Listening

Topic:  Blind Date

Lesson Plan Template Task Based Lesson (TBL)

Instructor: Aebin	Level: Upper Intermediate	Students: 6	Length: 30minute

Materials:

- Listening worksheet ( 6 copies)

- Script for main activity

- Picture of blind date

Aims:

Main aim: To enable students to improve their listening skills by having them talk about ‘Blinds Dates’.

Secondary aim: Students will talk about ‘Blinds Dates’ by filling in the blank on worksheet and listening to four speakers.

Personal aim: I would like to improve on my time management and confident.

Language Skills:

- Reading: None to discussion

- Listening: Ss will listen to speaker’s short speeches about themselves.

- Speaking: Ss will talk about ‘blind date’ and discussion about blind date.

- Writing: Ss will write details about blind date.

Language Systems:

- Phonology: None to discuss

- Lexis: Idioms used in describing people’s personalities and situations

- Grammar: Relative clauses. (usage of who)

- Function: Self-PR and advertisement for a lifetime partner

- Discourse: Non to discuss

Assumptions:

Students already know:

How the class is set up and run

The teacher’s style of teaching and the pace of the course

Some students are married and some are single (Age 26 and up)

Many students have been on a blind date

Anticipated Problems and Solutions:

Students may not be able to pick up details from the listening → Chunk the listening (pause-play-pause-play)

If time is short → Cut post-activity discussion shortly and only ask 2~3 students to share their ideas of compatible match.

If the number of students is odd, the students will not be able to pair up → Participate myself and pair up with the one who’s left

References:

Impact  listening 3, Unit 6 “ Choosing a Mate”

What you need to know about idioms by Virginia Klein

Lead-In
Materials: None
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
2min	Whole class	Elicit blind date"	"Hello everyone. How was your weekend? I watched a movie on last Sat. The story was someone found a real life partner. It was funny and impression. Before we start I will show a picture to the class and ask what is it?" (show them picture of date in restaurant) "Yes. They are blind date." CCQ: ‘Have you ever done blind dates?’ ‘Did you have good experience?’

Pre-Activity
Materials: Picture of the blind date.
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
2min 2min 2min	Whole class work in pairs whole class	Listen to instruction and demonstration write about pros&cons check answer	Instruction: "Let's write about pros &cons for blind date and come out and write your ideas. Please work in pairs and I will give you 2 minutes to do it. Demonstration: I will go first. For pros , I'd say blind date makes curiosity and for cons, I can disappoint easily. That's my pros and cons for blind date. ICQ: - What are you going to do? - Are you working individually? - Are you going to work in a group ? - How much time do you have? Let's begin. Monitoring and Timing 1 minute left. 30 seconds left. Times up. ' Please come out and write your ideas on the board.' (check students ideas) 'Good job everyone'

Main Activity
Materials: script for listening, work sheet.
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
1min 8min 2min	whole class individually whole class	Listen to instruction Listen to scripts and fill up the information. check answer together.	Instructions: Stay the same group. You are going to listen to the 4 speakers. I read the scripts, twice than I will give you 3mins to fill up the informations. You can take notes if you like and you’ll work individually with this sheet. (distribute listening worksheet) ICQ: What are we going to do? Are you working individually? Can you take a note? How much time do you have? I'll read script. Ready and go. (read scripts) Do you want to listen again? -Yes: have them listen one more time -No: have them share their thoughts Monitoring and Timing 1 minute left. 30 seconds left. Times up. Let's check answer together. What do you think about speaker 1? What do you think about speaker 2? (same for speaker 3 and 4)

Post Activity
Materials: None
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
3min 5min 1min	Whole class group whole class	Listen to instruction and demonstration Role play the speed date	Instruction: 'Ok, now we are going to do speed date. Speed date is a like blind date but there is a time limit. Each person need to sit face to face so this group sit this line and other group sit opposite. Each of you has 1 minute for self-introduction. You need to introduce by yourselves and say something about yourself. I'll be a host of speed date.' Demonstration: 'For example you introduce yourself to other until a host of speed date ring a bell than you move to next person.' 'First let's arrange seat.' (Arrange seating “face-to-face”) ICQ What are you supposed to do? Are you working individually? How much time do you have for introducing? Let's start Monitoring and Timing 1 minute left. 30 seconds left. Times up. 'Well done everyone let put sit and desk back. ' Error correction: ' Before we finish, I'm going to write word that we learn today so please close your eyes.' (scramble word "speed date") ' Tell me what is this word. yes that's right , it's a speed date' Good job everyone. This is end of lesson and i'll see you tomorrow.

SOS Activities
Materials: paper
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
1min	whole class	Write Share the ideas	Instructions ' I’ll give you one piece of paper. Let’s write about your ideal boyfriend in 1 minute.' (distribute paper to each student) Demonstration I love Johnny Depp. He is very tall and gentle. I like his character in movie. ICQ What are you going to do? Are you working individually? How much times do you have? 'Let's start.' Monitoring and Timing 1 minute left. 30 seconds left. Times up. Let's share your ideal partner.