is used to describe their thoughts and feelings about their special days.

-   Grammar : past tense/present past tense (when talking within groups)

-   Phonolongy : listening to the dialogue of speakers

-   Function : Expressing a person's agreement "~ it is"

-   Discourse : Thinking about what the speaker's in dialogue feeling and what they are going to do after the conversation.

Assumptions: Students are-

-   used to work in pairs/small groups

-   interested in special day situation

-   most students have special day happening or reminder in their life

-   have expectation on their special day

Anticipated   Errors and Solutions:

-   The CD plater may not work

→ Teacher may show the dialogue

-   Students may not be able to fill out the sheet despite of repeat

→ Allow the students to discuss about the answer with partner.

-   There may be time left at the end

→ Students may share other students' experiences and their  wishes of future special day.

-   If time is short

→ Cut post activity discussion short and ask one students of team to answer the discussion

References:

-   refered to the handed out printer

Lead in

Materials: Chairs

Time:   10 min

Set   up:   Whole class

Procedure:

〈Greeting〉

Hello everyone! How are you today? What's the weather like today? It's getting hotter and hotter.

I like summer, how about you?

〈Warms up〉

1. Before class, teacher uses gestures/words to demo  to moving the student's chair seat in the middle of the class.

2. Activity procedure/ Instruction / ICQs

- Demonstrates by asking students to follow teacher's instruction with their gesture.

- "I spy with my little eye, something beginning with..." one words by words. speak slowly so the students can follow teacher's motion and speaking. e.g. "I spy with my little eye, something beginning with...B" (Book)

- After play the first game, take turn student who gets the correct answer. play one more game   that teacher just show to them.

- play another game related with today's subject.

Close your eyes. Go to your birthday party. What can you see? Ok, let's start!

"I spy with my little eye, something beginning with...P"(Present)

- take turn student who gets the correct answer. play another game that teacher just show to them. The player can imagine any special party.

This time, you can go any party. Choose one special day's party. And give us the first letter. So now you can go any where?(ICQ) Ok, let's start!

- take turn student who gets the correct answer. In this time, the player can take the words about the emotion in special day.

This time, you can take the words about the emotion in special day. And give us the first letter of the emotion. So what kind of word do you take? (ICQ) Ok, let's start!

- After the game, teacher elicits/reviews the noun/spelling of the answers.

Pre-activity

Materials:   Whiteboard, Board markers

Time: 10 min

Set   up:  whole class

Procedure:〈Eliciting and prediction〉

- Teacher shows two visuals to elicit the 'special days'

- Teacher writes key pharse.

"Do you have special day memory? / What happened? / How did you/others feel at that time?"

on white board and organizes a pair discussion. 3 minutes deadline.

〈Instructions〉

Discuss with your partner. Ask 3 questions which is on the WB.  You have 3 minutes.

〈ICQs〉

Are you working in pairs?

Which memory are you talking about?

How much time do you have?

Set   up: Individually

Procedure

Teacher monitors discreetly while students do the activity.

Make a mental note of any especially interesting stories.

Set   up: Whole Class

Procedure

Give time warning : 30 seconds left.

Be flexible with time. Five 1 more minute if they need it.

Teacher leads feedback.

Invite 2 or 3 students to share their story briefly.

Main Activities

Materials: CD&CD player, Worksheet #1(gap fill), Wall chart including blanks, Whiteboards, Board markers

Time: 15 min

Set   up: Whole Class

Procedure

I. Listeing for the general understanding

Teacher writes guiding questions on board.

1. How does a womoan feel?

2. What kind of anniversary they have?

(PLAY CD _ FIRST LISTENING)

Students listen and think about the guiding questions

Teacher leads feedback

Invite the clas to answer each question. (or choose students to look keen to answer)

Note answers on WB.

Set   up: Whole Class

Procedure

Ⅱ.Complete a gap fill without listening

In pairs Students will look at gap fill sheet.

Try to complete any missing words before listening again.

〈Instruction〉

teacher shows a worksheet and uses gestures/words to demo what to do.

Teacher clearly points out students should only complete any words they think may be there.

Use gestures/words to indicate pair work.

Set time of 3 minutes.

〈ICQ's〉

Who is your partner? How much time do you havE? What do you do?

(Hand out worksheet #1)

While students do the activity, teacher monitor actively, after then discreetly.

Give time warning

No detail feedback as leading in to next activity. But Teacher must give 1 more sheet to each pair so any ideas can be transferred.

Set   up: Whole Class

Procedure

Ⅲ. Listening for the Details

Teacher informs students will listen to the dialogue again try to fill the blanks on the worksheet as many as possible. Work Individually. Skip a blank if can't catch it.

〈Instruction〉

Now, Listen to the dialogue again.

Fill the blanks on the worksheet as many as possible. Work Individually(use gestures indicate working alone). Skip a blank if can't catch it.

〈ICQ's〉

Do you fill out with you partner?

Set   up: Individually

Procedure

Teacher plays CD again.

