English Listening Lesson on
Hair

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THE LESSON ON HAIR

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I never know what to do with my hair. Sometimes I want it long, sometimes I want to cut it all off. My hair is a little unmanageable. It never does what I want it to. It’s very thick. When it’s long and I have lots of split ends so I have to go to the hairdresser’s for a trim. I also have dandruff, which is a little embarrassing when I wear dark sweaters. I don’t often have a bad hair day. This usually only happens when I have to meet someone important. My hair sticks out all over the place. I hate it. I always think everyone is looking at me, or looking at my misbehaving hair. I often wonder what it would be like if we had no hair - if we were all bald. We could save lots of money on shampoos and conditioners.

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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

I never know _______________________ with my hair. Sometimes I want it long, sometimes I want to _______________________. My hair is a little unmanageable. It never does what _______________________. It’s very thick. When it’s long and I _______________________ split ends so I have to go to the hairdresser’s for a trim. I also have dandruff, which _______________________ embarrassing when I wear dark sweaters. I don’t often have a _______________________. This usually only happens when I have to meet someone important. My hair sticks _______________________ the place. I hate it. I always think everyone is looking at me, or looking at my misbehaving hair. I often wonder _______________________ be like if we had no hair - if we _______________________. We could _______________________ money on shampoos and conditioners.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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STUDENT HAIR SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about hair in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about hair for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about hair. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about hair. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. HAIR POSTER Make a poster about hair. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY HAIR LESSON: Make your own English lesson on hair. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on hair. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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English Listening Lesson on Hair