Introduction
Listening is an ability to receive and interpret messages in the communication process and is a key to all effective communication.
I. Aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
- Develop their skill of listening for specific information and listening for general information.
- Talk about the disadvantages of over-reading.
II. Teaching aids: textbooks, projector, lesson plan, handouts, pictures, tape.
Now let's move to Task
Task
You will listen to an audio and complete tasks in the process
Process
1. Pre-listening
Do the vocabulary activity below before you listen.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions
| Vocabulary | Definition |
| 1. fairy tale (n) | a. happening or existing a long time ago. |
| 2. bygone (a) | b. very big, extremely large |
| 3. gigantic (a) | c. an illness affecting humans, animals or plants. |
| 4. disease (n) | d. a story about magic or fairies, usually for children |
| 5. to cope with (v) | e. lacking knowledge, unaware of sth |
| 6. ignorant (a) | f. to deal with |
2. While-listening
Listen to the following audio and do the tasks below.
Task 1: Listen to the talk and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The writer started his hobby when he was young. _____
2. His parents were interested in reading fairy tales and other stories to him. _____
3. Now he reads all the books available. _____
4. Reading helps the writer to know many things. _____
Task 2: Comprehension questions
1/ What had the writer always wanted his parents to read to him ?
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2/ In order to learn to read, what kind of books did the writer start with?
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3/ Does reading inform the writer about the danger to avoid?
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4/ What do books provide the reader?
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Task 3: Listen again and write the missing words
The (1) _____________ (adj) thing about reading is that I do not have to learn thing very hard way. For example, I do not have to catch a (2) _____________ (n) to know that it can kill me. I know the danger so I can avoid it.
Also I do not have to go deep into the (3) _____________ (n) to find out about tigers. I can read all about it in a book. Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information.
They have (4) _____________ (adv) helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to cope with living.
Otherwise I would go about (5) _____________ (adv) learning things the hard way. So I continued to read. Reading is indeed a good hobby.
Evaluation
Student Name
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Very Good 4 |
Good 3 |
Needs Work 2 |
Area of Concern 1 |
Points |
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Ability to focus |
The student was able to concentrate fully and listen very attentively throughout the assessment. |
The student was mostly attentive and usually able to listen with good concentrate. |
The student found it difficult to concentrate on the listening task, but was able to attend occasionally. |
The student was not able to concentrate on the listening task and was easily distracted and inattentive. |
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General understanding |
The student showed a very good general understanding of all vocabulary and information, completing all the questions. |
The students showed a good general understanding of the vocabulary and information, with most questions completed. |
While the student did not understand a lot of the vocabulary and information, he/she was able to complete some of the questions. |
Student did not understand enough vocabulary or information to answer the questions. |
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Listening for details |
The student included all the specific information and details in his/her answers. |
The student was able to include most specific information and details in his/her answers. |
Although the student showed a limited ability to listen for details, specific information was occasionally included. |
Student was unable to grasp specific details when listening, and did not include them in the answers. |
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Accuracy of answers |
The content was always accurate and related to the information given. |
Answers were mostly accurate and related to the information given, with a only a few errors. |
The student included a small amount of information. However a lot was left out or was not accurate. |
The student’s answers were mostly left out or unrelated to the information given. |
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Total Points
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Conclusion
Congratulations! You have done well! 
I hope with this activity you can develop your skill of listening and enrich your vocabulary. Do not stop learning.
Credits
Created by:
Group 5 - CALL
1. Le Thi Bao Ngan
2. Dang Thanh Phat
3. Pham Hoai Thuong
4. Le Ngoc Que Tran
5. Tran Thi Hong Tham