English Lesson Planner | Listening - Do you like New Year?

Amir

Listening - Do you like New Year? - A2 level

Listening - Do you like New Year?
A2 level

Description

In this lesson, Ss will review their knowledge of vocabulary through a listening activity in the context of New Year. Since talking about habits and customs is one of the main goals of the lesson, adverbs of frequency will be taught to the Ss and they will learn how to say what they do in their free time. The lesson starts with an audio in which two people say what they do in the New Year. This is followed by two activities dealing with possessive 's' in singular and plural forms ('s and s') and adverbs of frequency.

Materials

Lead-in photos

Transcript with definition of blocking words

SB (Cutting Edge, Intermediate)

Lead-in photos

Transcript with definition of blocking words

SB (Cutting Edge, Intermediate)

Main Aims

To provide detailed listening practice using a text about "Do you like New Year?" in the context of talking about what people do in their home countries in the New Year.

Subsidiary Aims

Apart from improving the listening skill of Ss, there are two other goals: 1. Saying what you do in your free time 2. Talk about habits and customs.

Procedure (32-45 minutes)

Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

- Show some photos related to fireworks and New Year ceremonies and elicit what they are. - Ask Ss if they like New Year or not and elicit their reasons. - Ask Ss what they and their family members do in the New Year.

Pre-Listening (5-7 minutes) • To prepare students for the listening part and define some of the needed vocabulary.

- Write the words "Traditional, Holiday and Fireworks" on the board and elicit the following meanings: Traditional: something old that is handed down from age to age Holiday: a day on which you don’t go to work Fireworks: a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode - Tell Ss that you are going to listen to two people talking about New Year. - Ask Ss not to write anything and simply listen to the conversations for general understanding.

While-Listening #1 (7-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information the listening task provides.

- Play the track and ask the following questions: 1. Does Min like New Year? 2. What about Paul? Does he like it? 3. How many New Years do people have in South Korea? 4. What do people do in Korea on the New Year Eve? 5. Do they eat anything special? 6. What do they eat? 7. Do people go to visit friends? 8. Where do they usually go? 9. Does Paul's wife like New Year? 10. What does Paul do in the New Year? 11. Does he sleep early? 12. Does he read a book or watch a film? 13. What does Paul's wife do? 14. Are they happy?

While-Listening #2 (12-15 minutes) • To provide students with more detailed information.

- Play the track again. Tell Ss to take notes when needed. - Pause the track at times to let Ss have time and take notes when needed. - When listening finishes ask the following questions: 1. What's the name of Korean New Year? 2. Is it a traditional event? 3. When is it? 4. How many days of holiday do they have for Seollal? 5. What they usually do? 6. Do they sleep late? 7. Where do they go? 8. Who come to her parents' house? 9. Do they play? 10. What do they play? 11. What is Yunori? 12. Do they wear special clothes? 13. What do they eat? 14. Is New Year a special event for Paul? 15. What does he do in the New Year? 16. When does he sleep? 17. Does he go out with his friends? 18. Does Paul's wife go out with him? 19. Does Paul's wife like parties? 20. Are both of them happy?

Post-Listening (5-8 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to expand on what they've learned and use it in pairs.

- Give the handout to the Ss and ask them to work in groups and circle the correct words from the conversations. - Give the transcript to the students and ask them to role play the conversations in pairs.