TEACHI
NG
LISTENI
NG Group 1
Content
EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE
1 LISTENING 3 LISTENING (AND FILM) LESSON
SEQUENCES
2 FILMS AND VIDEOS
4 THE SOUND OF MUSIC
1. Extensive and
intensive listening
Extensive Intensive
listening listening
Specific Information
General understanding
Beginning and intermediate students Intermediate and advanced students
General, foundational skills How to apply these skills to a real-world context
Boths sets of skills are essential
INTENSIVE LISTENING
ADVANTAG 1
Different voices
ES
2 Readily available
3 Relatively inexpensive
DISADVANTA
GES
Same speed Interaction with the
1 2 speaker
-> Ss control stop and start -> Reading aloud
-> Ss have access to different -> Storytelling
machines
Interviews
->
-> Ss work in listening centre
-> Conversations
A5. Intensive listening: The roles of the teacher
Organizer
Prompter
Teachers’ Machine
roles operator
Feedback
organizer
B. Films and videos
1. Listening techniques
1 Fast forward: T fasts forward the video at great speed
2 Silent viewing: T plays the video at normal speed
3 Freeze frame: Asks students what will happen next
4 Partial viewing: Students guess what will happen in order
Ss where the dialogue takes place/
5 Pictureless listening: who the speakers are
1 Look at the pictures
2 Share what Ss think is happening in each picture
Listen to the recording and put the pictures in the correct
3
order
Listening
4
lesson Check the answers together
sequence 5 Make a similar role-play with different ideas
D. The sound of music
Using music and songs
Problems Solutions
in the classroom
•Put music on in the •May not match •Have students bring
background students’ learning their own favorite
(Suggestopedia). styles. songs to class.
•Play film music to •May not suit students’ •Use older songs.
guess the kind of film. musical taste. •Choose appropriate
•Write stories based on •Irrelevant to the songs in terms of topic
the mood of the music subject or topic. and subject matter.
they hear.
•Discuss with friends.
YES OR NO
The long running sitcom Friends enjoyed
a memorable 11 season run.
YES OR NO
Airing on TV from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004,
the series Friends ran for a total of 10 seasons.
TRUE OR
FALSE
The 1992 Summer Olympics was
held in Madrid, Spain.
TRU FALS
E E
The 1992 Summer Olympics
was held in Barcelona, Spain.
Multiple
Choice
1995 saw the release of this movie, the first ever full length CGI film.
a A Bug's Life
b Toy Story
c Cassiopeia
d Antz
b Toy Story
1995 saw the release of this movie, the first ever full length CGI film.
Fill in the
Blanks
Although the
_____________________ was
invented by Tim Berners-Lee in
1989, it was only in August 1991
that this information system was
made available to the public.
Fill in the
Blanks
world wide
Although the
_____________________ was
web
invented by Tim Berners-Lee in
1989, it was only in August 1991
that this information system was
made available to the public.
Difficult Round
ROUND 3
Video
Question
Online shopping is common nowadays, but
in 1995, this eCommerce giant was just a
small personal online auction site for its
creator.
Video
Question
Online shopping is common nowadays, but
in 1995, this eCommerce giant was just a
small personal online auction site for its
creator.
eBay
DRUMROLL
PLEASE!
And the winner is...
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