Dena Moanes Dena Moanes

comparison between Moscow and Hong Kong
intermediate level

Materials

Abc listening track
Abc photos of Michael and Irena
Abc vocabulary presentation
Abc Listen - mark handout
Abc Thinking Questions handout
Abc choice - listen handout

Main Aims

  • To provide specific information listening practice using a text about Around the world in the context of comparison between Moscow and Hong Kong

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide practice in the context of comparison between Moscow and Hong Kong

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-4 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

I show ss the photos of Michael and Irina asking them to describe what they can see and to guess where they live.

Pre-Listening (6-8 minutes) • To prevent Ls blocking on unknown vocabulary in the questions and answers.

I follow the ECDW for the new vocabulary that they may find in the listening text .

gist (10-12 minutes) • To give Ls a reason to listen

I ask them to listen for the aim of marking things in the box that Michael and Irina mentioned. I make sure they read the phrases in the box before Listening.

Specific information task (2-3 minutes) • To give Ls a reason to listen for individual items of information.

I ask them to listen to the track to answer exercise 2B.

Detailed task (6-8 minutes) • To give Ls a reason to listen a detailed level

SS are asked to read the sentences and to choose the correct alternative then they listen again and check their answers.

Follow up (8-10 minutes) • To give Ls the chance to respond to the text / To balance productive and receptive skills

I ask ss ti think about the changes that happened in their countries and how much it was before than these days focusing on their ability to use present and past tenses.

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