Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Pamela Naidoo 29 September 2020 Pre-Intermediate (A2) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Listening Lesson – Listening for specific information & detail
Lesson Topic:
Ten Wild Facts about the Big Five
Assumed Prior Knowledge:
Learners have learned some vocabulary words before, and can speak it confidently. Learners have a vocabulary of +/- 1500 words, and
can read and understand basic grammar structures.
In this lesson an assumption is made that learners have learned 10 x new vocabulary words associated with sport (as per a previous
lesson plan)
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…
Students will be able to better identify several nouns Students will use a predicting technique to predict what the lesson
associated with an African Safari. topic is about.
Students will have developed their listening skills Students will listen to the audio recording numerous times to
Students will have developed their speaking sub-skill identify new vocabulary and its meaning and form
through use of a note taking activity. Pronunciation of various words will be easier. Students will feel
Students will understand the words within context confident enough to speak to each other using these words.
(E.g. A lion, is a large tan coloured wild cat, that mainly Pronunciation will be drilled numerous times, and students will be
asked to further practice at home. Recording can be sent to their
phones.
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, lives in Africa, with a flowing mane and likes to sleep Communicative listening will help students not only with
and hunt) pronunciation, but also to gain the confidence to speak in front of
At the end of the lesson, students will know the each other, and also help with meaning and form
meaning and form of the word, practiced A fill-in-the-gap worksheet activity will help to see if students
pronunciation numerous times, and can correctly understood the listening piece, and if new words learned can be
identify it to picture and sound. identified
Concept Checking Questions will further hep students to see if they
understood the listening piece, and also give the teacher a chance
to test various listening techniques like re-organising and the
appreciation technique that is used to answer the questions
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Students might not be familiar with some or all of the new This can be solved by pausing and showing flashcards when the students
vocabulary in the listening piece listen to the audio piece. Also explaining within context will help with
meaning (E.g. A lion, is a large tan coloured wild cat, that mainly lives in
Africa, with a flowing mane and likes to sleep and hunt
Use elicit methods when practicing pronunciation, within the group
Adult learners can lack the self-confidence to speak in front before asking students to speak individually can help build confidence
of others Not singling out mistakes made by the individual when speaking, but
rather addressing it again in a group discussion, can help the student from
further shying away.
Drilling pronunciation beforehand, can help students feel more confident
before speaking in front of the class.
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, It is important here for students to listen to the phonemic chart, and to
listen how each section of the word is pronounced. Drilling will be a focus
Considering that, Turkish is a phonetic language and English point.
is not, one of the biggest problems that occur during the Rhinoceros: [rʌɪˈnɒs(ə)rəs]
lesson when pronunciation is learned is saying the silent Pronunciation:
letter words. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/rhinoceros
E.g. Rhinoceros has a silent “h” sound Elephant: /ˈelɪfənt/
E.g. Elephant is a silent “p” and “h” sound Pronunciation:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/elephant
Another pronunciation difficulty in the Turkish language is Let students listen to each section of the word on the phonemic chart and
the difference between the sounds /ae/and /e/, since the further,drilling
letter E in Turkish, almost stands for both sounds. Due to this, http://wwww.macmillanenglish.com/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-in-
the students ability to distinguish the two sounds is very low british-english/
and while speaking it, is often difficult to understand which
sound they are trying to produce
E.g. Words like elephant, buffalo, hyena pronounced with
the /e/ instead of /ae/ sound
I further anticipate pronunciation problems with the I intend on drilling all words numerous times throughout the lesson to
following words, as I also struggle to pronounce them, help with pronunciation.
n=being a proficient English speaker, I can anticipate that I have also made an audio clipping that students will listen to, and can
these words might prove some difficulty for pre- even be sent to their mobile devices, where they will be encouraged to
intermediate students practice at home (see below audio clippings)
Veterinary (Pronounced: veh-thu-ruh-nuh-ree)
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Pamela Naidoo 29 September 2020 Pre-Intermediate (A2) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Listening Lesson – Listening for specific information & detail
Lesson Topic:
Ten Wild Facts about the Big Five
Assumed Prior Knowledge:
Learners have learned some vocabulary words before, and can speak it confidently. Learners have a vocabulary of +/- 1500 words, and
can read and understand basic grammar structures.
