Listening to the news by Sean Banville (Breaking News English)

Listening to the News

Sean Banvillewww.BreakingNewsEnglish.com

(+10 other websites)

Listening to the News1. Proof that news is great / important / a must …

2. Why news is great for students (and teachers)

3. Problems students can have with listening to news

4. Some solutions

5. Many ideas for listening

6. Wrap-up

www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/



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1. Google search (26/11/2013) for:newsEnglishbusinesslovemoviess_xBarack Obamamoneypresent perfectrapgrammarvocabularyESL

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“Just wanted to let you know that I had a major success today. I get the low level readers as well as ESL. One of my students is what one might politely call "behaviorally challenged." He actually completed the assignment on Hip Hop. This is the first assignment he has ever completed. I did not quite know how to react.”

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“Current events provide authentic learning experiences for students at all grade levels.... In studying current events, students are required to use a range of cognitive, affective, critical thinking and research skills.”

Haas, M.E. & and Laughlin M.A. ( 2000) Teaching current events: its status in social studies today (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 440899)

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1. Collocations: Everything in life!

International regional local world nationalgood bad sad bad tragic terrible happy awesome incredible welcome brilliant crimebusiness sports traffic travel Hollywoodweird personal college school funnybreaking old emerging headline latestgardening stamp-collecting jogging foodcelebrity science technology health ITMiddle East financial property fashionmy your his her their our today’s…





1. Emotionally involved…

Motivationally involved.interest disturbing pride anger pessimism optimism hope doom dread belief inspiration trepidation inquisitiveness hunger passion thirst for knowledge belonging satisfaction arousal wonder fire energy rage fury sufferingempathy caring delight xenophobia outrageambition confidence desperation wonder fearanticipation dismay awe prejudice hurt elationsadness euphoria misery…





1. Sources: Everywhere in life





1. Sources: Everywhere in life

Listening materials

television, radio, the Internet, Google News, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, newspapers, giant TV screens at train stations and airports, coffee shops, airplanes, outside hotel room doors,

overheard conversations at bus stops, family and friends, colleagues, students, on smart phones and tablets, and smart watches and Google Glass……





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a. relevance / authenticityb. magnitude and impactc. informational and educational valued. schemata from L1 (pre & post)e. continuity (chances for follow-up)f. emotional and intellectual interestg. encourages conversationh. the “prestige” factori. critical thinking / problem solving


2. Why is news good for our students?




d. schemata from L1



© 2013 http://www.asahi.com/articles/TKY201312100338.html?ref=reca




d. schemata from L1






e. continuity (chances for follow-up)



A major road-safety campaign is under way…There was a major road-safety campaign in the UK…




e. continuity (chances for follow-up)



The charity Brake is also calling for motorists to…The charity Brake called for motorists to …




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3. Problems with listening to news

a. too fastb. vocabulary / languaged. students might not be interestede. topics (not language) too complexf. insufficient background knowledgeg. easy to lose the ploth. multiple accentsi. no script / difficult headlines / noise




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4. Some solutions

a. too fast

i. slow the text downii. put longer spaces to give students

extra processing timeiii. press pause





4. Some solutions

b. vocabulary / language

i. pre/while/post-listening activitiesii.grade and record the text yourself





4. Some solutions

c. students not interested

i.make them interested ii.ask them what areas of news they wantiii.personalise the news




iii. personalise the news


f. invent the headline news

• The talking bus stop

• Ten thousand pairs of jeans go missing in Russian town

• Lions and zebras become good friends in Kenya

• It’s raining pens and pencils in Chile

• The remote control baby

• Marriage proposals increase 300% in Brazilian city

• The world’s computers’ space bars suddenly break

• Harry Potter School of Magic opens at [name of your town]





4. Some solutions

c. students not interested

i.make them interested ii.ask them what areas of news they wantiii.personalise the newsiv.rap the news





4. Some solutions

d. topics too complicated





4. Some solutions

e. insufficient background knowledge





4. Some solutions

f. easy to lose the plot





4. Some solutions

g. multiple accents





4. Some solutions

h. repeated playings

“Practice makes perfect: the more they will listen, the easier for them to understand the general context ...”

(Fakhreddine)





4. Some solutions

i. use www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com





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5. www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com


1,810 lessons (as of Dec 16, 2013)






Every 2 days






7 levels






26 page PDF with 40 all-skills activities






2-page mini-lesson PDF






multi-speed scrolled reading






5-speed listening“Slowest is 10% slower than “Slower”

“Slower” is 10% slower than “Medium

“Medium” is 10% slower than “Faster”

“Faster” is 10% slower than ….






5-speed listening






25+ online activities






Dictation






Spelling






20 Questions






Reassemble the text






Grammar cloze






Articles cloze






Prepositions cloze






Sentence jumble






Whole-text reconstruction






Choose the correct word






Quiz






Initials only






Vowels only






Insert the spaces






40 all-skills activities






Listen for the missing word(s)






Quiz






Fill in the gaps






Comprehension questions






Vocabulary multiple choice






Text jumble






Sentence jumble






Choose the correct word






Separate the words






• 1810 lessons (16 Dec, 2013)• Every 2 days• 7 graded levels (elementary to upper int)• 5-speed listening• British / North-American English• 4-speed scrolled reading• 26-page, 40-activity handout• 2-page printable mini-lesson• 25+ online activities• Very interesting, up-to-date topics• FREE

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http://www.BusinessEnglishMaterials.com

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http://www.FreeESLMaterials.com

http://www.NewsEnglishLessons.com

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The BreakingNewsEnglish.com Rap

Hello folks from all over the placeHi to Sylvia, Nellie and JaseYou may know my name but just in caseThis is Seany Sean from cyberspace

Doing a class for WizIQComing from Japan to talk to you

My class is called Listening to the NewsI hope to hear your thoughts and views

On how to teach using current eventsAnd how to motivate students

I’ll look at why news is a must

And show you my site, a site you can trust

There’s discussion and spelling and dictationAnd online quizzes for education

There are easy-to-use activitiesIn 7 levels for you to use with ease

We’ll look at news and many a thingLike multi-level speed readingAnd spelling and writing and of course speakingBut the number one aim is listening

I’m so glad you came, you can say that you heardBreakingNewsEnglish with the WORD

© 2013 Seany Sean

The Jade Rabbit Rap

China has deployed its lunar rover

And you know what that means, the space race ain’t over

Right now it’s on the surface of the moon

And for China’s scientists that’s quite a boon

The name of the rover is the Jade Rabbit

And China’s gonna make a habit

Of exploring space for mankind

Just to see what they can find

What ‘ll they find, we must wait and see

This is the moon reporter from the BBC

THANK YOU FOR

LISTENING


Listening to the news by Sean Banville (Breaking News English)

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