LISTENING ACTIVITIES

1, LISTEN AND DRAW (PICTURE DICTATION)

2, LISTEN AND FIND THE PICTURE I AM TALKING ABOUT.

3, LISTEN AND FIND THE PART OF THE PICTURE I AM TALKING ABOUT.

4, LISTEN AND MIME WHAT I AM SAYING

A, INDIVIDUAL PHRASES

B, A STORY: JOE GOT UP. HE WAS VERY TIRED. HE WENT TO THE DINING ROOM, MADE HIMSELF
SOME COFFEE. etc….

5, LISTEN AND ORDER THE EXPRESSIONS FROM THE TEXT, PREFERABLY ON CARDS

6, LISTEN AND TICK THE PHRASES YOU CAN HEAR. THE PHRASES APPEAR IN THE ORDER YOU HEAR
THEM.

7, HOMOPHONES: LISTEN AND CIRCLE THE WORD YOU HEAR:

THE STUDENT CAN SEE ON THE PAPER: SEA/SEE (make sure the students know which is which)

THE TEACHER SAYS:

THERE ARE A LOT OF FISH IN THE SEA.

I CAN SEE TWO PEOPLE IN THE STREET.

8, LISTEN AND REPEAT IF IT IS TRUE.

GENERAL FACTS: THE SUN IS IN THE SKY. // THERE ARE

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

9, LISTEN AND PUT DOWN A TICK EVERY TIME I SAY THE NAME OF AN ANIMAL/ A COLOUR/ A VERB
IN THE PAST TENSE, ETC…

10, JOKES: LISTEN AND GIVE POINTS ON A SCALE OF 1-5 ACCORDING TO HOW FUNNY IT IS

11, LISTEN AND FIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT I AM SAYING AND THE ORIGINAL STORY

e.g. LITTLE RED WENT TO VISIT HER GRANDFATHER IN THE FOREST.

12, LISTEN AND IDENTIFY THE WORD THAT IS DEFINED (CAN BE PLAYED AS A BINGO GAME)

13, LISTEN AND CHECK IF YOUR PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE LISTENING WERE CORRECT.

14, LISTEN AND DECIDE HOW TO CONTINUE THE STORY

A: ’ARE YOU SURE?’

B: ’I DON’T KNOW. SHALL WE TRY?’

A: ’SURE.’

B: ’SEE, I TOLD YOU. THEY DON’T SWIM.’

A: ’GIVE HIM A MINUTE.’

B: ’NO.’

15, LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE CAPTION

YOU MUST TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NEW ROOF GARDEN BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

REMEMBER ME? YOU TAUGHT ME TO DRIVE.

YOUR SPELLING IS TERRIBLE!

NO, HE’S WONDERFUL, SIR. ONLY BITES PEOPLE WHO ASK FOR A CHANGE.