In this lesson an assumption is made that learners have learned 10 x new vocabulary words associated with sport (as per a previous
lesson plan)
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…
Students will be able to better identify several nouns Students will use a predicting technique to predict what the lesson
associated with an African Safari. topic is about.
Students will have developed their listening skills Students will listen to the audio recording numerous times to
Students will have developed their speaking sub-skill identify new vocabulary and its meaning and form
through use of a note taking activity. Pronunciation of various words will be easier. Students will feel
Students will understand the words within context confident enough to speak to each other using these words.
(E.g. A lion, is a large tan coloured wild cat, that mainly Pronunciation will be drilled numerous times, and students will be
asked to further practice at home. Recording can be sent to their
phones.
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, lives in Africa, with a flowing mane and likes to sleep Communicative listening will help students not only with
and hunt) pronunciation, but also to gain the confidence to speak in front of
At the end of the lesson, students will know the each other, and also help with meaning and form
meaning and form of the word, practiced A fill-in-the-gap worksheet activity will help to see if students
pronunciation numerous times, and can correctly understood the listening piece, and if new words learned can be
identify it to picture and sound. identified
Concept Checking Questions will further hep students to see if they
understood the listening piece, and also give the teacher a chance
to test various listening techniques like re-organising and the
appreciation technique that is used to answer the questions
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Students might not be familiar with some or all of the new This can be solved by pausing and showing flashcards when the students
vocabulary in the listening piece listen to the audio piece. Also explaining within context will help with
meaning (E.g. A lion, is a large tan coloured wild cat, that mainly lives in
Africa, with a flowing mane and likes to sleep and hunt
Use elicit methods when practicing pronunciation, within the group
Adult learners can lack the self-confidence to speak in front before asking students to speak individually can help build confidence
of others Not singling out mistakes made by the individual when speaking, but
rather addressing it again in a group discussion, can help the student from
further shying away.
Drilling pronunciation beforehand, can help students feel more confident
before speaking in front of the class.
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, It is important here for students to listen to the phonemic chart, and to
listen how each section of the word is pronounced. Drilling will be a focus
Considering that, Turkish is a phonetic language and English point.
is not, one of the biggest problems that occur during the Rhinoceros: [rʌɪˈnɒs(ə)rəs]
lesson when pronunciation is learned is saying the silent Pronunciation:
letter words. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/rhinoceros
E.g. Rhinoceros has a silent “h” sound Elephant: /ˈelɪfənt/
E.g. Elephant is a silent “p” and “h” sound Pronunciation:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/elephant
Another pronunciation difficulty in the Turkish language is Let students listen to each section of the word on the phonemic chart and
the difference between the sounds /ae/and /e/, since the further,drilling
letter E in Turkish, almost stands for both sounds. Due to this, http://wwww.macmillanenglish.com/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-in-
the students ability to distinguish the two sounds is very low british-english/
and while speaking it, is often difficult to understand which
sound they are trying to produce
E.g. Words like elephant, buffalo, hyena pronounced with
the /e/ instead of /ae/ sound
I further anticipate pronunciation problems with the I intend on drilling all words numerous times throughout the lesson to
following words, as I also struggle to pronounce them, help with pronunciation.
n=being a proficient English speaker, I can anticipate that I have also made an audio clipping that students will listen to, and can
these words might prove some difficulty for pre- even be sent to their mobile devices, where they will be encouraged to
intermediate students practice at home (see below audio clippings)
Veterinary (Pronounced: veh-thu-ruh-nuh-ree)
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