Towards the end of the lesson, the students should be asked to summarize the story in their own words and then try to identify its meaning. The students may have some difficulty understanding the main themes and events of the story as it is told in a somewhat indirect way. In the activities following the listening, any other difficult vocabulary or phrases should be examined and reviewed. For this reason, the most troublesome vocabulary should be introduced before the listening.
It is also possible that the way certain sentences are phrased would be confusing to them. They are familiar with summarizing and retelling, as well as discussing story themes.įree TESOL Training: How to Teach English with SongsĪnticipated problems and solutions: There might be quite a bit of uncommon vocabulary in the song that the students are not used to. They are familiar with most of the vocabulary presented in the song. To provide students with practice identifying and analyzing the meaning of a storyįree TESOL Training: The Difference Between Teaching and Testing Listening Skillsįree TESOL Training: Have Fun Teaching Pronunciation!Īssumptions: Students are familiar with skim and scan listening techniques. To provide students with practice summarizing and retelling To integrate speaking, reading and writing skills into the activity To review and teach related vocabulary as well as its pronunciation
Type of lesson: Listening lesson that integrates speaking, reading and writing skills using the song Puff the Magic DragonĪims:Using a song to develop skim and scan listening skills This Intermediate+ lesson plan uses the song Puff the Magic Dragon to teach integrated skills
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