Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
xxxx xxxx Upper-Intermediate B2 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Teaching one of the four main skills= Listening
Lesson Topic:
Weather forecast
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, all students will be better able to utilise listening By the end of the lesson, all students will have acquainted themselves with the
skills and techniques to be able to ‘Listen for Gist’ and to ‘Listen for specific essential weather vocabulary. Students would have listened for gist and
information’ in the context of weather reports, discussions, and forecasts. answered gist questions based on the recording. Interacted in pairs, groups
and completed individual work. Students will have practised the skill of
listening for specific information based on the recording provided and
comprehension.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The recording is in a British accent and students may not understand 1. The recording’s dialogue has been written up in text, to help clear any
all spoken words. miscommunications or misunderstandings.
2. Students may become demotivated if they do not understand or 2. Students will be reminded that the main aim of the activity is to
comprehend all of the spoken words from the recording. improve their listening skills by listening for gist and to listen for
3. The topic itself may come across as boring or uninteresting to the specific information, as opposed to understanding every word.
group of 18-25-year olds. 3. The lead-in activity reminds the students that weather is all around us
and will always be all around us, understanding weather is vital
especially if you are planning to travel or move around. The activities
allow for interaction amongst the group and visual aids are present in
most of the activities.
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,Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Weather report will be played as an audio clip only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQTPdEKGEBs
Weather report audio- text
“Let’s take a look at the weather forecast now. I’m delighted to say we got a new member of our weather team tonight, let me hand over to him now, Your Highness.”- News
reporter.
“Well it’s an unsettled picture as we head towards the end of the week. This afternoon it will be cold wet and windy across most of Scotland. We’re under the influence of low
pressure and this weather front pushing Northwards, is bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. The rain, of course, will be heaviest over the borders and around Edinburgh,
where it could lead to difficult conditions on the roads. In the West rain will be light and patchy, there will, may be a few dry interludes over Dumfries House in Ayrshire. There
will be snow for the higher ground of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire. The potential for a few flurries over Balmoral, who the hell wrote this script, as the afternoon goes on.
The rest of the drier and brighter weather will, of course, be over the Northern Isles and the far North of the Mainland, so a little hazy sunshine for the Castle of Mey in
Caithness, but a cold air everywhere with temperatures of just 8 Celsius and a brisk North Easterly wind. Thank goodness it is not a bank holiday.”- Prince Charles
Please include a rationale for why you have chosen this authentic material (approximately 100 words):
I have chosen this recording because it is not a normal weather report, it is a report that was presented by Prince Charles, who has a very strong British accent.
The students are at an upper-intermediate level and a casual weather report may not be challenging enough for them. The accent and grammatical structure in
the recording is not that of a normal English dialect and this should pose as a good challenge for the group of students. There is a bit of humour as well, which
keeps the lesson light-hearted.
Stage Name Stage Aim Time Interaction Teacher’s procedure Students will…
Pattern
Warmer To include all students 3 minutes T-Ss Different weather sounds will be playing quietly in the Students will engage
in the lesson. background. in friendly
To get the learners Teacher to welcome all students and initiate conversation and
comfortable and conversation amongst students. become familiar with
speaking. Students to talk (English) in pairs about what they did one another’s
To implement active S-S over the weekend. weekend news.
listening skills.
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, Lead-in To activate previous 5 minutes T-Ss Different weather sounds will be playing quietly in the Students will recall
(Pre-listening knowledge and to background. the conversation
activity) introduce students to Teacher to draw students attention to sounds that have with their partner
the topic. been playing in the background. and the events that
Change of plans activity: took place.
S-Ss Each student will take out a weather card that was
hidden underneath their chair. Students will now Students will
reinvent their partners weekend according to the reinvent their
weather conditions stated on the card. Students will then partners weekend
speak to the class about their partners new ‘reinvented’ according to the
weekend and say what was meant to have happened and weather conditions
what actually happened due to unforeseen weather. stated on their card.
Pre-teach essential To introduce the lexis 13 minutes T-Ss The following will be displayed on the board. Students will link
vocabulary of vocabulary that Weather Conditions. their current
students will need to 1st Column- Temperature knowledge to the
know for the first 2nd Column- Precipitation topic.
listening task. 3rd Column- Cloud coverage
4th Column- Wind Students will write
5th Column- Other Conditions down the words and
Teacher will introduce the four conditions of weather draw the symbol for
and what each entail. all the essential
The essential weather vocabulary will first be introduced vocabulary into their
to the students by means of Meaning, Form and notebooks.
