Angel Avila Prez

Russell Daz Perera

Juan Carlos Sols Rivera

Lesson Plan (NOISY NEIGHBOR)

Date: Dec. 2 , 2014
Type of School: Language institute
No. of Ss. 24
Total time: 46 48 mins.
Language Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Age of Ss. Between 18 and 25 (young adults).
Objectives: By the end of the lesson the learner will be better able to listen for gist, and listen and understand details. They will
also have had the opportunity to discuss topics that concern them in their lives.
Assumed Knowledge: Vocabulary on eliciting questions for the pre- Materials & aids: Video for pre-listening stage, projector, laptop,
listening stage (adjectives to describe their neighborhood,
speakers, and copies of handout with activities.
collocations such as street dogs, noisy neighbors, and other voc.
items, e.g. waste management, badly parked cars, services).
Anticipated problem(s):
Proposed solution(s):
1. Ss might not answer to elicitation as expected during the pre1. Lead them to the desired answers by giving examples.
listening stage.
2. Tell them to rely on the pictures they ticked and make a
2. During task 3, Ss might not know what exactly to write.
description.
nd

STAGE
Pre-listening

PURPOSE
To activate
schemata.

To get Ls
think about
the topic.

INTERACTION
PROCEDURE / ACTIVITY
Elicit the topic... T-Ss
Good morning, guys! Today were going to talk about something
Im sure some of you have once gone through. Let me ask you
something first.
Which neighborhood do you live in?
Whats it like? (Description, e.g. calm, big, noisy, etc.)
Have you ever had any problems living there? (e.g. street dogs/cats,
services, neighbors, etc.)
Have Ss watch an introductory video Ss (wh.c.)
Sometimes, neighbors can be a problem. Lets see what Mr. Beans
been going through with his neighbors.
(VIDEO: Mr. Bean Noisy neighbour.)
Ask Ss T-Ss
o Ok, what do you think the problem is? (Noisy neighbours. They
wouldnt let him watch TV, or do anything.)
o Which other problems do you think you could face when living in a
neighborhood? (neighbors pets, badly parked cars, waste

TIME
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Russell Daz Perera

To get Ss
talking about
the topic.

To activate
schemata
further and get
Ss predicting
possible
content of the
text.

Juan Carlos Sols Rivera

management, gossipy neighbors, etc.)

Excellent. Now, lets discuss about this topic a little bit more.
Give out activities handout.
TASK 1.
Read out and check instructions
Youre going to work with the person next to you. Look at these
common issues (you have already mentioned some of them.)
Set time limit (3 min)
Take 3 min to discuss them with your partner.
Ss discuss with their partner the common neighborhood problems..
Have Ss share their conclusions
TASK 2.
Point to h.o. activity 2...
Read out and check instructions
Are you going to tick the bad neighbors traits? (No)
What are you going to tick? (The good neighbors traits)
Do you have to write any sentences? (No)
Set time limit (2 min)
Ss tick the pictures they think best show the common traits of a good neighbor
F.B.: Ask Ls..
Which ones did you tick?
What about the others, what is happening in those pictures?
TASK 3.
Point to h.o. activity 3...
Read out and check instructions
Are you going to write more than one paragraph? (No).
Are you going to write about what bad neighbors are like? (No).
Set time limit (4 min)
Ss write a short parapragh describing a good neighbor
F.B.: Ask for some volunteers to read their paragraphs

T-Ss
T
S-S (pairs)

Ss (wh.c.)

T
T-Ss

T
Ss (ind.)
T-Ss

2
1

T
T-Ss

T
Ss (ind.)
Ss (wh.c)

4
3

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While
listening

Russell Daz Perera

To listen and
understand
gist (general
idea).

To listen for
and
understand
details.

Post-reading

For Ls to get
to discuss
reflective
topics
(integrating
speaking).

Juan Carlos Sols Rivera

TASK 4. First Listen

Point to h.o. activity 4...
Now, youre going to listen to two people speaking. I want you to
pay attention to what they say.
Read out and check instructions
Are you just going to mark which are true and which are false?
(No).
What else do you have to do? (Correct the false ones).
Set time limit (5 7 min) .
Ss listen and state which sentences are true and wchich are false and correct the
latter.
(Play a second time if really necessary)
F.B.: Check answers..
TASK 5. Second Listen
Point to h.o. activity 5...
Read out and check instructions
Youre going to listen to the text again. This time I want you to pay
attention to details, in this case for the causes of the reactions and
attitudes adopted by the speakers. Please make notes.
Are you just going to listen? (No).
What else have you got to do? (Make notes).
Where are you going to make them? (In the chart).
Set time limit (3 min)
Ss listen and note down details of the causes for the speakers reactions.
Compare in pairs...
F.B.: Ask some pairs to share their answers.
TASK 6.
Point to h.o. activity 6...
Read out and check instructions...
Youre going to work in threes. Make groups of three with the people from
your row. Now, youre going to discuss these topics with the other members
of the group. Everyone has to speak and make comments on the others.
Set time limit (5 min)

T-Ss

T
S-Text (ind)

5 7

T-Ss

T
T-Ss

T
S-Text (ind)
Ss (pairs)
Ss (wh.c.)

3
2
2

T
T-Ss

T
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Russell Daz Perera

Juan Carlos Sols Rivera

Ss discuss the 3 questions with the other members of the group..

Dont forget to monitor!
F.B.: Find out about some of the attitudes Ss would take if they were in Mr.
Skitts shoes, if they consider themselves good neighbors, and what they are
willing to do to improve their neighborhoods.

S-S (threes)

5
3

Ss (wh.c.)

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