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3 LISTENING
OVERVIEW
Duration: 40 minutes
Objectives:
• Can give or seek personal views and opinions in
discussing topics of interest (C) (GSE 46 – B1).
Resources:
• SB p. 7; WORD STORE 1, p. 3
• WB p. 7
LESSON 4
WARM-UP | 3 minutes
(T–S, S–T) Books closed. Ask Ss if they know any sayings
about friendship. Tell them that they can find sayings from
L1 and explain what they mean in English.
EXTRA ACTIVITY
Tell Ss to stand up behind their desks or in a circle at the
front of the room. Toss a paper ball to one of the Ss, and
ask them to call out a word that represents the qualities
of a healthy relationship/friendship (e.g. trust, support,
kindness, fun, etc.) Ask that person to then toss the ball
to someone else. Each time a new S catches the ball, ask
them to share a new quality. The activity continues until all Ss
have said one word or the time limit of 3 minutes is reached.
PRE-LISTENING | 5 minutes
1 (T–S, S–T) Ask Ss to turn to p. 7 and look at the sayings
about friendship. Go through the sayings with the class
and check that Ss understand their meaning.
2 (S–S, S–T) Refer Ss to Exercise 1. Put them in pairs and
give them 2–3 minutes to discuss the questions. Monitor
and support as they do this. When they have finished,
ask individual Ss to share their ideas with the class.
WHILE-LISTENING | 15–17 minutes
1 (S–S, T–S, S–T) Ss do Exercise 2 individually. Remind
them to focus on the numbers while listening and make
notes of what the numbers in the box refer to. Play the
recording once. Then give Ss 1 extra minute to compare
their answers with a partner before doing a class check.
2 (S–S, S–T) Exercise 3. Tell Ss that they will have a conversation
about how many friends they have. Tell them that they
should talk about online friends, close friends and friends
of the opposite sex. Put Ss in pairs and give them 1–2 minutes
to talk. When they have finished, invite individual Ss to
share what their partners said.
3 (S–S, T–S, S–T) Ss do Exercise 4 individually. Allow them
1 minute to read through the statements to make sure
they know exactly what to do. Tell them to underline the
key words. Play the recording only once and then give
Ss 1 minute to check their answers in pairs before doing
a class check. Elicit the answers and ask Ss to correct the
false sentences giving relevant extracts from the audio.
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LESSON 4
4 (T–S, S–T) Exercise 5. Refer Ss to WORD STORE 1D p. 3.
Give them 1–2 minutes to complete the activity with the
phrases in green in Exercise 4. Then play the recording
so that Ss listen and check their answers. Practise the
phrases using choral drilling and individual repetition.
5 (S–S, T–S, S–T) Ss do Exercise 6 individually. Before
playing the audio, ask Ss to read the descriptions.
Play the recording twice if necessary. Ask Ss to check
their answers in pairs before doing a class check.
Elicit what was said in the audio that helped Ss choose
the answers.
POST-LISTENING | 6–7 minutes
1 (S–S, T–S, S–T) Ss do Exercise 7 individually. Give them
1–2 minutes to complete the questions with an appropriate
verb from WORD STORE 1D and then 1 extra minute to
check their answers in pairs before doing a class check.
2 (S–S, T–S, S–T) Ss do Exercise 9 individually. Give them
2 minutes to write the numbers in full and compare their
answers with a partner. Then play the recording so that
Ss listen and check their answers. Practise the numbers
using choral drilling and individual repetition.
3 (S–S) Exercise 10. Give Ss 30 seconds to write down
three long numbers and then 3 extra minutes to take
turns, dictating, writing and checking each other’s
numbers in pairs.
TIP
Pairs could be invited to the board to do this for the
other Ss to listen, write and check the numbers as well.
PRODUCTION | 5–6 minutes
(S–S, S–T, T–S) Exercise 8. Tell Ss that in a few minutes they
will ask and answer the questions in Exercise 7. Tell them
that they should use the phrases from WORD STORE 1D
wherever possible in their dialogues. Give Ss 1–2 minutes
to prepare. Then put them in pairs and tell them that they
must keep talking for a full 3 minutes. As Ss interact with
each other, walk around taking notes of what you hear.
When they have finished, invite individual Ss to share their
partner’s answers. Then give some feedback based on your
notes.
HOMEWORK
1 Give Ss WB p. 7 as homework.
2 Ask Ss to bring in photos of fashion icons (people or
iconic items of clothing). Explain the notion briefly if
necessary.
CONTINGENCY PLAN
Refer to TB p. 7 for extra activities.
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