ILLITARACY

English 11
Unit 5
Listening
BEFORE YOU LISTEN

- T sets the scene: You are going to listen about the results of a school survey carried out in Perth, Western Australia. The school asked its students what make an effective school.
- T helps Ss to pronounce the words in their book correctly.T may want to play the tape or model first and then ask Ss to repeat after the tape or after him / her in chorus and individually.
- T presents or elicts the meanings of these words from the class
WHILE YOU LISTEN

1. Task 1:
- Tgets Ss to read the questions carefully and work out what information they need to concentrate on while listening. Then T checks with the whole class.
- Tgets Ss to guess the answer to each question and then tells them they need to listen attentively to checks if their guesses are confirmed.
- T plays the tape (or reads the tapescrip ) once for Ss to listen and do the task
- Then T gets Ss to find a partner to check their answers with
- T checks the answers with the whole class. If many Ss can’t answer the questions, T plays the tape one or two more times and pauses at the answers for them to catch.
Answer: 1.D 2. B 3.B 4.C
WHILE YOU LISTEN
. Task 2: Questions and answers- Plays the tape again for Ss to do the task while listening, Ss need to focus on the key words in each question.- Plays once more and asks Ss to work in pairs and check their answers.- Calls on some Ss to give the answers and feedback from other students- T should play the tape again and pause at difficult points if many Ss can not complete the task.+ Answers: 1. In Perth, Western Australia 2.80 % 3. They felt that they should be allowed to have a say in the school decision making..
Listen
In an informal survey carried out in Perth, western of Australia, students were asked to give their views on what makes an effective school. 80 per cent of the students felt that mutual respect in the classroom was essential learning to take place. This implied that students should be treated as individuals with both their strengths and their weaknesses. 60 per cent of the students felt they should be encouraged to set realistic goals for their learning, and to have positive attitudes towards themselves and others.
About 55 per cent of the students expected their teachers to be motivated and interested in what they were doing; this would then reflect in their performance of the students. Nearly all the students believed that learning should be centered on important life skills such as communication, building self-respect and self-confidence, the ability to learn from failure, and time management, suited to the maturity of the students concerned.
One hundred per cent of the students felt that the social side of school was as important as academic activities. The older students felt that they should be allowed to give some input school decision making a direct effect on students.
AFTER YOU LISTEN-
Before getting Ss to discuss, T reminds them of some useful expressions for asking for and giving opinion- T devides the class into small groups of 3 or 4 and gets them to discuss the question in the text book. T might want to appoint a group leader for each group. This person will monitor the discuss.- T goes around to check and offer help.- After checking that all the groups have finished, T callson the representative of each to report theirpeers’ideals- T listens and takes note of their errors. T provides corrective feedback after that