Suggested Follow-up Activities
Learners' possible problem(s) (for reference only)
- Learners are not able to listen for gist or main ideas on familiar or less familiar topics.
- Learners are not able to predict the likely development of the topic.
- Learners are not able to extract specific information from simple spoken texts on familiar or less familiar topics.
- Learners are not able to use personal experience and knowledge of the world to understand the meaning of simple spoken texts.
- Learners are not able to distinguish main ideas from supporting ideas.
- Learners are not able to identify sequences, causes and effects.
- Learners are not able to make connections between ideas with the help of discourse markers or cohesive devices.
- Learners are not able to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words and expressions.
Suggested Follow-up Activities
| Learning Unit | Description | Problem addressed (see above) | Suggested duration (minutes) | For Students' Self-access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
For Your Eyes Only |
Learners are asked to complete a series of interactive activities, which include matching games, quizzes and listening tasks, to learn to describe people’s appearance. They also write short descriptions about people using information provided as well as applying reference skills. Related Module: Social Issues |
 |
145 |  |
Interviewing Teachers |
Learners acquire some useful listening skills such as making predictions, making connections between ideas and extracting specific information through a listening task about an interview with a native-speaking English teacher. They also apply their knowledge by conducting an interview with a teacher at school. Related Module: Study, School Life and Work |
|
40 | |
Mind Your Own Words |
Learners learn to deduce word meanings and implied meanings from the context through interactive activities. They are asked to rewrite sentences by using euphemistic expressions which are more polite, pleasant or less offensive. Related Module: Getting Along with Others |
|
65 | |
Step It Up |
Through a series of authentic tasks, learners revisit and apply the seven rules of forming and decoding abbreviations. They also practice the skills of listening / reading for main ideas, noting down relevant information and making notes using a mindmap. Related Module: Study, School Life and Work |
|
45 |  |
Travelling in Australia |
Through an interactive listening task about attractions in Australia, learners learn to locate specific information from various sources. Learners then read about facts and figures about Australia and complete a fact sheet. They are also asked to express opinions about living in Australia. Related Module: Cultures of the World |
|
45 | |
* The list of possible problems is for teachers' reference only and is not meant to be exhaustive or prescriptive. Teachers can always adapt the activities/materials in order to cater for students' needs.
Other Resources
Teachers may refer to the following resources or experiences for further information in planning and preparing their learning and teaching activities:
- BBC – Bobinogs
Rocket Story
Tidying
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/bobinogs/games/gamespage.shtml - BBC – The Little Animals Activity Centre
The Missing Pencil
The Butterfly Trail
The Wishing Tree
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/story/sbi.shtml - Developing Teachers.com – Scott's listening lesson plan 2
http://www.developingteachers.com/articles_tchtraining/list5lp_scott.htm - English as Second Language – Beginner level learning – listening comprehension:
http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_beginner_listening.htm - Lavelle, T. (2000). Getting the most from textbook listening activities. The Internet TESL Journal, 6(11).
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Lavelle-Listening/ - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – English Language Centre – Keys to better listening:
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/elsc/material/Listening/kListening.htm - Wanted by the FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted.htm - U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives
http://www.usmarshals.gov/investigations/most_wanted/index.html - Wanted Person
http://www.police.gov.hk/hkp-home/english/wanted/index.htm - Lola's English Page Vocabulary
http://www.elalmanaque.com/english/vocabulary/describing_people.htm - Describing People in English
http://www.english-at-home.com/vocabulary/describing-people-in-english - Euphemism
http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/glossary/g/euphemism.htm - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism - Euphemism in talking about death
http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/intlconf/pdfs/Wilson%20Janet.pdf - Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv167.shtml - Academic Skills Center, California Polytechnic State University – Note-taking Systems
http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html - Sweet Briar College, VA – Note-taking skills
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html - University of North Dakota - Abbreviations in Note-taking
http://www.und.edu/dept/ULC/rf-abbrv.htm
Coming Soon