In this unit, students will be able to actively engage in discussion to support development of oral and listening skills as well as build confidence. They will also be able to explore ideas and new vocabulary that is relevant and appropriate to a personal situation orally.
This unit can be delivered at any beginner level to teach the rules of listening appropriately. It can also be used as a revision exercise to help with listening techniques.
Students may need some prior knowledge of spelling and grammar and additional vocabulary. This unit has been designed so that students with no prior knowledge can develop their listening skills.
To listen to obtain information.
Explore ideas and new vocabulary that is relevant and appropriate to a personal situation.
Express opinions and feelings in response to familiar and / or personal situations.
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
Engage in discussion to support development of listening and speaking skills.
Listen to obtain information.
Understand how to plan and express new ideas and enhance their listening skills
Listen
Watch
Answer
Repeat
Complete
Find
Learning will be demonstrated through the following activities:
Open class discussion in response to images.
Mingling/interview activity
Interactive video questions.
Cloze test
Images to activate prior knowledge to promote confidence when speaking.
Mingling/interview activity to encourage speaking.
Video to explain and reinforce learning
Listening comprehension
staycation
culture
package holiday
itinerary
sightseeing
souvenirs
breeze
shovels
plastic
melt
Listening and speaking
Communications skills
New vocabulary
Aware
Connected
Active