Sabahattin Aluç Sabahattin Aluç

Listening Skills - Therapy
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, ss will improve both their listening and speaking skills in the context of feeling stressed and possible therapies. Ss will be exposed to a long recording in a couple of activities: gist listening and listening for specific information. T will provide enough space for ss to expand on what they have learnt in the post-reading part. If there is any time left after the main activities, T sets up a freer activity to improve ss fluency.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide gist and specific information listening practice using a text about different types of therapy in the context of feeling stressed

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a different types of therapy in the context of feeling stressed

Procedure

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

T reflects the definition of the word "therapy" along with a hint about it from their L1 on the board and elicits answers to lead in. T drills the item and writes it on the board. T asks ss to work in pairs to think of different types of therapy. T elicits further answers without giving feedback.

Pre-teaching vocabulary (7-12 minutes) • To prepare students for the recording and make it accessible

T starts off by writing the word "therapy" on the board to start the pre-teaching phase. T asks a couple of students to come and help him to mime the word "queue", giving its American synonym "line" if necessary. T shows a picture to elicit the phrase "traffic jam", giving examples from Istanbul if necessary. T shows another picture to elicit the word "explosion", and then asking for its verb form "explode". T mimes to elicit the word "hammer", and then mimes "smash". T models and drills each item.

While-Listening #1 (7-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist with a listening task

T gives a handout consisting of a couple of questions and asks ss to listen to the recording and answer the questions. This is a gist listening which is why the recording will be played only once. T asks ss to compare their answers in pairs. T provides WC feedback if necessary.

While-Listening #2 (14-16 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed information with a listening task

T gives ss a handout and asks them to mark the statements as true or false while listening. T gets closer to ss towards the end of the recording to see if they can keep up with the recording. If they have done well at the end, T asks them to compare their answers in pairs. They might have to listen to the recording once more and then T hands them the AK.

Post-Listening Controlled Activity (6-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

T gives a couple of questions to ss to be discussed in pairs(or in groups, depending on the number of students). T monitors closely, takes notes, provides delayed error correction. No feedback is given in this part.

Reflection (0-5 minutes) • To provide ss with an overall reflection of the day with a speaking task

If there is any time left after the activities, T asks ss to gather up in the middle and think about all the three lessons of the day, and talk to their partners about what they have learnt so far. This is intended to be a free activity. No feedback given and no correction made.

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