Task 2 : Listening
1. A teacher used a dialogue for listening. Below, she describes what
she did and how well it worked :
“I told the class to close their books and listen, and I read the
dialogue twice. Then I asked the questions. But they couldn’t answer most
of them. So I told them to open their books, and we read the dialogue
together. Then they seemed to find it quite easy. They couldn’t understand
it from just listening – it was too difficult for them”.
What could the T do to help the Ss to listen ? Discuss your answer
with your group.
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Task 2 : Listening
2. Read this story and decide at which points you could stop and ask
students to make predictions.
Once there was a boy called Ali, a poor fisherman’s son. As he was going
home one evening, he saw an old man lying by the side of the road, seriously ill.
The boy was very kind, and he helped the old man to the nearest hospital.
The old man thanked the boy and asked him for his name and address. The
Boy was ashamed to admit that his father was a poor fisherman, so he said, “My
name is Mustafa and my father is a teacher”. A few days later, the old man died in
The hospital, and left all his money to “Mustafa, a local teacher’s son who helped
me in my hour of need”. Of course, because Ali had lied, he did not receive any of
The old man’s money.
Mark 5 places in the story where you could stop and ask Ss to
predict what will happen next. What questions would you ask each
time ?
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3. Homework :
Think of a story of your own ( it can be any kind of story, real or
imaginary). Decide where you will pause and prepare questions to
ask what will happen next, after each pause.
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