UNIT 7 THE MASS MEDIA LESSON 3 LISTENING I Objectives 1 General knowledge Sts understand 2 news stories on the radio 2 Language The simple present tense Vocabulary on adjs to describe weather 3 Skills[.]
UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA LESSON LISTENING I Objectives: General knowledge: Sts understand news stories on the radio Language: - The simple present tense - Vocabulary on adjs to describe weather Skills: - Listening: tick on the word they heard, fill in the gaps, answer the questions - Speaking: Retell the stories II Anticipated problems: - Sts have to fill in the gaps with long groups of words - The answers to some question are too long III Teaching aids: Textbook, tape IV Procedures: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Before you listen: (10mins) - Work in pairs to ask and answer the Aims: focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce the questions words and phrases used in the listening text + Pairwork: - Some sts stand up and give their - Work in pairs and asks each other questions answer - How often you listen to the radio? - Copy the words and phrases - Which program you like listening to? - Listen and repeat - Do you like listening to strange stories? - Read the words in pairs and correct - Ask some sts to give their answer each other’s mistakes + New words - Some individuals read the words + Mount (n): e.g.: Mount Everest aloud + in spite of + N (phr): = despite + N = Although + - Listen to the teacher Clause - Listen to the tape and the task - Give some examples - Compare their answer - Ask some sts to read the words again - Give their answer While you listen: News story 1: strong, cloudy + Task 1: (7 mins) News story 2: healthy, young, highest, Aims: Practise listening and tick the word they hear wonderful - Play the tape twice and ask sts to compare their answer - Check their answer, say it aloud, and in pairs then correct their work if they have the - Check sts’ answer wrong answer - Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary - Work in pairs to read the passages and conduct the correction and try to fill in the gaps + Task 2: (10 mins) - Listen and the task Aims: Practise listening for specific information by filling - Give their answer in the gaps News story - Ask sts to have a look at the stories in the textbook and has caused floods read them in pairs and make sure they understand them T has left their homes encourages sts to guess the words/ phrases to fill in the have risen gaps two metres - Ask sts to listen to the tape once or twice again to fill in has stopped the gaps with the missing words/phrases cloudy - Ask sts to compare their answer in pairs strong wind - Check sts’ answer - Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction + Task (7 mins) Aims: Practice listening for specific information by answering given questions - Ask sts to read the questions in pairs and make sure they understand the questions and know what information they need to answer the questions - Ask sts to listen to the tape once/twice and take short notes to answer the questions - Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction - Listen and check After you listen: (10 mins) - Ask sts to work in pairs and each retell one news story - Move round to check the activities and to make sure that sts are working effectively - Check and give remarks Homework: (1min) Write a short paragraph about a news story they have just heard on the radio or TV News story twenty third 4,418 California wonderful young and healthy - Check their answer, say it aloud, and then correct their work if they have the wrong answer - Work in pairs to read the questions - Some sts answer the questions: Heavy rain has caused floods all over the country Because the rivers have risen (The old lady has climbed Mount Whitney) 23 times Because it has kept her young and healthy - Check their answer, and then correct their work if they have the wrong answer Two sts present