Pronunciation, then written under the correct weather
condition, accompanied by its picture (visual aid), and Students will
placed on the board. memorise the words
Students are to write down the new vocabulary into their and the
vocabulary notebook. understanding of the
words by means of
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xxxx xxxx Upper-Intermediate B2 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Teaching one of the four main skills= Listening
Lesson Topic:
Weather forecast
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, all students will be better able to utilise listening By the end of the lesson, all students will have acquainted themselves with the
skills and techniques to be able to ‘Listen for Gist’ and to ‘Listen for specific essential weather vocabulary. Students would have listened for gist and
information’ in the context of weather reports, discussions, and forecasts. answered gist questions based on the recording. Interacted in pairs, groups
and completed individual work. Students will have practised the skill of
listening for specific information based on the recording provided and
comprehension.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The recording is in a British accent and students may not understand 1. The recording’s dialogue has been written up in text, to help clear any
all spoken words. miscommunications or misunderstandings.
2. Students may become demotivated if they do not understand or 2. Students will be reminded that the main aim of the activity is to
comprehend all of the spoken words from the recording. improve their listening skills by listening for gist and to listen for
3. The topic itself may come across as boring or uninteresting to the specific information, as opposed to understanding every word.
group of 18-25-year olds. 3. The lead-in activity reminds the students that weather is all around us
and will always be all around us, understanding weather is vital
especially if you are planning to travel or move around. The activities
allow for interaction amongst the group and visual aids are present in
most of the activities.
1 i-to-i LOVE TEFL Lesson Plan
,Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Weather report will be played as an audio clip only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQTPdEKGEBs
Weather report audio- text
“Let’s take a look at the weather forecast now. I’m delighted to say we got a new member of our weather team tonight, let me hand over to him now, Your Highness.”- News
reporter.
“Well it’s an unsettled picture as we head towards the end of the week. This afternoon it will be cold wet and windy across most of Scotland. We’re under the influence of low
pressure and this weather front pushing Northwards, is bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. The rain, of course, will be heaviest over the borders and around Edinburgh,
where it could lead to difficult conditions on the roads. In the West rain will be light and patchy, there will, may be a few dry interludes over Dumfries House in Ayrshire. There
will be snow for the higher ground of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire. The potential for a few flurries over Balmoral, who the hell wrote this script, as the afternoon goes on.
The rest of the drier and brighter weather will, of course, be over the Northern Isles and the far North of the Mainland, so a little hazy sunshine for the Castle of Mey in
Caithness, but a cold air everywhere with temperatures of just 8 Celsius and a brisk North Easterly wind. Thank goodness it is not a bank holiday.”- Prince Charles
Please include a rationale for why you have chosen this authentic material (approximately 100 words):
I have chosen this recording because it is not a normal weather report, it is a report that was presented by Prince Charles, who has a very strong British accent.
The students are at an upper-intermediate level and a casual weather report may not be challenging enough for them. The accent and grammatical structure in
the recording is not that of a normal English dialect and this should pose as a good challenge for the group of students. There is a bit of humour as well, which
keeps the lesson light-hearted.
Stage Name Stage Aim Time Interaction Teacher’s procedure Students will…
Pattern
Warmer To include all students 3 minutes T-Ss Different weather sounds will be playing quietly in the Students will engage
in the lesson. background. in friendly
To get the learners Teacher to welcome all students and initiate conversation and
comfortable and conversation amongst students. become familiar with
speaking. Students to talk (English) in pairs about what they did one another’s
To implement active S-S over the weekend. weekend news.
listening skills.
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, Lead-in To activate previous 5 minutes T-Ss Different weather sounds will be playing quietly in the Students will recall
(Pre-listening knowledge and to background. the conversation
activity) introduce students to Teacher to draw students attention to sounds that have with their partner
the topic. been playing in the background. and the events that
Change of plans activity: took place.
S-Ss Each student will take out a weather card that was
hidden underneath their chair. Students will now Students will
reinvent their partners weekend according to the reinvent their
weather conditions stated on the card. Students will then partners weekend
speak to the class about their partners new ‘reinvented’ according to the
weekend and say what was meant to have happened and weather conditions
what actually happened due to unforeseen weather. stated on their card.
Pre-teach essential To introduce the lexis 13 minutes T-Ss The following will be displayed on the board. Students will link
vocabulary of vocabulary that Weather Conditions. their current
students will need to 1st Column- Temperature knowledge to the
know for the first 2nd Column- Precipitation topic.
listening task. 3rd Column- Cloud coverage
4th Column- Wind Students will write
5th Column- Other Conditions down the words and
Teacher will introduce the four conditions of weather draw the symbol for
and what each entail. all the essential
The essential weather vocabulary will first be introduced vocabulary into their
to the students by means of Meaning, Form and notebooks.
Pronunciation, then written under the correct weather
condition, accompanied by its picture (visual aid), and Students will
placed on the board. memorise the words
Students are to write down the new vocabulary into their and the
vocabulary notebook. understanding of the
words by means of
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