lisentening about TV and radio programs
Intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will have practiced listening for gist and specific information in the context of TV and radio programs.
Subsidiary Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will have been provided with a fluency speaking activity in a role play in the context of TV and radio programs.
Procedure (30-41 minutes)
T greets the ss, asks them about their week, and if they watched TV or listened to the radio during the week. T shows the ss the pictures on the PPT slide no.2 and asks them abou these programs, do you usually watch any of these programs? T listens to the ss answers, shows them the following questions: Do you like watching TV or online websites more? How often do you watch them? What’s your favorite show or program? T asks the ss to dicuss the questiosn in pairs T sets the time for this discssion and asks the following ICQs: Will you write or speak? speak Will you speak about one of the questions? no, the three questions. T monitors and check if the ss need help. T starts the whole class feedback by llistening to some of the ss answers. T sets the context by telling the ss that they are going to listen to some people from different TV or radio programms talking about different topics.
T tells the ss that there are some words might be new for them while listeing T asks the ss to read the words in exercise 2 in the handout. T asks the ss to match the pictures on the board with words in the handout they have T asks the ss to check their answers. T starts WC feedback to chck the answers with the ss T asks the following CCQs: a. phone-in 1. Is it a radio or TV program or both? both 2. Can you phone this program? Yes 3. Do you call to say your opinion only? no 4. Can you ask questions too? Yes b.a buzzer 1. Is it a device that makes sound? Yes 2. Is it so big? No 3. Does it look like a button? Yes 4. Can you find it at a hotel/ elevator? Yes c. sports coverage 1. can you watch what’s happening in the match live? Yes 2. Can you watch it on TV or radio or both? both 3. Are there people who describe what happens in the match? Yes d. a breakdown car 1. Is it still working? No 2. Could it be fixed later? Yes T clarifies the form and drills the words.
T tells the ss that they are going to listen to three extracts from different programms. T asks the ss to read the questions in exercie 4 before they listen. T tells the ss that athe audios are seprated so they will listen to each one indivadually. T asks the following ICQs: Will you listen to one speaker? no, three speakers Will you answer the first question in the table only? no Will you focus on all the details in the audio? no, just to know the typr of the prgramm if it's on TV or radio or both. T plays the auido, and monitors to check if the ss need help. T asksk the ss to check their answers. T starts WC feedback by llsteing to the ss answers
T asks the ss to read the question on p.2 before listening agian. T asks the ss to listen and answer these questions. T asks ICQs: This time, will you focus on more details? yes T monitors to check if the ss need to listen again or need any help T asks the ss to check their answers T shows the ss the model answer and asks the ss if their answers were different or checks their score.
T shows the ss pictures of a famous Egyptian TV programm, and asks the ss if they know it. T tells the ss that they will be like that man who presents the TV programm asking people in the street different questions. T divides the ss into two teams A and B, then uses the board to clarify that A will be the presenter and B will be the person in the street. T models the activity with one of the ss. T asks the following ICQs: If you are A, will you ask questions? yes Can you add extra questions? yes Will you say if you agree or disagree with your partner? yes Will you say why? yes if you are B, will you reply to your partner? yes Can you ask him/her questions? yes How much time do you have? 10 minutes T monitors to check if the ss need any help and to take some notes from the ss errors T starts WC feedback by asking the ss about the things they found in common T writes the ss errors on the board and asks them to correct them. T summrizes the lesson by highlighting the listeing skills the practiced during the lesson.
T asks the ss to swap pair and discuss the questions with a different group. T monitors and writes the ss errors on the board and asks them to correct them. T asks Ss to report back about each other.