Speaking and Listening Lesson Objectives and Methods: - Students will take time to consider why language is an important

part of relationships with others. - Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of an Audio recording by answering a selection of questions. - Students will practice listening and reading with their classmates while also practicing comprehension ability. Materials and Preparation: - Recording for the Audio Activity - Handouts # ! #"! and ##. - $o no distribute handouts in advance. Allow time for e%planation. Level: &ntermediate Time: '( minutes

I. Lead-in and Introduction !" minutes# ) As the students enter! direct their attention to two question written on the board. Why is language and communication important in your life? How does it affect your relationship with friends and family? ") *nce all of the students have entered! state that they will have + minutes to reflect on the written question. ,irculate and answer any questions that the students may have. #) After the allotted time! II. $%ercise in Listening and Speaking !& minutes# ) -he teacher will then ask the students to find a partner in order to discuss their answers to the .ead-&n question. -he students will be given + minutes to talk to one another and hear what each has to say. -ell the students that after + minutes! they will each present what their partner/s answers to the question. ") &f there is an odd number of students! the teacher will partner with a student and will also answer the question. #) After + minutes! have the students each present their partner/s answers! making comments and corrections only if necessary. 0) *nce all of the students have presented! address any minor errors which could impede understanding. III. 'udio 'ctivit( )" minutes# ) -ell the students to carefully listen to the following conversation between $r. Renolds! the host! and the caller. -ell the students that they will have the chance to hear the audio more than once! and to focus only on discovering sub1ect matter on the first listen.

") 2lay the recording! and circulate. 3hile circulating! silently assess which students seem to grasp the conte%t of the conversation! and those who do not. #) After the students have listened to the recording once! distribute handout # and tell the students to write down a few words that did not understand. 2lay the recording once more! and circulate. After the recording has finished! ask students which words they wrote down. After the student has the read the word! ask the class if anyone knows what it means. &f not! answer the question. 0) $istribute handout #". -ell the students to check mark the bo% which they think is correct. 2lay the recording and circulate! monitoring to see if any students are struggling. *nce finished! correct that answers as a class! reading each question off and asking who would like to give their answer. I*. +onversations !" minutes# ) -ell the students to reform the groups which they had at the beginning of class. *nce in groups! tell them that you will be distributing two different handouts 4A and 5) for each group. -ell the students to only look at the handout that they are given! and to avoid looking at their partner/s. ") $istribute handout ## and instruct the students to choose a member that will read first. 3hile this member is reading! the other students will attempt to answer questions based on the reading. After completing this! tell the students to switch roles. 6ncourage the students to reread sections for their partner if necessary. #) ,irculate while the students are working and provide aid when necessary. 0) *nce the activity is complete! ask the students if there were any words that they did not understand! and if they particular difficulty with a certain part. *. +onclusion & minutes# ) Ask the students if they found the Audio and the handouts useful. ") Ask the students if they would like anything to be improved or clarified. #) ,ongratulate the students for workings hard! and for their progress in their language learning.

Listening Transcript ,ost: Hello folks! welcome back to the Rollin7 Radio -alk and .isten. 8oining us today we have $r. 8. Renolds who is a world renowned e%pert on relationships of the romantic sort. 5efore we take any calls let7s hear more about what he does from the good doctor himself. -r. .enolds: 3hy thank you 5obby-8ean for the warm welcome. & listen to people and help them with their marriage problems! kind of like a councilor only &7ve published a few books and am considered one of the best! but let7s take some calls before & toot my own horn too much. ,ost: 3hat a humble man. 9ow here we go caller number one! you7re on the air now it7s time to share. +aller: Hi well my wife is always brushing off any controversy that we have. She 1ust changes the conversation and then won7t talk about what7s really going on. How do & get her to communicate more and e%press what she7s really feeling: -r. .enolds: -hat7s a tough one! but you need to make sure that you are telling her it7s how you feel - don7t direct anything at her. *nce she feels threatened she will back into a corner either with anger or with an attempt to change the sub1ect to something more comfortable. +aller: So all & have to do is say how & feel and then continue on with the conversation: -r. .enolds: ;es! don7t make it too threatening. &n reality she really does want to talk! but may not want it to turn into an argument. +aller: -hank you so much< -r. .enolds: 9o problem! it7s what & do. 5obby-8ean think we have enough time to take another call: ,ost: & wish we did! but looks like we less air-time today because the station thinks they need to do a little more advertising for e-Harmony. Sorry folks for this! but luckily $r. 8. Renolds will be on again tomorrow same time! same place. -r. .enolds: & will: ,ost: ;es you will.

Handout # =ake a list of words which you didn7t understand and then make note of the definition of the word. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Handout #" .isten to the conversation again and check the word that applies. $r. 8. Renolds is an e%pert in? >>> animals >>> relationships >>> music -he host/s name is? >>> Riley 8ones >>>8ay Ray >>>5obby-8ean -he name of the show is? >>>Rollin7 Radio -alk and .isten >>> -alkative 8ean ,aller one7s problem was? >>> =oney >>>Housework >>> ,ommunication -he show was short because? >>> 9o more callers>>> Advertisement >>> *ut of time

Handout ## 4A) Te%t read this to (our partner# Aaron is a university student who is studying business. *n the weekends! Aaron likes to ride his motorcycle! and to go to new restaurants to try new foods. Aaron is in his third year of university! and plans to take a vacation to 5ra@il ne%t winter because he does not like the cold. 3hen he finishes his university! he would like to work in a business firm so he can make lots of money! and travel around the world.

/uestions Listen to 0hat (our partner reads1 and ans0er these 2uestions# .) =elissa plays... a. Auitar b. Biolin c. 2iano ".) =elissa started learning piano... a. 3hen she was . b. 3hen she was C. c. As an adult. #.) 3here does =elissa hope to one day have a concert: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0.) *n the weekends! =elissa... a. is busy studying. b. likes to go see concerts. c. goes to see her friends.

Handout ## 45) Te%t read this to (our partner# =elissa is a musician who plays the piano. She works at the local music store and teaches piano lessons every week. =elissa started playing the instrument when she was nine years old! and was taught by her mother. *n the weekends! =elissa likes to go see concerts! and to discover new types of music. =elissa hopes to one day be a famous piano player! and to play a concert in ,arnegie Hall.

/uestions Listen to 0hat (our partner reads1 and ans0er these 2uestions# .) Aaron is studying... a. 2sychology b. 5usiness c. 6ducation ".) *n the weekends! Aaron... a. works and does laundry. b. goes to the gym. c. rides his motorcycle and tries new restaurants. #.) 3here does Aaron want to travel ne%t winter: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0.) 3here does Aaron want to work: a. A business firm b. &n a school c. As an engineer