Listening exercises - Example Listen to part of the lecture about multiple intelligences.. Complete the following passage with the words you hear.b[r]
(1)(2)Why is listening important?
Listening to spoken language helps Ss…
expose to varieties & accents
acquire the language subconsciously
(3)Kinds of listening
1 Listening to authentic materials
to help Ss “get a feel” about the
language
2.Listening to audio tapes/ CDs, videos
(4)What’s special about listening?
When we read …
• we can read at our own pace
• we can reread easily
• we can use a dictionary
When we listen…
• the speed of the
message depends on the speaker
• we can’t listen to the message again
(5)Understanding spoken English
Father: How’s your homework? You know, your history?
Son: Easy
Father: You sure?
Son: It’s just… I mean all we need to is, well, just read some stuff
Father: But d’you understand it?
(6)Yuko: What would you like your life to be like in 20 years’ time?
Hiroki: I’d like it to be … I want to have a
family… you know, a husband, three children, my …
Yuko: Would you be happy?
Hiroki: I’d be … I mean, yes Yeah, sure, sure, of course What about you?
(7)What’s special about listening?
1 Spoken language is informal
incomplete utterances repetition / paraphrasing hesitation
colloquial style
2 Spoken factors
stress & rhythm intonation
(8)Listening exercises - Example
Listen to each question and decide if the speaker is asking about where or when something is happening.
1. When Where
2. When Where
3. When Where
4. When Where
5. When Where
(9)Listening exercises - Example Listen to part of the lecture about multiple intelligences.
Complete the following passage with the words you hear
This first one, (1) ……… intelligence is an ability to (2)
……… languages and the ability to use language effectively to (3) ……… and to remember things In Gardner’s view, writers, poets, (4)………., people like that possess a (5) ……… of linguistic intelligence
(10)Listening basic subskills
1. Listening for main ideas
2. Listening for specific information
3. Listening for details
4. Intensive listening
(11)Teaching listening - Principles
1 Tape recorder is as important as the tape.
T needs to be skillful in using tape recorder.
(12)Teaching listening - Principles
2 Preparation is vital
T has to…
listen to the tape in advance
(13)Teaching listening - Principles
3 Once will not be enough
1st listening get general comprehension
2nd listening listening task
3rd listening listening task
(14)Teaching listening - Principles
4 Encourage Ss to respond to the
content of a listening
(15)Example 1
a Listen & notice the difference in
pronunciation b/w these sentences:
I can meet you on Monday I can’t meet you on Monday
b Listen & circle the word you hear.
(16)Example 2
• Listen to Liz talking about what she can and can’t Complete the chart
Can Can’t
1
2
3
4
(17)Teaching listening - Principles
5 Different listening stages demand different listening tasks
Easy Difficult
(18)Teaching listening - Principles getting ready engage listening task writing task(s) oral task(s) … listening task TOPIC
(19)The stages of a listening lesson
Before
During
After
• Lead-in: stimulate learners’ interest; provide them with ideas
• Language focus: vocabulary,
pronunciation, connected speech, language functions
• Listening task / tasks
• Transfer and language focus: