Saeideh Saeideh

listening- comprehension
A2 level

Description

In this lesson the students are going to listen to a talk show about the five most dangerous animals in North America.

Materials

Abc American English File 2 Students Book
Abc Audio file
Abc Handout
Abc Pictures

Main Aims

  • To provide detailed listening practice using a text about the five most dangerous animals in the context of talk show

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of the most dangerous animals in their country

Procedure

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

The teacher is going to ask the students "which animals do you think are the most dangerous and why?" Then they will look at the pictures of the five most dangerous land or sea animals in North America and they will answer "Which do you think is the most and least dangerous?

Pre-Listening (10-15 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

The students will be informed about the meaning of the following vocabularies used in the text by some pictures and doing some tasks. They will check their answers in pairs and then with the whole class. surfing- poisonous - band - inject - shake off - jaw - claw - agressive

While-Listening #1 (6-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

The students are going to listen to track for the first time and then complete 5th to 1st in the chart with the names of the land or sea animals. The answers will be checked with whole class. Students will need to support their answers if they come up with different answers.

While-Listening #2 (14-16 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

The students will be asked to read the text on page 70 part c and then the audio file will be played again. The students will complete the facts about the land or sea animals with one or two words in each blank. They will have 2 minutes to check their answers in pairs and then with the whole class. They will need to support their ideas if they come up with different answers.

Post-Listening (8-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

The students will be asked to talk to each other in groups of two about these mentioned animals and answer these questions: Are any of these animals dangerous where you live? Have you ever had a bad experience with any of them?

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