Students complete worksheet

Set   up: Groups

Procedure

Teacher facilitates pair checking of answers.

Have you done it? OK, Compair with your group members.

Teacher facilitates pair checking again.

Teacher have the students fill in spaces on gap fill projected to the white board.

Each group fill out the answers on the white board.

Set   up: Whole Class

Procedure

Teacher cheacks comprehension by asking CCQs about some phrase.

(e.g. the meaning of 'It's the thought that counts.' and 'Your wish is my command.')

〈CCQs〉

Does it means and thought is countable?

Post   Activity

Materials:  Worksheet #2(discussion)

Time:   15 min

Set   up:  Whole class

Procedure

Ⅰ. Free Production

Teacher elicits students' experience of special day.

Share with each parter 10 minute deadline.

Teacher set task: students are to creat a story/context for the dialogue.

Work in group of 3. Only note making is allowed.

〈Instruction〉

Do you have any experiences about special day? What did you feel? Let's talk about our memorable special day or our future special day. What do you like to receive on special day in the future? Also, what do you think of Christopher and Angelina's relationship ? Make a creatable story of the dialogue.

〈ICQs〉

What are you supposed to do?

Who are you working with?

Set   up:  Groups

Procedure

Teacher monitors and participate within each group. Notes speech errors-especially those related to the target language of emotion words use

Give time warinig: 1 minute left

(hand out Worksheet #2)

Set   up:  Whole Class

Procedure

Share the creatable story of Angelina and Christoper's relationship of each group to whole class member.

If having time to spare, pick one student per every group whose story of #1 in the Work Sheet #2 was the most interesting and have her story to whole class by turns.

(Give clear feedback to every opinion of students.)

Set   up:  Whole Class

Procedure

Ⅱ. Conclude lesson

Elicit today's lesson for students.

Teacher reviews lesson by asking students

What was the subject of today's lesson?

Was the lesson boring?

Teacher reviews any language errors noted (use white board)

(Dialogue)

Special Days

Christopher : Hey, happy birthday!

Angelina: Why, thank you. Thant’s very kind of you.

Christopher : I got you a little gift. I  know it isn’t much. But I hope you like it.

Angelina: But it’s the thought that counts. I love it!

Christopher :  So how would you like to celebrate the occasion?

Angelina: Oh, I don’t know. How about a movie?

Christopher: A movie it is! There’s that new one with Harrison Ford, how’s that?

Angelina:  That sounds pretty good. Are you going to throw into dinner and dancing

too?

Christopher: Your wish is my command.

Angelina:  Candy? Flowers?

Christopher : Candy and flowers it is! When do you want to start?

Angelina:  How about 8:00? That sounds like a good time.

Christopher : Okay. I’ll make us reservations at the restaurant of your choice, and I’ll be

back here at 8:00 sharp.

Angelina:  ME, too. Even though it means I’m another year older.

Christopher : You look younger than ever.

ㆍWorksheet #1 (fill in the blanks)

Special Days

Christopher : Hey,              !

Angelina:     , thank you. Thant’s very kind of you.

Christopher : I got you a little gift. I  know              . But I hope you like it.

Angelina: But it’s                       . I love it!

Christopher :  So how would you like to                        ?

Angelina: Oh, I don’t know. How about a movie?

Christopher:             ! There’s that new one with Harrison Ford, how’s that?

Angelina:  That sounds pretty good. Are you going to throw into dinner and dancing

too?

Christopher:                          .

Angelina:  Candy? Flowers?

Christopher :                       ! When do you want to start?

Angelina:  How about 8:00? That sounds like a good time.

Christopher : Okay. I’ll make us             at the restaurant of your choice, and I’ll be back here at 8:00       .

Angelina:  ME, too. Even        it means                         .

Christopher : You                        .

ㆍWall Chart (this will be attached on the board during main activity)

Special Days

Christopher : Hey,              !

Angelina:     , thank you. Thant’s very kind of you.

Christopher : I got you a little gift. I  know              . But I hope you like it.

Angelina: But it’s                       . I love it!

Christopher :  So how would you like to                        ?

Angelina: Oh, I don’t know. How about a movie?

Christopher:             ! There’s that new one with Harrison Ford, how’s that?

Angelina:  That sounds pretty good. Are you going to throw into dinner and dancing

too?

Christopher:                          .

Angelina:  Candy? Flowers?

Christopher :                       ! When do you want to start?

Angelina:  How about 8:00? That sounds like a good time.

Christopher : Okay. I’ll make us             at the restaurant of your choice, and I’ll be back here at 8:00       .

Angelina:  ME, too. Even        it means                         .

Christopher : You                        .

ㆍWorksheet #2

Discussion(In Groups)

1. Talk about your experiences similar to the dialogue.

- Do you have any experiences on special day? What did you feel?

- Have you ever saw any impressed or envious special day of other person?

- What do you like to receive on special day (e.g. birthday, Christmas, New Years day etc.)

2. What do you think of Christopher and Angelina's relationship ? Does Christopher likes Angelina? Make a creatable story of the dialogue.