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W9 Listening July 7 - Monday
A1-B1 Vets Gen2 level

Materials

Abc Audio Clips
Abc Worksheets
Listening lab exercise 27 modal verbs Listening Lab

Main Aims

  • Identify past simple and past continuous in a natural, emotional context

Subsidiary Aims

  • Students answer comprehension questions accurately.
  • Practice grammar recognition and note-taking through lyrics

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (8-10 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Procedure: Write on the board: I thought I had it all, then everything changed. Ask: Have you ever felt this way? What was happening when your plans didn’t go as expected? Students share short ideas using past tenses: I was working toward a promotion when they closed the clinic.

Pre-Reading/Listening (8-10 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Procedure: Display a few lines with key verbs blanked out. Students predict verbs: Board key verbs in base form Ask: Which will be past simple? Which might be continuous?

While-Reading/Listening #1 (13-15 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

Procedure: Play and listen to the song to complete the gap filling excercise. Students review their predictions and correct if necessary

Post-Reading/Listening (13-15 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Listen to the song again and mark all past tense sentences (simple and progressive) Students write a new sentence or verse that matches the song using the target structures. Compare in groups

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

Procedure: Students ask about any words or phrases they didn’t understand from the lyrics. Instructor defines and explains:

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