Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
B2-Upper-Intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Four Skills - Listening
Lesson Topic:
If you dream it, you can achieve it!
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to listen and Had roleplays and had completed activity worksheets to demonstrate
require a better understanding through utilizing listening techniques their understanding of the recording, using pre-existing and new
which will upgrade their skills for gist and specific information. vocabulary.
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,Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. There are a large number of Spanish words that sounds the same 1. During the presentation of regular vocabulary, I will discuss
as the English ones. These false cognates confuse the students as essential vocabulary that the students’ need to know before
they sound alike but have different meanings, e.g. “assist” and listening to the recording as per Attachment B. I will also
“asistir;” “college” and “colegio;” “exit” and “éxito;” and “library” and encourage students to take notes and to write down
“librería.” important words that will be discussed after they have listened
2. The Spanish language does not have a distinction between short for gist and specific information.
and long vowels. They often stretch all vowel sounds out too 2. During the presentation of regular vocabulary students will
much and confuse pairs of short and long English vowel receive a copy as per Attachment B that will highlight some of
sounds like “ship” and “sheep” .This could cause students to these vowels and special focus will be placed on essential
misinterpret the insight / meaning of the message from the vocabulary, vowel stress and intonation in order to accustom
recording piece as they have a different meaning to some of the the ear of the student to the “sounds” of English. When listening
words they’ll hear. for gist, I will also pause the recording on regular intervals so that I
3. Some students may become demotivated and board as they can elicit and clarify any essential vocabulary.
cannot grasp the full understanding of certain sentences due to 3. During the presentation of regular vocabulary students will
grammar patterns and word order that are quite different from the receive a copy as per Attachment B that will highlight some of
English to the Spanish language, e.g. The correct placement of the these ‘problem’ adjectives and nouns. When listening for specific
adjective in English, where the adjective usually goes before the nouns they
information, I will also check comprehension and clarify any
describe, in Spanish, adjectives usually come after the nouns they describe,
problems. I will move around the class and listen to all the
though there are limited exceptions in Spanish where adjectives do go before
the noun such as possessive adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. students while they are performing their roleplays and listen
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, for errors. Then I will highlight the five common errors and
discuss it during review. I will elicit the correct answers from
the students.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Listening recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK3_IMg87x8
Inspire yourself
Motivational success story of Shakira
‘Motivational Success Story of Shakira - From Poor and Rejected to Most Powerful Inspiring Celebrity
This is one of the best motivational videos for success in life. Shakira was born in Colombia in a big happy family. But when she was just 2 years old, her family was devastated when her half-brother died. Few years
later, her father’s jewellery business went bankrupt, and he lost everything.
“We lost our car, we lost our furniture, and I remember vividly the day I walked into my house and all the furniture was gone because my dad had to pay his debts, and when I saw this, I was so frustrated. I was upset
with my parents because I couldn't understand how they did so poorly in business."
But her parents found a way to make her happy and grateful for what she already had. They took her to a park where children lived in the dirt, hungry, with bare feet and torn clothes. She saw families and children who
were much less fortunate than her. At that moment she made a promise that she'll work hard to become successful and one day come back to help those kids. So, when she was just 8 years old, she started writing songs
and composing music. But her dream to become a singer was crushed when she was rejected from the school choir because her voice was too strong. She was even told that she can't sing and that she sounded like a
goat. She was devastated.
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B2-Upper-Intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Four Skills - Listening
Lesson Topic:
If you dream it, you can achieve it!
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to listen and Had roleplays and had completed activity worksheets to demonstrate
require a better understanding through utilizing listening techniques their understanding of the recording, using pre-existing and new
which will upgrade their skills for gist and specific information. vocabulary.
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,Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. There are a large number of Spanish words that sounds the same 1. During the presentation of regular vocabulary, I will discuss
as the English ones. These false cognates confuse the students as essential vocabulary that the students’ need to know before
they sound alike but have different meanings, e.g. “assist” and listening to the recording as per Attachment B. I will also
“asistir;” “college” and “colegio;” “exit” and “éxito;” and “library” and encourage students to take notes and to write down
“librería.” important words that will be discussed after they have listened
2. The Spanish language does not have a distinction between short for gist and specific information.
and long vowels. They often stretch all vowel sounds out too 2. During the presentation of regular vocabulary students will
much and confuse pairs of short and long English vowel receive a copy as per Attachment B that will highlight some of
sounds like “ship” and “sheep” .This could cause students to these vowels and special focus will be placed on essential
misinterpret the insight / meaning of the message from the vocabulary, vowel stress and intonation in order to accustom
recording piece as they have a different meaning to some of the the ear of the student to the “sounds” of English. When listening
words they’ll hear. for gist, I will also pause the recording on regular intervals so that I
3. Some students may become demotivated and board as they can elicit and clarify any essential vocabulary.
cannot grasp the full understanding of certain sentences due to 3. During the presentation of regular vocabulary students will
grammar patterns and word order that are quite different from the receive a copy as per Attachment B that will highlight some of
English to the Spanish language, e.g. The correct placement of the these ‘problem’ adjectives and nouns. When listening for specific
adjective in English, where the adjective usually goes before the nouns they
information, I will also check comprehension and clarify any
describe, in Spanish, adjectives usually come after the nouns they describe,
problems. I will move around the class and listen to all the
though there are limited exceptions in Spanish where adjectives do go before
the noun such as possessive adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. students while they are performing their roleplays and listen
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, for errors. Then I will highlight the five common errors and
discuss it during review. I will elicit the correct answers from
the students.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Listening recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK3_IMg87x8
Inspire yourself
Motivational success story of Shakira
‘Motivational Success Story of Shakira - From Poor and Rejected to Most Powerful Inspiring Celebrity
This is one of the best motivational videos for success in life. Shakira was born in Colombia in a big happy family. But when she was just 2 years old, her family was devastated when her half-brother died. Few years
later, her father’s jewellery business went bankrupt, and he lost everything.
“We lost our car, we lost our furniture, and I remember vividly the day I walked into my house and all the furniture was gone because my dad had to pay his debts, and when I saw this, I was so frustrated. I was upset
with my parents because I couldn't understand how they did so poorly in business."
But her parents found a way to make her happy and grateful for what she already had. They took her to a park where children lived in the dirt, hungry, with bare feet and torn clothes. She saw families and children who
were much less fortunate than her. At that moment she made a promise that she'll work hard to become successful and one day come back to help those kids. So, when she was just 8 years old, she started writing songs
and composing music. But her dream to become a singer was crushed when she was rejected from the school choir because her voice was too strong. She was even told that she can't sing and that she sounded like a
goat. She was devastated.
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