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(1)Pre : 10.12.2012 Tea: 12.12.2012 Unit : THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE C LISTENING Week: 17 Syllable Period: 49 I OBJECTIVES: Education aim: Students listen to the monologue about the changes of a small town Knowledge: - General knowledge: Listen and fill in the gaps, answer the questions - Language: Fill in with the missing words Skills: Listening for gist and for specific information Gap- filling II METHOD: Mainly communicative III TEACHING AIDS: Textbook, whiteboard markers, cassette, IV PROCEDURE: Contents Teacher’s & students’ activities I WARM UP: - Asks Ss’ to work in pairs: Look at the pictures of the same town in the book and discuss the differences between them Follow the example Ex: In the past, there used to be no cars in the town, but now there is a big car park with a lot of cars inside * Suggested answers: + In the past, the roads used to be small, but now they are bigger and wider + In the past, the buffalos used to walk on the roads, but now there aren't any buffalos on the roads + In the past, the roads used to be dirty, but now they are very clean + … II PRE - LISTENING: * some questions: Have you ever heard of "Popfferrow"? What is it? Where is it? + …… * Answer: Yes, I have / No, I haven’t It's a town It is in England - Tells Ss to study the pictures carefully and find as many differences as possible - Calls on some Ss to share their findings in front of the class - Asking some questions to the new lesson III WHILE - LISTENING: Set the scene You will hear someone talking about the changes in his hometown Listen to the talk and the tasks that follow Task - True or False * Feedback and give correct answers: F (It's on the south coast of England.) F (It used to be a small quiet town - it has become a crowded and busy tourist resort now) T F (A lot of trees have been cut down for wider streets.) F (Some people don't like the changes; they miss the quiet and peaceful life of the old town.) Lop10.com - Asks Ss to listen to the tape and decide if the statements are true or false according to the talk - Plays the tape several times if necessary - Has Ss compare their answers with a friend and correct the false ones - Calls on some Ss to read their answers aloud in front of the class (2) Task - Gap-filling * Feedback and give correct answers: houses hotel widened car shop expensive cut department IV AFTER YOU LISTEN : * Discusses the changes in your own hometown or home village (If Ss find it difficult when talking about hometown or home village, they may discuss the changes in their neighbourhood.) * Notices Ss to use “the present perfect tense” and “used to” to show the changes HOMEWORK : - Tells Ss to read a part of the talk carefully and have a guess of the missing words - Asks Ss to listen to the tape again and fill the gaps with the words they hear - Plays the tape more than once if necessary - Asks Ss to write the exact and grammatically correct words - Calls on some Ss to explain their answers in front of the class - Makes necessary corrections - Asks Ss to work in pairs or groups: - Goes around the class and provide help when necessary - Calls on some Ss to give short talks about the changes in their hometown in front of the class - Has comments on Ss' performance and have final thoughts on the topic - Summarises the main points Assigns homework * Comments (2 mn) TAPESCRIPT: Popffero used to be a small quiet town on the South coast of England But it has become a crowded and busy tourist resort now They've completely destroyed its old atmosphere The small old houses have been pulled down, and tall buildings have been put there instead They've also built a big hotel in the middle of the town The narrow streets have been widened and resurfaced So the big trees on the two sides of the streets have been cut down The large area of grass land in the suburbs of the town has been turned into an ugly car park Even the old corner shop isn't there any more It has been replaced by a big department store And there is an expensive restaurant where there used to be an old tea shop Many people in Popffero are happy with the changes as there are more jobs for them But some people don't like the changes: they miss the quiet and peaceful life of the old town Lop10.com (3)