LISTENING AND SPEAKING
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
ACTIVITIES
LESSON 2
TEXT – HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER AT SCHOOL
There are many ways to be a student leader. If you are highly involved in school, chances are that other
students look up to you. If you were elected or chosen as a leader at your school, this is a great honor. No
matter what type of leader you are, there are three steps to help you become a good leader – taking on a
leadership position, being a good role model, and practicing good leadership qualities.
Knowing your own strengths and what you care about will help you choose what area of leadership to focus
on. Get involved. Run for student council. Join a few teams, clubs or organizations and get a feel for what is
a good fit for you. Gain experience. For pretty much every leadership position, you have to start at the
bottom and learn the ropes. This is the way you gain knowledge about the group and how things are run.
Spend enough time becoming knowledgeable and you will start becoming a person others in the group look
up to you. Eventually, you’ll be able to take a leadership position. Take action. Begin assuming more
responsibilities in your group. Set goals and do what it takes to accomplish them. Leaders are people who
don’t wait to be told what to do. Make a difference. Invite outside organizations to help raise funds for the
school and community.
ACTIVITY 1
Learners listen to the above text read by the teacher. Read the text twice. Learners take down notes of
main and supporting ideas. The teacher read the text once more with the questions.
ACTIVITY 2
Learners are given worksheets with questions to answer.
WORKSHEET
QUESTIONS - (After listening activity)
(10 MARKS)
1. What is the title of the text? (1)
2. What is considered as a great honor at school? (2)
3. How many steps are given for you to become a good leader? (1)
4. Mention at least one of the steps. (2)
5. What is required of you to be chosen as a leader? (1)
6. What must you do to show leadership? (1)
7. “You have to start at the bottom and learn the ropes”. What does this statement mean? (2)
MEMORANDUM
1. How to be a good leader at school.
(1)
2. To be elected or chosen as a leader at your school.
(2)
3. Three
(1)
4. Any one of the three.

Taking on a leadership position,

being a good role model,

practicing good leadership qualities.
5. Knowing your own strengths
(2)
(1)
6. Any one of the following.

Get involved,

run for student council,

join a few teams, club, etc.
(1)
7. Start by doing menial or manual tasks. It could be cleaning the classroom, picking up papers
in the classroom, sweeping the classroom, etc.
(2)
ACTIVITY 3 – PUNCTUATION
1. Find two simple sentences with full stops.
2. Find three commas in the second paragraph. Explain the function of the commas as used.
3. Change the following sentence into a question.
“Get involved”.
4. Explain the use of the quotation marks in the idiom –
“Learn the ropes”
5. Look at the word “Wow!” as used in the interview. What is the function of the exclamation mark and
emotion does it express?
FOR THE TEACHER
- POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1. There are many ways to be a student leader.
Join a few teams. Any other.
2.
No matter what type of leader you are, there are three steps to help you become a leader –
taking on a leadership position, being a good role model, and practicing good leadership
qualities.
3. Can you get involved?
4. “learn the ropes” – indicates a quotation/ the speaker’s direct words.
5. Wow! – expresses emotion. The interviewer is surprised or impressed.
ACTIVITY 4
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EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES
1. Write a paragraph of 50 to 60 words. Use your own words. Take your information from the text above.
2. Look at the picture below and summarise your understanding in paragraph of between 50 to 60
words.