Unit Plan
UNIT: Listening and Speaking
Aim
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.
Student Context
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.
Prior Learning
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.
Learning Outcomes
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.
Key Learning from the Learning Outcomes
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
Action Verbs
Listen
Watch
Answer
Repeat
Complete
Find
Evidence of Learning
Learning will be demonstrated through the following activities:
Open class discussion in response to images.
Mingling/interview activity
Interactive video questions.
Cloze test
Learner Experience
Images to activate prior knowledge to promote confidence when speaking.
Mingling/interview activity to encourage speaking.
Video to explain and reinforce learning
Listening comprehension
Keywords
staycation
culture
package holiday
itinerary
sightseeing
souvenirs
breeze
shovels
plastic
melt
Key Skills
Listening and speaking
Communications skills
New vocabulary
Wellbeing Indicators
Aware
Connected
Active