Title of Lesson: What can we do to end Gender In-Equality? (Pronunciation)
Listening Skills and Strategies in focus: Reflection & Conversation
Learner Level: B2 & C1
Length of Lesson: 90 minutes
Materials Needed:
Warm up: White board or projector
Presentation: N/A
Practice: Worksheet
Assessment: Electronic device for every student (phone/laptop)
Wrap up: Exit ticket sheets
Learning Objectives/ Students will be able to:
(1) Read English in groups
(2) Speak English out loud
(3) Write about peers presentations in English
(4) Read English alone
(5) Write a reflection on class learning
Activity: Jazz Chant
Time: 5 minutes
Materials: White board or projector
Steps & Teacher Directions:
Write or project Jazz Chant on the board (Appendix A)
Read the Jazz Chant with students 3 or 4 times
Learning Objective(s) Targeted:
(1) Read English in groups
(2) Speak English out loud
Activity: News report presentations
Time: 20-30 minutes
Materials: N/A
Steps & Teacher Directions:
Have students present their “News Report” videos in class
While students are playing their videos, have classmates take notes on two presentations of their choice
Students will turn in these notes at the end of class
Learning Objective(s) Targeted:
(2) Speak English out loud
(3) Write about peers presentations in English
Activity: United nation gender goals
Time: 20-30 minutes
Materials: Worksheet
Steps & Teacher Directions:
Put students into groups of 2 or 3
Have students take turns reading the Gender goals (Appendix B) on a printed sheet
Walk around and listen while students are reading
Once students have read through the goals have them answer discussion questions (Appendix C)
When all groups are done, have them share to the class what they talked about.
Learning Objective(s) Targeted:
(1) Read English in groups
(2) Speak English out loud
Activity: Voice typing activity
Time: 15-25 minutes
Materials: Electronic device for every student (phone/laptop)
Steps & Teacher Directions:
Make sure each student has an electronic device (phone/laptop)
Have students open a blank google document
Have students click on “tools” at the top of the page, then have them click on “voice typing”
Students will read each of the Gender goals (Appendix B) while the voice tool writes out what they are saying
Once students are done reading have them check sentences for errors in pronunciation
Once they find all of the errors have them practice those words on their own using the voice tool
Learning Objective(s) Targeted:
(2) Speak English out loud
(4) Read English alone
Activity: Exit Ticket
Time: 5 minutes
Materials: Exit ticket sheets
Steps & Teacher Directions:
Give students a short questionnaire to fill out (Appendix D)
Have them turn it in before they leave class
Learning Objective(s) Targeted:
(5) Write a reflection on class learning
Sustainable development goals: United Nations Development Programme. UNDP. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals/gender-equality
Jazz Chant
Gender is just a label, it doesn't define our worth,
We all deserve respect, no matter our gender or birth.
Equal opportunities, that's what we all need,
To break the chains of inequality, we must all take heed.
United Nations Gender Goals
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making in political, economic and public life
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
Discussion Questions
1). Do you think that these goals are achievable.
2). Which goal do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
3). Which goal do you think will be the most difficult to achieve?
4). Come up with your own goal.
Exit Ticket
1). Which News Report did you find the most interesting? What was it about?
2). What goal did you come up with?
3). What words did you have trouble pronouncing?