TEACHING LISTENING

Group 1

THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING WELL

Most frequently used communication skill 50% of typical workday spent communicating of this 50%, 45% is spent listening 45% of business person’s salary earned listening

Good listeners are perceived as more intelligent save time, energy, and other resources increase chances for advancement and success

Goin’Fishin’

1. What are the people doing?

PlayingPlaying ShoppingShopping

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2. What is the girl asking for?

AdviceAdvice Permission Permission

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3. What is the man talking about?

Price Price CurrencyCurrency

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4. What is the girl doing?

Cooking Cooking Inviting Inviting

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5. What are they talking about?

Daily routines Daily routines Past activitiesPast activities

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6. What is the song about?

Family Love

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7. What is the song about?

Love Friendship Friendship

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8. What is the song about?

ChristmasChristmas New YearNew Year

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9. What are the people talking about?

New Year New Year ChristmasChristmas

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10. What is the man talking about?

Countries Countries PopulationPopulation

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Congratulations!You’ve caught enough fish for dinner!

TEACHING LISTENING STEPS

Step 1: Pre-listening

Step 2: While listening

Step 3: Post listening

PRE-LISTENING

FIRST EXAMPLE OF PRE-LISTENING SATGEIntroduction: You’re going to listen to someone talking about her first school prom.

Language support or definitions of important wordsSchool prom: a formal party held for older students at the end of the school year, at which there is dancing.

Eliciting: Now everybody, let’s imagine what would happen there when she is at the prom.

Predicting: Look at the task. What could be in each blank?

WHILE LISTENING ACTIVITIES

1. Gap Filling

Second Example of Pre-listening Stage Introduction: We’re going to listen to Stuart talking about things he does at the weekend.

Language support: Rugby: a sport like football but played

with an oval ball and hands(bóng bầu dục)

Eliciting: What do you do at the weekend?Who do you spend your weekend with?Do you…?

Game: Someone makes guestures for others to guess the actions

2. Multiple choice

a. Circle Italic word

b. Circle the correct answer (Choose a, b or c)

a. Listen and circle the correct answer: ( More 1-Test 7&8)

1. Stuart is 13 /15 years old.

2. Stuart live in near / far away from the town centre.

3. Stuart goes to a local youth club / football club on Friday night.

4. He meets his parents / friends there.

5. He does lots of sports like rugby and basketball / rugby and hockey.

b. Listen and circle the correct answer: ( More 1-Test 7 &8)1. What three other things can you do there?a. talk to friends, dance and work outb. dance, do gymnastics and have a drinkc. play tennis, talk to friends and go for a run2. When does Stuart play football matches?a. on a Saturday morning b. on a Sunday morningc. on a Sunday afternoon3. Who goes to Stuart’s football matches with him?a. his parents b. his friends c. his cousins4. What else is there to do in town?a. go to the cinema b. go to the theatre c. go to a museum5. What can you do in the parks in Plymouth?a. ride motorbikes and climb treesb. rollerblade and climb treesc. rollerblade and ride horses

Pre-listening Example 3Introduction: We’re going to listen to Mary talking about TV programs she watched last night.

Language support: TV programs and feelings

Eliciting: What TV programs do you like? Did you watch TV last night? What did you watch?How were they?

Now let’s read the questions to see if you have any questions.

3. True (T) or False (F) Listen and circle T (True) or F (False)

1. Suzannah was at Mary’s house. T / F2. Suzannah and Mary love romantic films. T / F3. Suzannah wanted to watch the film in the kitchen. T / F 4. They were scared by the film. T /F5. There was a mistake in the TV magazine. T /F6. Suzannah wanted to watch the horror film. T / F7. The film was scary. T / F 8. Mary wanted to watch the film. T / F9. The film finished at 9 o’clock. T / F10. Mary didn’t like the film. T / F

4. Matching Listen and match the number of TV programme to the films or shows

(More 2- Unit 2 page 16)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS Identify Objectives

Know Your Listening Habits

Generate Motivation and Energy

Eliminate Distractions

Ask questions Closed Open

Evaluate Your Progress