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READ
Listening is the easiest English skill for me. I can understand about half of what people say to me. This means I can guess the things I don’t understand. Listening to the English of my American friends is not so difficult. I have problems when I try and understand the news on television. I also find movies hard to follow. I need the subtitles at the bottom of the screen. I think listening to songs in English made my listening better. It’s a lot more interesting than my listening CDs. I have one piece of advice for students who want to improve their listening. That is to listen to the same thing again and again. You understand more every time you listen. What’s your advice?
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Listening __________________ English skill for me. I can understand about half of what people say to me. This means __________________ things I don’t understand. Listening to the English of my American friends is not so difficult. I have problems __________________ understand the news on television. I also find movies hard to follow. I need __________________ bottom of the screen. I think listening to songs in English made my listening better. It’s a __________________ than my listening CDs. I have __________________ for students who want to improve their listening. That is to listen to _____________________ and again. You understand more __________________ listen. What’s your advice?
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)
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 listening. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about listening. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. LISTENING POSTERMake a poster about listening. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY LISTENING LESSON:Make your own English lesson on listening. 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 listening. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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