Detailed Lesson Plan

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)

Topic: The weather
By Paweetida Sriwangrach (View)

Teaching Vocabulary: The weather

Teacher’s activity Student’s activity

1. Greeting and warm-up (5 minutes)

A: Hi, Teacher!
B: Hello!
Good after noon everyone!
C: Yay!
A: Goood!
B: I’m fine!
How are you guys doing today?
C: So sleepy, I want to go home
A: Let’s go!
Well, I hope you guys won't be so sleepy for B: Yayyyyy!
today's class! Let’s finish this together
quickly. C: For real?
A: Hmm, It’s cool

First, let me ask you, how do you feel about B: I think it was warm
the weather in the morning? C: It's very cold!

A: Very hot.
Oh? Most seem to say the weather is cold!
B: It’s so hot, I thought it was summer
And what do you think the weather is like in C: The sun hurts my eyes.
this afternoon?
A: Season?
Is that so? Ok! From everything that was said B: A science!?
just now. can anyone guess what we will learn
today? C: It's the weather!
 A: Nooo, not ready.

Great! Who said it was the weather just now? B: I'm ready.
Correct! Today we're going to learn about the
weather. C: Yay! I answered correctly!

Is everyone ready? D: I'm ready!!

2. Pre-task (20 minutes)

A: Ok!

B: Got it!
Alright, everyone, please look at the slide.
And I’ll ask about what you think it is, OK?
C: No problem!

Teacher shows the picture of the sunny weather.

A: The Star!

B: No, It’s the sun!

Okay, what do you think, everyone?
C: Mr. sun!

A: The sun makes us feel hot.

Great, It’s the sun! And how does the sun B: So hot.
make us feel?
C: It makes me sweat and hot!
 A: Ahhhh Hmmm
Good! Now, can you tell me a word that
B: Hmm, Sunny?
describes a really hot day and the sun being so
bright that it makes us feel so hot? C: I think it sunny!

Very good! We use the word sunny on very A: Oh, I understand!

bright days.
B: Got it.
And if we stay outside for a long time, we
should put sunscreen on, so you won’t get C: I will never go outside again!
sunburn!

A: Yay!
Let’s move on! B: Let’s goo

Teacher shows the image of very windy weather

A: Noo The girl will be blown away.

B: The…wind?
What happened in this picture?
C: It…It’s the wind try to take the girl away?

A: If it sunny…then…windy!?
That's right, that's right! That's the wind.
What do you guys think we call the weather B: I think…windy too
like this one?
C: It must be windy!
 A: Woah

cool! That's right, we call days like these B: Yayyy

windy days. Let's go to the next picture! C: Let’s goooo!

Teacher shows the image of cloudy weather

A: A cloud!

B: Lots of clouds!
Ok, What is this, everyone?
C: clouds everywhere!

A: Cloudy!

B: It’s Cloudy!
That's right, there are a lot of clouds, and
what should we call a day with weather like
C: Only cloudy, I guess.
this?

That’s right, good job! A: Waooooh.

B: Yayyy.
You're probably starting to see the pattern that
there's always -dy after the word, so let's C: Next!
move on to the next slide!
 Teacher shows the image of rainy weather

A: Water!

B: No, A! It should be rain

This should be easy! What do you call the
thing you see that falls from the sky? C: It’s rain!

A: Rainy!

B: It’s Rainy!
Correct! And what kind of weather do we call
a day with a lot of rain? C: We call that rainy!

A: We all so good!

B: We might be a genius.
Everyone is very talented. That's right, it's
Rainy. Alright, let's move on.
C: A genius for sure.
 Teacher shows the image of stormy weather

A: It’s lightning! Thunder!

B: That’s tornado!
What is this!?
C: Wahh It’s called Strom, everyone!

Very good, C! It's a storm! And what do you

C: I know! I know! It’s stormy!
call this weather?

A: It's scary!

B: The sound of thunder was very loud. scary!

