Listening    Speaking    Reading    Grammar   Writing

Topic:   How's the weather today?

Lesson Plan Template Task Based Lesson (TBL)

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Instructor: Ash	Level: Intermediate	Students: 13	Length: 40 Minutes

Materials:

- White board, board marker & tape

- Words worksheet (13 copies)

- Idioms worksheet ( 13 copies)

- Listening mp3 files & computer & speaker ( Tracks 1~3 ; about 1 min each)

- Listening worksheet(13 copies)

- pictures about weather

- profile worksheet for their own weather forecast  (13 copies)

- wall chart-weather forecast profiles sheet(3 copies each)

Main Aim:

- To enable Ss to learn weather expressions and vocabulary by completing with

idioms and by practicing with role-play.

Secondary Aims:

- To enable Ss to predict weather by the weather of picture.

- To enable Ss to practice listening by  various weather scripts.

- To enable Ss to practice speaking by making own weather forecast .

Personal Aims:

-  I want to teach Ss easily and reduce my TTT.

Language Skills:

- Reading : Ss will read the words and idioms worksheets.

- Listening : Ss will listen to the teacher's instructions, their classmate's speaking

and the scripts about different kind of weathers.

- Speaking : Ss will present about weather's pictures, comparing answers within

groups and expressing their own weather forecast.

- Writing :Ss will be taking dictation and creating their own weather forecast.

Language Systems:

- Lexis : Ss will learn words and idioms about weathers

- Phonology : None to discuss

- Grammatical : None to discuss

- Discourse : Ss will compare answers about weather scripts

- Function : How to  present about their own weather forecast

Assumptions:

Ss already know:

- Most students' age 22 and up.

- There will be 4 students groups at each table.

- Ss know the teacher's style of teaching and the course.

- Ss like watching weather forecast.

- Ss know how to write a weather forecast.

Anticipated Problems : - Students may need more time to understand listening. - Students may need more time to work on the words and idioms. - Students may not be able to pick up details from the listening. - If time is short. - If time is long.	Solutions: - Chunk the listening. (pause-play-pause-play) - If they take longer than 5 minutes, cut answer-checking short by verbally sharing the answers instead of having students write them on the board. - Follow the task-feedback circle: let them listen to the tracks again till they get the answer of blank. - Do sos-activity about making some sentences using the idioms. - cut post-activity presenting short ,ask 2~3 students to share their opinions about their own weather forecast and the others will attach on the wall.

References:

- http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=paarty&logNo=20071269895

- http://www.onlinetutoringworld.com

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/ondemand/worldservice/learningenglish/meta/dps/2008/05/080514_burma_audio?bgc=003399&lang=en-ws&nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=1&size=au&bbwm=1

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Lead‐In
Materials: Board, markers, a weather picture
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
2 min	whole class	- Ss will answer the following questions.	- Hello everyone, how are you? How's the weather today? - Here is a picture, what do you think this picture's weather? - Alright, now we are going to listen to some weather forecasts, but first we will learn some words and idioms about weathers expressions.

Pre‐Activity
Materials: words & idioms worksheet, board, markers
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
8min 2min	Whole class Individually Whole class Whole class	- Ss will work on words and idioms worksheet. - Ss will check answers. - Ss will understand the words and idioms meaning. - Ss will predict using some pictures.	1. Words and idioms (introduction) - work individually. choose the right answers for words and match the first part of each sentence with the second part containing idioms you have 5 minutes. (Demonstration) - Look at #1...'airwaves' means, 'c-radio waves'. (ICQS) - what are you doing? - How many time do you have? -Are you working in pairs? Monitor discreetly. Answer Ss if they ask Questions. Give time warning: 1 min left. Be flexible with time. Give 1 more minute if Ss need it. 2. Check answers let Ss write the correct words and idioms( not the letters) on the board(#1 already written by teacher). 3. Explaining Go through the words and idioms one by one. Elicit the meaning from students and explain the meaning. 4. Prediction (introduction) -Eyes on the pictures. These are 3 forecast that you'll listen to. What do you think about these pictures' weathers? Show the pictures one by one. Remind idioms and words.

Main Activity
Materials: Listening MP3 files & computer & speaker, Board, markers, worksheet for weather forecast (13 copies), pictures of weather
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
5 min 17 min	whole class Whole class Individually groups whole class	- Ss will listen the weather forecast carefully. - Ss will listen and work on the worksheet. - Ss will check the answers. - Ss will do error correction	1. General understanding (instructions) -Don't pick your pen up then close your eyes. listen to the 3 weather forecasts. What do you think each weather is like. listen carefully. (ICQS) -What are you doing? -Can you take notes? -What are you supposed to think about? *play tracks 1 through 4 without stopping. -Do you want to listen again? *yes- have them listen one more time. *no- have them share their thoughts. -What do you think about script 1? (same for scripts 2~3) Show Ss the pictures of the weather again. -So what do you think weather 1 is? (same for scripts 2~3) Identify the pictures. Compare with their thoughts from the prediction(if done), just notice the differences. 2. Listening for details (instructions) -Now listen to the weather forecasts one by one this time. Fill in the questions on the worksheet as you listen. work individually. time is 10min (ICQS) -What are you going to do? -How many time do you have? -Are you working individually? (distribute the worksheet) play track 1. let Ss fill in the blanks as they listen. -Do you need to listen again? *yes-> play 1 more time. *no-> play track2. (follow the same cycle until finished with track3) -Now compare the answers with your group members. when you have an agreement, send a representative up front and have them fill out the profile sheet on the board. Group 1, fill out weather forecast 1's profile. (same for groups 2&3) (put the wall charts of the forecast sheets on the board and Ss are checking answers with each other.) check the answers as a whole class after the representatives fill out the worksheets. listen to the tracks one last time. If there is anything missing: pause the mp3 right there and let Ss say it out loud. Go through all 3 weather forecast worksheets.

Post Activity
Materials: Worksheet for their own weather forecast (13 copies)
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
6min	Whole class Groups whole class	- Ss will write their own weather forecast. - Ss will announce weather forecast as a weather caster each of groups. - Ss will share Ss' weather forecast.	1. Writing own weather forecast (instructions) -Imagine that you are a weather caster and you will say about weather of tomorrow. How do you anticipate it? Please write your own weather script. You have 4min. (ICQS) -What are you doing? -Are you working in pairs? -For how long? (Decision) -Compare the weather forecast with your group members and then decide which weather forecast will present. Each of groups will say their one opinion. 2. Conclude lesson Elicit today's idioms for Ss Give homework -Make sentences using the each idiom you learned today. Thank you for today. see you tomorrow!
SOS Activities
Materials: Listening MP3 files & computer & speaker, empty papers
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
5min	Individually Whole class	1. Dictation 2. Check the answers	1.Dictation (instruction) -You will listen 1 of the weather forecasts again and then you have to write as you listen. You will hear that twice. (choose one of the weather forecasts and play 2times) -Now we will hear one more time then check your answers