Listening    Speaking    Reading    Grammar   Writing

Lesson Plan Template Task Based Lesson (TBL)

Instructor: Clara Kim	Level: Intermediate	Students: 2	Length: 40min

Materials: Pieces of papers with idioms. (many copies)

Listening worksheet,

Papers to write down for students.

A voice controlling MP3 player.

Wall chart: Blind date profile sheet. (No. of students.)

Blown up pictures of 4 speakers for prediction and blind date profile sheet.

White board, Board markers, Tape.

Main aim: To enable Ss to improve their listening skills by having Ss talk about blind date.

Secondary aim: Ss will learn idioms and its implication by matching them.

Personal aim: I want to reduce my commentary.

I want to improve on my explicit ICQ’s.

Language Skills;

Speaking: Ss will talk about what is the advantage and disadvantage                     of a blind date.

Writing: They will write about the one who they met in the past by using one of idioms they learned.

Listening: They will listen about each other’s personality and characteristic.

Reading: Ss will read the worksheets and listening script afterward.

Language Systems: Lexis: compatible, blind date

Phonology: None to discuss

Grammatical: None to discuss

Function: Asking them to present their writing of their journal.

Discourse: 18 idioms such as “It runs in its family”

Assumptions: All Ss must have had a blind date before.

All Ss have done a dictation before.

They have done written a profile chart.

They have written a diary.

Anticipated Problems and Solutions:

Problem1: They might don’t understand many of idioms and try to ask to the teacher.

Solution: I’ll say they will get to know the meaning by listening the passage.

Problem 2: They might say “stop” too often and delay the time.

Solution: I’ll give them a no. of limit each one can use.

References: California state university TESOL program Listening module page 94.

Lead-In
Materials: Board
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
4min.	Whole class	Lead in	Hello, everyone. It’s a nice sunny day today. How are you feeling today? Q1: Hey, Daniel. What did you do last weekend? Q2: Hey, Julia. What did you have for lunch? Q3: Hey Sally. What did you do before coming here?

Pre-Activity
Materials: Pieces of papers with idioms on it, Board, Blown up pictures of the speakers.(For prediction)
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
6min. 6min	Whole class Groups	Idioms Let students have pieces of paper with idioms in sentences that are related to the main passage. And they also will be given implication. Let Ss match them correctly in groups.	Eliciting What do you think they are doing? What idea do you see here? How was your last blind date like? (Showing them a photo of a man and woman meeting in the café) CCQ Have you seen a couple doing like this? In a blind date do you meet someone for the first time? - No In a blind date do you meet a friend? - No Demonstration Look at the idiom “Castles in the air” it means “ …“ That’s right. So put this one next to “K” Instruction We are going to learn some idioms through the passage today. I hope you could make a right guess on them. Here are pieces of paper with expressions and its real meanings. Please try to figure them out by matching its real meanings with your team mates. You will do it on your own. You will be given 4min. ICQs: What are we gonna do? Are we going to work individually? How much time do we have? Monitor them as they do it. Give time warning. 1min. 30sec. 10sec. Time’s up. Check answers by letting Ss write the correct idioms on their sheet. Check all the idioms one by one.

Main Activity
Materials: Listening worksheet, Papers to write down for students. A voice controlling MP3 player. Pictures of speakers. Blind date wall chart.
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
6min. 7min.	Whole class individually TWS SWS	Let Ss hear the listening file. Let Ss have a dictation by using the voice controlling player. Let Ss check their writing in groups.	Listening for the main idea. Instruction You will hear the script about 4 people. Write a note about each of them as much as possible. You will do it for 3 min. by yourself. ICQs: What are we gonna do? Are we going to work individually? How much time is this Lis.? Monitor them as they do it. Give time warning. 1min. 30sec. 10sec. Time’s up. Ask if they want to listen one more time or not. Listening for the details Instruction You can control the MP3 player that will respond to the human voice. Whenever you want to stop the player, you can just simply say "stop" or "pause", then it'll stop. But each of you can say 2times. When you are ready you only say "play" then it will be back to the play mode. You will do it agin but in your group. ICQs: What are we gonna do? Are we going to work in group? Grouping Say ‘Blind’ ‘date’ ‘Blind’ ‘date’... All ‘Blind’ come to this side of the table. All ‘’date’ come to the other side of the table. Explicit I’m going to give you a paper but I don’t want you to start before I say begin. ICQs: Are you going to begin right after you got a paper? Do you begin when I say begin? Play the MP3 player as it planned. Monitor them as they do it. Give time warning. 1min. 30sec. 10sec left. Time’s up! I want you to check answers with your classmates. Then I give them answer sheets.

Post Activity
Materials: Papers, pens.
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
4min. 5min.	Whole class individually	Let SS Write about one whom from you're the lastest blind date. Let one of them present it in front of others.	Demonstration I have a bad experience from the last blind date. First of all he was not my type, so felt like I wasted my time, and second of all, that made me somewhat blue because it also made me feel I’m on the same level as him. Instruction How was your last blind date? Can you remember the one who you met lately through a blind date? How was she/he like? Just write about her/him as much as possible. You will do it by yourself. You will have 3min. ICQs: What are we gonna do? Are we going to work individually? How much time do we have? I’m going to give you a paper but I don’t want you to start before I say begin. ICQs: Are you going to begin right after you got a paper? Do you begin when I say begin? Monitor them as they do it. Give time warning. 1min. 30sec. 10sec. Time’s up. Now the smartes one came up and present your writing please.
SOS Activities
Materials: Papers, pens.
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
3min	SWS	Let them fill in the blanks. Let them read each sentence one by one.	Instruction You will be given a small piece of paper and fill the blanks with proper idioms. You will do it on your own. You will be given 2min. ICQ: What are we gonna do? Are we going to work individually? How much time do we have? Monitor them as they do it. Give time warning.