Awesome! Do you guys think storms are
scary?
C: I don't want to leave the house during the
storm!

A: Roger!

Yes, it is very dangerous when there are B: Understand!

storms outside. Don't go out anywhere. Stay
at home, understand? C: I won't leave the house at all. Now I want
to go home.

A: Finally!

B: Don’t lie to me, teacher!

Ok then! Let’s go to next slide! Almost done!
C: when we can go home?
 Teacher shows the image of snowy weather

A: I know, Elsa?!

Do you know what this white thing that is B: It's Elsa's power.
falling from the sky is? when the weather is
so cold. C: Noo, It’s Snow!

That's right, snow! It happens when the

weather is so cold that the rain turns into A: Snowy!
snow.
B: It's Snowy!
What does everyone call this weather, when
snow is falling so much?

A: Nooo.
Awesome! You guys did a very good job
B: Really the last!?
today. The next one is really the last one,
guys!
C: Come, come.
 Teacher shows the image of foggy weather

A: I see this in the morning!

B: Snow again?
Do you know what this white thing is? the
thing that hides the girl.
C: It’s like…a cloud?

Almost there! It's called fog. Fog is like a

Fog!
cloud that's sitting on the ground! Try
following me, fog.

That's right, and we'll call this weather----? Foggy!

A: That’s why the girl is white in the fog!

Great! Sometimes the foggy weather can hide B: Ohhh

things. It makes us can’t see things around us.
C: I understand!

Hooray!
Excellent! You guys did a great job!

3. Task (25 minutes)

Alright everyone, from now on, we will do A: Yes!

some activities. Are you ready? B: Sure!
C: I’m ready!
 Teacher shows the title of activity

A: Hmm I’m not sure

Weather report activity! B: I don’ know
Do you know what weather report is? C: is it, like, a news?

Close enough! A weather report is like a

special message that tells us what the weather
will be like outside.

Sometimes it even helps us prepare if we Ohhh!

should grab an umbrella before we go out if it
rains!

Teacher shows the description of activity

You can use any application or program to
create this weather report, it can be CANVA, A: Got it teacher!
GOODNOTE or anything else!
B: Let’s do it!
Remember to use our weather words: sunny,
rainy, windy, cloudy, stormy, snowy, foggy. C: I’m ready!

Okay! Is there a group that has finished and

would like to be the first to share with Group A student: Us! Us!
friends?

Alright! Go on! Okay!

The example of student’s work

Group A student: Today is rainy outside! It is going to rain all day. If you're leaving, don't
forget your raincoats and umbrellas!
 The example of student’s work

Group B student: Now the weather outside is full of fog. Foggy weather makes you unable to
see. Don't drive. It's dangerous!

Teacher continues this activity until the last group.

Every group did very well today! Yeahhh!

Alright. Just a little more and we'll be able to Finally!

go home!

4. Post-Task (10 minutes):

A: It was fun!
Wonderful job, everyone! I hope you had fun
with the activity!
B: Let’s do it more!

Now that we've heard all the weather reports

let's look back on the activity.
Group A: When the weather report says it is
rainy, we have to bring an umbrella with us!
What did you learn from your own weather
reports?
Great! What about you, Group B? What did Group B: I learned that if it stormy, we
you like about your friends’ weather reports? shouldn’t go outside because it dangerous!

Group C: I learned that we should put sun

Alright! What about Group C? What did you screen on when it sunny, so you won’t get sun
learn from this class? burn!

Good job! Did anyone find a new favorite

weather word today? A: Foggy! It was a word I didn't know before!

Group C: I'll remember to bring an umbrella

Very good! Now you know! Now, let's do one when it's rainy!
more. Can each group tell me one thing you
guys remember from today's activity? Group B: I won’t go outside when it’s stormy!

Group A: Don’t drive if it foggy!

Everyone is doing very good job today! A: Bye teacher!

This time I hope you get new knowledge. I
hope everyone remembers and applies these B: See you!
words. Goodbye!
C: Let’s go home!

End of class