Listening    Speaking    Reading    Grammar   Writing

Topic: The Weather Forecast

Speaking Lesson Plan

Instructor: Clara Kim	Level: Intermediate	Students: 2	Length: 30min

Materials: Photos of the weather chart, Weather forecast script,

Main Aim: To enable Ss to improve their speaking skills by having Ss talk about the weather.

Secondary aim: Ss will talk about the weather by having Ss match vocabulary words, role                    play a weather forecast and talk about their worst weather related experience.

Personal aim: I want to reduce my commentary.

I want to improve on my demonstrations.

Language Skills;

Speaking: They will do a role play and practice speaking.

Listening: They will listen the weather forecasting and then will know how to describe                        the weather.

Reading: Ss will read their fill in the blank worksheets.

Writing: Ss will write their worst experience that was related to the weather.

Language Systems;

Lexis: precipitation, overcast, scorching

Phonology: None to discuss

Grammatical: None to discuss

Function: Informing Ss the words that are related to the weather.

Discourse: Raining cats and dogs.

Assumptions: They have had seen a weather forecast before.

They have had a bad experience with the weather.

They have done a role play before.

They have had written a journal.

Anticipated Problems and Solutions;

Problem and solution 1: They might have a lot of  questions, so I'll answer them during                                            the break time.

Problem and solution 2: If I have more time to do, I'll do one of my SOS Activities.

Problem and solution 3: What if Ss don't understand the instruction, I'll demonstrate                                                  more.

References: http://albinger.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/weather-forecast.png

Lead-In
Materials: Board
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
3min.	Whole class	Guiding questions	Good afternoon, everyone! What are you summer plans? Judy, When was the last time you went on a picnic?

Pre-Activity
Materials: Worksheets, Photos of the weather.
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
8 min.	Whole class	Matching ten weather vocabulary with its right meanings.	Elicting Hey Guys...what do you call it when there's heavy rain...Ss will say, it's Raining cats and dogs. CCQ1: Show a picture to the class. In the context of weather, Is it raining cat's and dogs? =No Show the picture of heavy rain. Is this Raining cats and dogs? =Yes Great! CCQ2: How do you say, really sunny and hot weather? What spider has poison and lives in the desert? = Scorpion! Great! Show the photo. In the context of weather is it scorching? = No Is it scorching? =Yes CCQ3: How do you say, the amount of rain? In the context of weather is it showing precipitation? = Yes. Great! Instructions: Now, I'm going to give you a worksheet and you match ten weather vocabulary with its right meaning in 3minutes individually. ICQ's What are you going to do? How much time do you have? Are you working individually? Explicit instructions: I don't want you to start until I finish passing out the papers and I say begin. Explicit ICQ's: Are you going to begin when I give you the paper? =No When I say begin? = Yes. I pass out the papers fast and say ‘now begin’. I monitor and timing 1 min, 30 sec, 10sec, time's Up. Ss present by reading out their answers.

Main Activity
Materials: Paper sheets
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
14min.	SWS	Role play: Forecasting the weather	So, guys what are we talking about. Weather forecast. I will do my creative grouping technique. Weather, Forecast. The weathers go to one side. forecast goes to the other side. Repair the Ss: Now, TS and Judy, you guys are one pair. Lady gaga and Tom cruise one pair. Demostration: I put up the wall chart of the dialogue and I read it. Instruction: Who in your pair is taller. Ss raises their hand and I say: good, you are the anchor and the other will be the reporter. Now, just like this guys, I want you to work in pairs to create your own 5 day weather forecast in London and you have 5 minutes. ICQ's: What are you going to do? How much time do you have? Are you working in pairs? Who’s the reporter? Explicit instructions: I don't want you to start until I finish passing out the papers and I say begin. Explicit ICQ's: Are you going to begin when I give you the paper? =No When I say begin? = Yes. I pass out the papers fast and now begin. I monitor and timing 1 min, 30 sec, 10sec, time's Up. Let 2 of Ss present their weather forecast in front of the class as to make the lesson kinesthetic.

Post Activity
Materials:
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
5 Min	S-S	Let SS write the worst experience that is related to the weather.	Demostration: I will tell the Ss of my worst weather experience: One day in the afternoon when I was young, I was heading my home without an umbrella, all of sudden it started to rain hard and thundering and lightning. So I ran into the green house, and hid there. But the owner came out so I got scared and I snuck out and got out of there. Then, I fell down on the puddle and got wet. I felt so miserable and started to cry more. My mom was looking for me and came toward me and gave me a warm hug and a kiss. Instruction: Now, just like this guys, I want you to write the worst experience that is related to the weather on the paper individually and take 3 min. ICQ's: What are you going to do? How much time do you have? Are you working in pairs? Explicit instructions: I don't want you to start until I finish passing out the papers and I say begin. Explicit ICQ's: Are you going to begin when I give you the paper? =No When I say begin? = Yes. I pass out the papers, I monitor and timing 1 min. 30 sec and 10 sec. Times up. Ss present. Great job and now, if I didn't hear any mistakes, I will have Ss unscramble this sentence: lovely/ It's/ Day/ a = It's a lovely day.
SOS Activity 1
Materials: papers, pens
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
2min	TWC	The best weather experience.	Demostration: I often go to the park when it is scorching hot, and taking a sun bathe on the grass field and relax. Instruction: Now, just like this guys, I want you to write down a best story of weather experience on the paper individually and take 3 min. ICQ's: What are you going to do? How much time do you have? Are you working in pairs? Explicit instructions: I don't want you to start until I finish passing out the papers and I say begin. Explicit ICQ's: Are you going to begin when I give you the paper? =No Ss begin, I monitor and times up and Ss present.
SOS Activity 2
Materials: papers, pens, worksheets
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
3min	SWS	Fill in the blank