Detailed Lesson Plan

Task-based learning (TBL)

Topic: Homophones (grade 8)

By Paweetida Sriwangrach (View) 653050360-1

Teaching: Homophones

Teacher’s activity Student’s activity

1. Greeting and warm-up (5 minutes)

A: Hi, Teacher!
B: Hello!
Good morning, everyone!
C: Yay!
A: Goood!
B: I’m fine!
How are you guys doing today?
C: So sleepy.
A: Let’s go!

Well, Today I have something interesting to B: Yayyyyy!

teach you guys! Keep up! C: Okaaay
A: Ok
B: Let’s go
First, let me say something to you, and I will
ask you what it means, okay? C: Ok

A: Eh
B: What was that again?
"The knight of the night."
C: You said “night” two times!
 A: What, really?

B: For real?
Is that so? I said a different word!
C: is it different?

A: Ahhh. So, it was knight!

Yes! Ok, let me write it down
B: Oh. it is different!
Teacher writes the sentence on the board
C: Woah, I got it!
"The knight of the night.”

A: It’s sound the same!

Yes, it is a knight! Not night! now, can you tell
me why you guys are confused from what I B: Yeah, It’s the same
said?
C: I thought you said night and night...

That right! It sounds the same, so everyone A: Nooo

seems to be confused without writing it down
and seeing that it’s a different word! B: I don’t know...
Words that have the same pronunciation but
C: I don’t know too!
different meanings, can anyone tell me what
this is called?

A: Ohh
Ok, it’s called “Homophones”, B: Alright!
and we will learn this together today!
C: When does the class end...?

2. Pre-task (10 minutes)

A: Ok!

B: Got it!
Alright, everyone, please look at the slide. I’ll
give you some example
C: Kay!
 Teacher shows the word To on slide

A: I know, to!

B: TO!
Okay, does everyone know this word? Do you
guys know how to say it?
C: To

A: Ok!

B: Ok
Great, Let’s look at our next word
C: Kay!

Teacher shows the word Two on slide

 A: I knooow., two!

Now, does everyone know this word? Do you B: It’s two

guys know how to say it?
C: Easy, two!

A: Ok!

Great job! Now Let’s look at our next word B: Ok

C: Kay!

Teacher shows the word Too on slide

A: Too!
And again, does everyone know this word? Do
you guys know how to say it? B: Also, too!
C: Too!
A: It's pronounced the same.
B: It has the same sound. But the meaning is
different.
That's right, that's right! What do you notice
from these three words? C: It's written differently. But the sound is
the same.
Wow! cool! That's right everyone, Words that
sound the same but have different meanings A: Homophones!
and spellings.
B: Homophones!
Do you remember what it is called that I told C: Homophones
you from the beginning?

A: Woah

Good job! Let's go to the next example! B: Yayyy

C: Let’s goooo!

Teacher shows the word There on slide

A: Easy, there!
B: Hmm, There!
Ok, what is this, everyone? C: There!

A: Waooooh.
B: Yayyy.
That's right, there! Next! C: Next!
 Teacher shows the word Their on slide

A: Their!
B: Their!
This should be easy! What is this, everyone? C: Their!

A: Yeses
B: True! I never notice
Correct! These two words sound the same!
C: Exactly same!
Right?
A: Yayy!
Good job! I hope everyone familiar with them!
B: Let’s gooo!
Let's go to the last example!
C: Last one!

Teacher shows the word Brake on slide

 A: I’m not sure...
B: Like, relax?
What is this? Everyone know what this is
C: Hm?
mean? It’s a little bit confusing
A: Ohhhh, stop the car!
Close one! But this word has another meaning. B: Ah, got it
For example, brakes on a car C: Ohhh, that brake!

A: Finally!
Ok then! Let’s go to the next slide! Almost B: Don’t lie to me, teacher!
done! C: When can we go home?

Teacher shows the word Braek on slide

A: I know, take a break, take a rest, this time

I am right
It's a little different from before. This time, B: No, it’s like, destroy something?
does everyone know what it means? C: What? Really?

That's right, everyone corrects! It can also A: Yayyy

B: Wow
mean rest. Or it can mean destroy.
C: That’s a little confusing

Hooray!
Excellent! You guys did a great job!
 3. Task (30 minutes)

A: Yes!
Alright everyone, from now on, we will do B: Sure!
some activities. Are you ready? C: I’m ready!

Teacher shows the title of activity

A: Hmm I’m not sure

Let’s make a skit activity!
B: is it, like, a shot story?
Do you know what skit is?
C: It’s a joke? Or something?

Almost got it right! A skit is like a short, funny

play or scene. It's usually brief and meant to
entertain or make people laugh.
Ohhh!
Skits have just a few characters and a simple
storyline.
 Teacher shows the description of activity

You can use any application or program to

create a shot skit, it can be CANVA,
GOODNOTE or anything else! If someone A: Got it teacher!
doesn’t own a tablet or smartphone, please
find your friend who has one. And then please B: Let’s do it!
share the skit in the class!
C: I’m ready!
Try your best to gather the words as much as
you can! Be creative!

Okay! Is there a group that has finished and Group A student: Us! Us!
would like to be the first to share with friends?

Alright! Go on! Okay!

 The example of student’s work

Group A student: So, we choose to use "dessert" and "desert." to make this hilarious confusing
conversation!

Teacher continues this activity until the last group.

Every group did very well today! I have so Yeahhh!

much fun today!

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

go home!

4. Post-Task (5 minutes):
A: It was fun!
Wonderful job, everyone! I hope you had fun
with the activity!
B: Let’s do it more!

A: a word that has the same sound. But the

meaning is different.

Now Let's review it! What are homophones? B: It's a word that is written differently. But
the sound is the same.
C: They sound really the same!
Great! so, they are different but the sound Group B: We learned that words in the
really the same! from today's activities, what English language have many of the same
have you guys learned? sounds!

Group C: We've learned that these words can

Alright! Is there anything else? be really confusing sometimes!

Good job! And that makes us need to learn Kaay!

more about the words and their meanings!

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