Listening is an important communication skill. The document makes three key points: 1. Listening accounts for 45% of a typical workday and 45% of a business person's salary is earned from listening skills. Good listeners are perceived as more intelligent and have greater chances of career advancement. 2. Teaching listening involves three stages - pre-listening, while listening, and post-listening activities. Pre-listening prepares students and activates background knowledge. While listening includes activities like gap filling, multiple choice, and true/false questions. 3. Improving listening skills requires identifying objectives, evaluating habits, generating motivation, eliminating distractions, asking questions, and evaluating progress. Good listening is an essential skill for

1. TEACHING LISTENING
Group 1

2. THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING
WELL
 Most frequently used communication skill
 50% of typical workday spent communicating
 of this 50%, 45% is spent listening
 45% of business person’s salary earned listening
 Good listeners
 are perceived as more intelligent
 save time, energy, and other resources
 increase chances for advancement and success

3. Goin’
Fishin’

4. 1. What are the people doing?
PlayingPlaying ShoppingShopping

5. Scoring

6. 2. What is the girl asking for?
AdviceAdvicePermissionPermission

7. Scoring

8. 3. What is the man talking about?
PricePriceCurrencyCurrency

9. Scoring

10. 4. What is the girl doing?
CookingCooking InvitingInviting

11. Scoring

12. 5. What are they talking about?
Daily routinesDaily routinesPast activitiesPast activities

13. Scoring

14. 6. What is the song about?
Family Love

15. Scoring

16. 7. What is the song about?
Love FriendshipFriendship

17. Scoring

18. 8. What is the song about?
ChristmasChristmas New YearNew Year

19. Scoring

20. 9. What are the people talking about?
New YearNew Year ChristmasChristmas

21. Scoring

22. 10. What is the man talking about?
CountriesCountriesPopulationPopulation

23. Scoring

24. Congratulations!
You’ve caught enough fish for dinner!

25. TEACHING LISTENING STEPS
Step 1: Pre-listening
Step 2: While listening
Step 3: Post listening

26. PRE-LISTENING

27. FIRST EXAMPLE OF PRE-LISTENING SATGE
Introduction:
You’re going to listen to someone talking about her first school prom.
Language support or definitions of important words
School prom: a formal party held for older students at the end of
the school year, at which there is dancing.
Eliciting:
Now everybody, let’s imagine what would happen there when she is
at the prom.
Predicting: Look at the task. What could be in each blank?

28. WHILE LISTENING ACTIVITIES
1. Gap Filling

33. Second Example of Pre-listening Stage
Introduction:
We’re going to listen to Stuart talking about things he does at the weekend.
Language support:
Rugby: a sport like football but played
with an oval ball and hands
(bóng b u d c)ầ ụ
Eliciting:
What do you do at the weekend?
Who do you spend your weekend with?
Do you…?
Game: Someone makes guestures for others to guess the actions

34. 2. Multiple choice
a. Circle Italic word
b. Circle the correct answer (Choose a, b or c)

35. a. Listen and circle the correct answer: ( More 1-Test 7&8)
1. Stuart is 13 /15 years old.
2. Stuart live in near / far away from the town centre.
3. Stuart goes to a local youth club / football club on Friday night.
4. He meets his parents / friends there.
5. He does lots of sports like rugby and basketball / rugby and hockey.

36. b. Listen and circle the correct answer: ( More 1-Test 7 &8)
1. What three other things can you do there?
a. talk to friends, dance and work out
b. dance, do gymnastics and have a drink
c. play tennis, talk to friends and go for a run
2. When does Stuart play football matches?
a. on a Saturday morningb. on a Sunday morning
c. on a Sunday afternoon
1. Who goes to Stuart’s football matches with him?
a. his parents b. his friends c. his cousins
4. What else is there to do in town?
a. go to the cinema b. go to the theatre c. go to a museum
5. What can you do in the parks in Plymouth?
a. ride motorbikes and climb trees
b. rollerblade and climb trees
c. rollerblade and ride horses

37. Pre-listening Example 3
Introduction:
We’re going to listen to Mary talking about TV programs she watched last night.
Language support:
TV programs and feelings
Eliciting:
What TV programs do you like?
Did you watch TV last night?
What did you watch?
How were they?
Now let’s read the questions to see if you have any questions.

38. 3. True (T) or False (F)
Listen and circle T (True) or F (False)
1. Suzannah was at Mary’s house. T / F
2. Suzannah and Mary love romantic films. T / F
3. Suzannah wanted to watch the film in the kitchen. T / F
4. They were scared by the film. T /F
5. There was a mistake in the TV magazine. T /F
6. Suzannah wanted to watch the horror film. T / F
7. The film was scary. T / F
8. Mary wanted to watch the film. T / F
9. The film finished at 9 o’clock. T / F
10. Mary didn’t like the film. T / F

39. 4. Matching
Listen and match the number of TV programme to the films or shows
(More 2- Unit 2 page 16)

40. IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS
 Identify Objectives
 Know Your Listening Habits
 Generate Motivation and Energy
 Eliminate Distractions
 Ask questions
Closed
Open
 Evaluate Your Progress