Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
1 Mar. 2026 Advanced (C1) 60 minutes
Lesson Type: Four Skills – Listening Skills
Lesson Topic: Some companies are dropping fees for solo travellers
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…
Understand.and use key .vocabulary from the listening.audio in context Completed. a vocabulary matching exercise where they match the
Listen for.gist and understand the main idea of the listening audio. words to their meaning.
Listen.for specific information and identify. key details and important Listened. to the audio once and written a summary in their own
information. in the audio. words about the overall.message of the audio.
Listened. to the audio again and answered. comprehension.
questions that required.key information from the audio.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the students and one for the
subskills (reading for gist and for detail/specific information) 1. I will pre-teach key vocabulary.before the first listening. I will also show one
example of connected speech on the board and mark the stress. I will model
the pronunciation and ask students to repeat together and then individually.
1. My students are Spanish speakers. In Spanish, people usually pronounce words clearly
This will help them feel more prepared before they listen.
and each syllable sounds strong. In English, words are often linked together and some
sounds become weak. Because of this, students may not recognize words they already
2. During discussion, I will put students into pairs or small groups. This makes it
know when they hear them in fast speech.
easier for quieter students to speak. I will also monitor and gently invite
quieter students to share their ideas. I will make sure everyone has a chance
2. The students are young adults (18–25). At this age, many people have strong opinions
to speak.
about travelling and money. Some students may speak a lot because they feel
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, confident about their ideas. Other students may feel shy or less confident and may not 3. I will remind students before listening that even native speakers do not
speak much during discussions. catch. every word in a news report. I will explain that the goal is
understanding meaning, not perfection. I will design tasks that focus on main
3. My students are C1 level. At this level, they often expect themselves to understand ideas and key details, not small unimportant words.
every single word. If they miss some information, they may feel frustrated or think
their English is not good enough. This pressure can make them nervous and affect their 4. For the second listening, I will give clear and focused questions. I will tell
confidence. students to listen only for key words (names, numbers, reasons). We will
check answers in pairs first, then listen one more time to confirm difficult
4. When students listen for details, they may find it hard to catch numbers, percentages, answers. I will pause briefly after important parts if needed.
names, or examples because they are said quickly. They might also mix up similar
information, such as different companies or different reasons mentioned in the report.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Title: Some Companies are dropping fees for solo travellers.
Source: NBC News (YouTube channel)
Date: Sept 25, 2025
Length: 3 minutes 20 seconds
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwEPBREbMAY
Transcript:
0:01
If you have ever booked a trip for one, you know the struggle: hotels charging more, cruises slapping on fees, tour groups treating you like the odd one out.
It used to feel a little alien when people would call me brave.
I'm like, I’m just like you. I just want to travel.
Caitlin Rosati says she's been to 90 countries by herself over the last 10 years and often felt penalized just for rolling solo.
0:46
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1 Mar. 2026 Advanced (C1) 60 minutes
Lesson Type: Four Skills – Listening Skills
Lesson Topic: Some companies are dropping fees for solo travellers
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…
Understand.and use key .vocabulary from the listening.audio in context Completed. a vocabulary matching exercise where they match the
Listen for.gist and understand the main idea of the listening audio. words to their meaning.
Listen.for specific information and identify. key details and important Listened. to the audio once and written a summary in their own
information. in the audio. words about the overall.message of the audio.
Listened. to the audio again and answered. comprehension.
questions that required.key information from the audio.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the students and one for the
subskills (reading for gist and for detail/specific information) 1. I will pre-teach key vocabulary.before the first listening. I will also show one
example of connected speech on the board and mark the stress. I will model
the pronunciation and ask students to repeat together and then individually.
1. My students are Spanish speakers. In Spanish, people usually pronounce words clearly
This will help them feel more prepared before they listen.
and each syllable sounds strong. In English, words are often linked together and some
sounds become weak. Because of this, students may not recognize words they already
2. During discussion, I will put students into pairs or small groups. This makes it
know when they hear them in fast speech.
easier for quieter students to speak. I will also monitor and gently invite
quieter students to share their ideas. I will make sure everyone has a chance
2. The students are young adults (18–25). At this age, many people have strong opinions
to speak.
about travelling and money. Some students may speak a lot because they feel
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, confident about their ideas. Other students may feel shy or less confident and may not 3. I will remind students before listening that even native speakers do not
speak much during discussions. catch. every word in a news report. I will explain that the goal is
understanding meaning, not perfection. I will design tasks that focus on main
3. My students are C1 level. At this level, they often expect themselves to understand ideas and key details, not small unimportant words.
every single word. If they miss some information, they may feel frustrated or think
their English is not good enough. This pressure can make them nervous and affect their 4. For the second listening, I will give clear and focused questions. I will tell
confidence. students to listen only for key words (names, numbers, reasons). We will
check answers in pairs first, then listen one more time to confirm difficult
4. When students listen for details, they may find it hard to catch numbers, percentages, answers. I will pause briefly after important parts if needed.
names, or examples because they are said quickly. They might also mix up similar
information, such as different companies or different reasons mentioned in the report.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Title: Some Companies are dropping fees for solo travellers.
Source: NBC News (YouTube channel)
Date: Sept 25, 2025
Length: 3 minutes 20 seconds
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwEPBREbMAY
Transcript:
0:01
If you have ever booked a trip for one, you know the struggle: hotels charging more, cruises slapping on fees, tour groups treating you like the odd one out.
It used to feel a little alien when people would call me brave.
I'm like, I’m just like you. I just want to travel.
Caitlin Rosati says she's been to 90 countries by herself over the last 10 years and often felt penalized just for rolling solo.
0:46
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