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Tuğba Kaya, Listening-Speaking - Intermediate, B1 level

Tuğba Kaya, Listening-Speaking
Intermediate, B1 level

Description

In this lesson, the students listen to some information about an educational experiment at a school setting by Gareth Malone and speak about choosing a suitable school. At the beginning of the lesson, the students watch a short video about Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys and briefly talk about why this school is extraordinary. Then the students read a paragraph about Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys where they’re introduced several new words. They find out the meanings of these words while reading the paragraph. It’s followed by listening to the first part of information about Gareth’s experiment. After listening, the students answer some questions about the first part of listening. Then the students listen to the second part which is about the changes and the major activities during the experiment. After listening, the students answer some questions about that part. Then the students listen to the third part which is about the results of the experiment and answer the related questions. As a post-listening task, the students work in pair and do a role-play. The students are given a stiuation where a wife and a husband are discussing about choosing a suitable school for their son, a single-sex or co-education school.

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Main Aims

To practise listening in the context of Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys.

Subsidiary Aims

To practise speaking through a role-play.

Procedure (45 minutes)

Lead-in (5 minutes) • To set a context about Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys.

The ss watch a short video about Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys and talk about why this school is extraordinary.

Pre-teaching vocabulary (3 minutes) • To teach several words the students will need to know during the listening tasks.

The students read a paragraph about Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys and find out the meaning of five words by deciding between two alternatives. The students work alone. The T gives class feedback.

Listening-Part 1 (5 minutes) • To listen for gist.

The ss listen to the part 1. The ss answer the question about the topic. After listening, the ss check their answers with their partners and then the T gives class feedback.

Listening-Part 1 (5 minutes) • To listen for specific information.

The ss listen to the part 1 again. The ss answer the questions about the details. After listening, the ss check their answers with their partners. The T monitors while the pairs compare their answers. If a pair finds all correct answers, the T gives extra questions. The other pairs still try to answer the previously given questions. They listen again. The T gives class feedback.

Listening-Part 2 (5 minutes) • To listen for gist.

The ss listen to the part 2. The ss answer the question about the topic. After listening, the ss check their answers with their partners and then the T gives class feedback.

Listening-Part 2 (5 minutes) • To listen for specific information.

The ss listen to the part 2 again. The ss answer the questions about the details. After listening, the ss check their answers with their partners. The T monitors while the pairs compare their answers. If a pair finds all correct answers, the T gives extra questions. The other pairs still try to answer the previously given questions. They listen again. The T gives class feedback.

Listening-Part 3 (2 minutes) • To listen for gist.

The ss listen to the part 1. The ss answer the question about the topic. After listening, the ss check their answers with their partners and then the T gives class feedback.

Listening-Part 3 (3 minutes) • To listen for specific information.

The ss listen to the part 2 again. The ss answer the questions about the details. After listening, the ss check their answers with their partners and then they listen again. The T gives class feedback.

Post-listening (12 minutes) • To practise speaking for fluency through a role-play in the context of choosing a suitable school.

The ss work in pair and do a role-play. The ss are given a stiuation where a wife and a husband are discussing about choosing a suitable school for their son, a single-sex or co-education school. The partners give reasons for their decisions. Then the T gives feedback on content and if necessary form, too.