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Demo listening lesson
LISTENING DEMO LESSON

Remember the stages and interaction patterns

T – Ss Teacher to students
Ss – T Students to teacher
SSS Individual work
S–S Pair work
SS – SS Group work
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE?
 WORK IN PAIRS AND DISCUSS
1. Which thing is the most dangerous while driving a car?
2. Which thing is the least dangerous while driving a car?

❑Eating or drinking
❑Talking on a mobile phone
❑Setting or adjusting a satnav
❑Listening to your favourite music
❑Listening to music you don't know
❑Sending or receiving text messages
❑Doing your hair or putting on make-up
LISTEN AND CHECK YOUR PREDICTIONS
1. Which thing is the most dangerous while driving a car?
2. Which thing is the least dangerous while driving a car?

❑Eating or drinking
❑Talking on a mobile phone
❑Setting or adjusting a satnav
❑Listening to your favourite music
❑Listening to music you don't know
❑Sending or receiving text messages
❑Doing your hair or putting on make-up
ACCIDENT /ˈæksɪdənt/ Noun (C)
1) An event in which a car, train, plane
etc is damaged and often someone is
hurt

For example:
He was badly injured in a car accident.

Collocations:
a bad/serious accident
a horrible/nasty/horrific accident
a fatal accident
a minor accident (not small)
a road/traffic accident

be involved in an accident
prevent an accident
an accident happens / occurs
have an accident
STEERING WHEEL
SATNAV
Distraction /dɪˈstrækʃən/ something that stops you paying attention to
noun (C, U) what you are doing
For example, I study in the library as there are
too many distractions at home.
Word family: distract (verb), distracting (adjec)

Illegal /ɪˈliːɡəl/ something that is against the law, unlawful

adjective For example, It is illegal to sell tobacco to
someone under 16.

hazardous /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/ Synonym of dangerous, harmful

adjective For example, The chemicals in paint can be
hazardous to health
Listen again and add more information
to each activity on the list – why it is
dangerous.

How many activities are on the list?

How many reasons should you write?
 WORK IN PAIRS AND DISCUSS

Have you ever done these or other things

while driving?

What can you conclude about doing things

while driving?

What can you do to solve this problem?

 DEMO LESSON ANALYSIS

Put the stages of the lesson in the correct column

What is the aim of each stage?

Pre- listening While-listening Post-listening

tasks tasks tasks

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 LESSON PLAN
Stage/Aim Procedure Inter Time
Lead-in: to introduce the topic; T displays the pictures from the text, elicits, what Ss can see in T-Ss 3 mins
to create interest. it, elicits what the topic is. Ss-T
Prediction: to activate existing In pairs, Ss discuss which thing are the most / least dangerous S-S 10
knowledge; using the list. As feedback, T elicits some of their ideas. Ss-T mins
to practice predicting.
Pre-teaching vocabulary T introduces and explains difficult vocabulary: accident, steering T-Ss
To pre-teach difficult words. wheel, satnav, distraction, illegal, hazardous
Listening for gist: to develop Ss listen to the text to see if they were correct. Check in pairs. S-S 5 mins
listening for gist skills. Plenary feedback. T-Ss
Listening for details: Ss listen to the text again and add more information to each S 7 mins
To develop listening for detail activity on the list – why it is dangerous. Check in pairs. Plenary S-S
skills. feedback. T-Ss
Language focus: Ss look at the script of the recording & underline difficult words. S 5 mins
To focus on how language is T encourages Ss to deduce meaning of the words in context S-S
used in a text. and then check in pairs. T explains meaning of the words T-Ss
Follow-up task: Ss discuss if they (or people in their country) ever do these or S-S 8 mins
To personalize the topic, to other things while driving. As feedback, T elicits some of their T-Ss
develop speaking skills ideas. T conducts delayed error correction.