Summer Ayaz Summer Ayaz

Listening skill lesson
Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson plan, Ss will develop their listening comprehension skills as a main target, along with speaking skills through discussions and various activities. Additionally, Ss will be better able to practice the past simple tense to discuss past events and habits. The topic of the audio is "Reuniting with an Old Friend." T will start with some lead-in to activate Ss' prior knowledge about the topic. T will begin the lead-in by showing some relevant images to stimulate discussion and engagement. T will write on the WB some key vocabulary to help students predict the topic. T will play the audio once, instructing Ss to listen carefully and take notes if they wish to. Following that, T will ask Ss some comprehension questions and start a brief discussion. Then, T will play the audio for the second time to ensure understanding, and after the final listening, T will proceed with the lesson activities for deep comprehension and discussion.

Materials

Abc Laptop
Abc smart board
Abc Images and flash cards

Main Aims

  • To enable Ss to develop their speaking skills by engaging in discussions about personal experiences.
  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be better able to develop their listening skills through practice for comprehension, gist, and specific information in the context of a conversation between two friends reuniting after a long time.
  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will have practiced speaking skills related to their personal experiences by engaging in activities and discussions.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide reinforcement and practice of the use of the Past Simple Tense.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T will begin the lesson by showing some pictures of two friends meeting. T will ask Ss to describe what they see in the pictures and what is happening then, T will ask Ss to guess today's topic to activate schema. T will write a couple of questions on the WB and ask Ss to share their personal experience: What would you feel if you met your childhood best friend after a long time? What would be the first thing you ask about or talk about? Have you ever met an old friend after a long time, and what were your feelings? Have you ever changed something about yourself?

Exposure (5-8 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

T will proceed by introducing the listening audio to Ss: The audio is talking about two friends meeting after not seeing each other for a long time. T says: Now you will listen to a conversation between two old friends, Peter and Ann, who met after a couple of years. The two friends start to catch up by discussing and mentioning their personal lives and how many changes occurred; they go through some old memories. T will play the audio once and then. Ask Ss to listen carefully and take notes if they wish. After listening to the audio, T asks some general questions to ensure comprehension: What are the names of the two speakers? Where and when did they last meet? Who had a baby? Why did Anna move to a new apartment? What time will Anna be available for Peter to give her a call? What was different about Peter’s hairstyle? Does Peter mention any changes in his appearance? Describe Peter’s old look and new look. What job did Anna and Peter have before? What is their job now?

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

T will write on the WB some keywords related to the topic, reunions, and past events, to elicit and draw Ss attention to the target vocab and grammar: get-together -used to -shaved -remembered -moved -hurry off -catch up Can you find any keywords that indicate the past? How do we talk about things that happened in the past regularly as a habit or a lifestyle? Then, T will guide Ss to recall and observe the past simple form 'used to' how it is used in the record.

Controlled Practice (5-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T will play the 2nd audio. Before playing it, T will explain to students that they should take notes on the key details, places, names, and events mentioned in the audio, as they will use them later to answer questions. After playing the audio, T will ask students if they need to listen to it one more time for better understanding. T will provide students with post-listening activities like true or false questions to check for understanding and questions for specific Information. How long was Richard in Thailand? Where is Sara from, and what is she doing now? What was Rob’s wife's name? Share some information about Carlos.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and function of the past simple tense *used to*

T will processed by recapping the past tense form: There are two forms of verbs: Regular verbs have -ed at the end (e.g. called, played, arrived). Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound (e.g. wake → woke, break → broke, feel → felt). Then ask students to give some sentences using some regular and irregular verbs related to the topic. T will explain how to use Used to and give some examples: We can use it to talk about past habits (repeated past actions) that don't happen anymore. She used to smoke but she gave up a few years ago. We can use it to talk about past states that are not true anymore. We used to live in New York when I was a kid.

Production Task (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with a personalized speaking and writing opportunity using target language

T will ask Ss to think about an old friend they are still in contact with or with whom they lost touch. Then, Ss will write a short story about this friend, how much they have changed over the years, and the highlights of their memories of their friendship. After each student has written their story, students will present it to the class. Ex: Me and my friend Sally used to go to the cinema on the weekends, and after the cinema we would go and eat in our favorite restaurant.

Feedback (3-5 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

T will assist if Ss need help with grammar or vocabulary, monitor their work, and provide feedback.

Materials

Audio 1: https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L1-youve-changed.mp3 It will be used for the exposure stage. Audio 2: https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L1-youve-changed.mp3 Questions: https://onedrive.live.com/personal/b69f528cc5fc9b93/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B16917c22-21cd-4624-8196-ed484f27a0da%7D&action=default&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL3cvYy9iNjlmNTI4Y2M1ZmM5YjkzL0VTSjhrUmJOSVNSR2daYnRTRThub05vQlhJS09XUzdJQjZmMmpiOUctMnZnWmc_ZT1FWVpFd08&slrid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL3cvYy9iNjlmNTI4Y2M1ZmM5YjkzL0VTSjhrUmJOSVNSR2daYnRTRThub05vQlhJS09XUzdJQjZmMmpiOUctMnZnWmc_cnRpbWU9MkJNcXNQdDkzVWc&CID=cb25f97b-a8ef-440e-a44d-0586ec0010f2&_SRM=0:G:60 It will be used for the controlled practice stage. Imags: https://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=two%20friends%20meeting&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fthumbs.dreamstime.com%2Fb%2Ftwo-friends-meeting-outdoors-greeting-each-other-park-autumn-day-shaking-hands-wearing-warm-clothing-366083115.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamstime.com%2Fphotos-images%2Ftwo-friends-meeting.html&docid=1pESZMlExM7IfM&tbnid=PCdcK-GFk2kT4M&vet=12ahUKEwjQrqX6ieCMAxXVBhAIHf-oBBcQM3oECF8QAA..i&w=800&h=533&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwjQrqX6ieCMAxXVBhAIHf-oBBcQM3oECF8QAA https://depositphotos.com/photo/two-happy-friends-meeting-greeting-street-blurred-background-215863182.html https://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=two%20friends%20meeting&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flearnenglish.britishcouncil.org%2Fsites%2Fpodcasts%2Ffiles%2FRS8116_GettyImages-960274508-hig.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Flearnenglish.britishcouncil.org%2Fskills%2Flistening%2Fb1-listening%2Fmeeting-old-friend&docid=QALFaYx2AUwJUM&tbnid=ecMTg60lLs_oqM&vet=12ahUKEwjQrqX6ieCMAxXVBhAIHf-oBBcQM3oECF0QAA..i&w=1200&h=800&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwjQrqX6ieCMAxXVBhAIHf-oBBcQM3oECF0QAA They will be used for the warm-up.

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