Listening activities The basics.

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1 Listening activities The basics

2 Listening Activities Three stages
Pre listening During listening Post listening Activate background knowledge Generate enthusiasm Active listening Clarify, Extend, Refine

3 Examples of pre-Listening activities
You, the teacher listens to/views the text ahead of time :) Act like this is really interesting and valuable Explain Key Vocab. Explain/Discuss relevant Cultural Information Tips about what to listen for Provide comprehension questions ahead of time. Show a picture related to the text and ask questions Use a speaking/writing question to help students think about the topic “Ask a neighbor, Imagina que eres granjero y no hay suficiente lluvia, ¿Qué harías?” What else?

4 During Listening Activities
Give students a purpose or goal eg. Averigua como se siente el cantante hacía su amor. Match listening activity to students’ skill level Pay attention to cognates. While listening to the song, try to figure out how to say these words….. Listen for meaning i.e. gist Listen twice, once quickly, once closely Identify as many words as you can Identify three words or phrases where you here the singer’s regional accent. Everyone SINGS ALONG!!!!! No way dude!

5 Post Listening Activities
Global activities Write a brief summary of the text/story/article. Explain to your partner in your own words what the story was about. What do you think the author’s opinion was of X and why?

6 Post Listening Activities
Specific information activities (to focus on the details of the text) Multiple choice/short answer quiz/questions ¿Dónde estaba Carlos cuando su novia llamó? Opinion- ¿Porqué mastican las hojas de coca en los Andes?

7 Post Listening Activities
Linguistic and cultural activities (use text for lang. and culture learning) Ask students to create a dialogue or role play based on two of the characters from the text. Ask students to write a continuation of the story. Ask questions and generate discussion based on some of the cultural topics presented in the reading. What else????

8 ¿Qué hay en esta foto? ¿Has visitado un lugar así? Imagina que estás en un muelle y un ser querido parte para un viaje en barco. ¿Qué harías?