Lesson Plan

Listening and Speaking

Lee Hark Myoeng, Ko Yun hee (Class C)
September 16th, 2008

Introduction
In this activity, students will practice their listening and speaking skills through listening
short new reports and video clip, group discussion, presentation and so on. Besides,
throughout the class, students will participate in the class by doing interesting activities
such as making posters and mind-mapping and think about important matters related to
world weather, global warming or protecting the environment. While involved in these
matters, students will be able to speak and listen to others naturally.

Objectives : Students will be able to

1. get the gist from short news reports
1. find specific information from video clip
2. talk about causes and effects of global warming
3. discuss the ways to prevent global warming

Time Required

45 minutes (specific time allotment is presented below)

Materials

PPT slides

News reports
http://esl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=esl&zu=http%3A%2F
%2Fwww.simpleenglishnews.com

Video clip and copies of worksheets

 http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-
environment/global-warming-101.html

B4 size paper (for making posters)

Procedures
Stag Procedure Teaching-Learning Activities Materials T
e ime

(min.

)
I Greeting - Teachers and students exchange greetings. ppt slides 7

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and - Teachers report two short articles as they are news
T
getting newscasters. reports
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attention
O
Presenting - Teachers let students guess today’s topic. 3
D the topic and
purpose of
U today’s (global warming, climate changes etc.)

C activity - Teachers ask students what ‘global warming’

T means.

I - Teachers mention what they are going to do

O this time and why it is important.

N
D Mind - - Students do mind-mapping activity in pairs ppt slides 10
with any words and drawings regarding
E causes or / and effects of global warming.
mapping
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- Teachers help students to organize their
E
thoughts.
L
- Students share their ideas with others.
O
- Teachers remind students of key words for
P
understanding global warming.
M

E
Listening - Students watch a video clip about saving the online 10
N earth by changing light bulbs. video clip
activity
T
① First, students just listen for a general idea worksheet

and guess what the video is about.

② Students draw what they’ve heard and

share theirs with others.

③ Students watch a video clip while outlining

what they’re listening to.

④ Teachers ask some students to summarize

or paraphrase what they have watched.

- Teachers assign students homework. (listen

and fill in the blanks)

- Causes and effects of global warming
1. Draw what she’s talking about.

2. Write what you should do and what the result will be.
 What to do?

☺ Homework (Visit the site below!)

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-
environment/global-warming-101.html

3. Fill in the blanks of the key sentences.

▪ This bulb will help reverse the __________ of the ________________________.
▪ This bulb will _________ 1000 pounds of carbon dioxide _____________________
_________ from being put into the atmosphere.
▪ How many light bulbs ___________________ to make ___________________? /
One.
▪ This bulb can help _________________________________.