Listening    Speaking    Reading    Grammar   Writing

Topic:  Blind date

Lesson Plan Template Task Based Lesson (TBL)

Instructor: Linda	Level: Upper-Intermediate	Students: 4	Length: 30 Minutes

Materials:

White board, board markers & tape

Listening CD & CD player

Listening worksheet

Idioms worksheet

Aims:

Main Aim : To enable Ss to improve their listening skills by having Ss discuss the culture of blind dating in context to exposing Ss to learn the use of figurative language.

Secondary Aim : Ss will talk about blind dates by having Ss do a fill in the blank worksheet, match idioms, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of going on a blind date, engage in listening dictation of four people searching for a compatible partner an having a speed dating competition.

Personal Aim : I want to adjust my speaking speed to the level of the learner. I want to improve on my ICQ delivery. I want to improve on my explicit ICQ delivery. I want to improve on my demonstrations.

Language Skills:

Speaking : Ss will talk about the disadvantages and advantages of blind dating an what qualities they are looking for in a person.

Writing : Ss will be engage in dictation and filling in the blank worksheets.

Listening : Ss will listen about each other’s personal desires in an effort to find a compatible match.

Reading: Ss will read the worksheets and will read the listening script belonging to Chris, Sandra an Judy.

Language Systems:

Lexis : Compatible, blind date

Phonology : None to Discuss

Grammatical : None to Discuss

Function : Asking people out on a date, inviting people over. Requesting company.

Discourse : 18 idiomatic expressions such as “Castles in the Air” “Actions speak louder than words.”

Assumptions:

All Ss have had a significant romantic relationship before or know someone who has.

Ss have had positive as well as negative experiences with romance or know someone who has.

Most Ss have been on a blind date.

Most Ss know to express positive and negative qualities in people.

All Ss have one a dictation activity before.

Anticipated Problems and Solutions:

Due to time management, Ss must learn 18 idioms in the pre-activity which they might have too many questions for me to answer

Sol) I will follow the one-third rule when Ss present and give the rest of the answers on a wall chart. I will tell the Ss that they will hear a listening passage and see if they will be able to infer what the idiom means. If they still have questions, I will answer the questions during break time or after school.

For the dictation exercise, the radio might fail due to a black out in electricity.

Sol) I will turn myself into the human radio and have Ss control me with the help of the class to stop and rewind of course, giving Ss only 3 minutes total time to get through the listening

Ss might read too slow for the dictation exercise which may affect time management.

Sol) I will follow the one-half rule for the main activity which we will only get half the Ss to present and which we will also leave out the dictation for one of the four speakers.

References:

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Lead-In
Materials:
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
3min	whole	Guiding questions	Hello everyone. How was your weekend? Was it great? Ask some questions “Which café do you like to go the most?” “ What is your favorite song?”

Pre-Activity
Materials: Idioms worksheet Board & markers
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
10 min	Whole group	Eliciting Ccq Grouping Demonstration Instruction Icq demonstration	<eliciting> So what is the meaning of this sentence ‘ The cat is out of the bag’ Can you guess? It means “ The secret is not maintained”. Do you know what this kind of sentence? – idiom <ccq> Do people in Korea or Europe use this? - No Do people in Canada use this? - Yes <grouping> Do rock-sissor-paper. The final winner choose the number that he or she likes the most between 1 to 4 at the first. And do ladder game. Start from the number he or she chooses before. Finally, the number that meets with the starter's number become a team. <demonstration> For example, I like number 1 the most. So I start from the number 1. Along the node to the final, there is the number 3. Then I am a team with the student whose favorite number is 3. <Instruction> Give 18 idioms and order Ss to match meanings in a group. I will give 5mins. <Icq> Are you going to work in a group? -yes How much time do you have? - 5mins What are we going to do? -match meanings and idioms <demonstration> For example, like before one, if there is the idiom‘ The cat is out of the bag’, then you should match with the meaning 'The secret is not maintained'.

Main Activity
Materials: worksheet
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
10 min	Whole	Eliciting Ccq Instruction Icq demonstration close	<eliciting> Show a picture of the man named David. <Ccq> How do you think about him? What is he thinking? What’s personality does he have? <Instruction> I will give worksheet. You should fill out these questions when I will read some details about him. Listen carefully. * The winner of this game is who write many idioms in the text. But I will not tell this one to students.* <Icq> What are we going to do? -Fill the worksheet What will you listen from teacher? -Details about David <demonstration> Show Ss the worksheet and example answer to fill the blank. <close> Do same thing again with the picture named Judy and Sandara.

Post Activity
Materials: worksheet of profile
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
7min	whole	Instruction demonstration Icq error-correction	Create your own profile. I will give you worksheet <instruction> I will give you 5mins to write down your own. And do individually. <demonstration> I will make my own profile to get a new job. So I will write many merits about me and my experiences to achieve my goal. Like, I always study English for many ways to work at the foreign company. I am diligent person and hard-working. <Icq> How much time do you have? - 5min What are you going to do? - write own profile Are you going to work in a group? - no <error-correction> Share profiles with others and check grammar mistakes.
SOS Activities
Materials: Papers drawings
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
	whole	demonstration Instruction Icq	Please tell me about the advantage and disadvantage of the blind date. <demonstration> I think the advantage of the blind date is that we can make new friends. And the disadvantage of it is that we can't know well about that person. So we can't know whether he or she is bad person or not. <Instruction> I will give 3mins to write 1 advantage of the blind date and 1 disadvantage of it. Please work individually. And Don't touch the paper before I say 'begin'. <Icq> How much time do you have? -3min What are you going to do? -write advantage and disadvantage of the blind date Are you going to work in a group? -no Can you touch the paper when you get immediately? -no