Integrated Media Workshop

Intensive Listening and tasks

Prof. Luis G. Vera V. MTESOL At Arizona State University

Class 4: Intensive Listening and tasks

Intensive Listening
Pre listening activities Audio only While listening activities Post listening activities

Video
(audio & viewing)

Pre listening activities While listening activities Post listening activities

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Does this listening exercise contain pre listening activities? If so, what are they like?

3. Does this listening exercise contain post listening activities? If so, what are they like?
2. Does this listening exercise contain while listening activities? If so, what are they like?

What is the main objective of this listening exercise?

A language user at level 3B should:

1. Follow clearly articulated speech in everyday conversation 2. Follow the main points of an articulated discussion between native speakers 3. Understand a short narrative and form hypotheses about what will happen next 4. Understand the main points of recorded materials on familiar subjects 5. Catch the main points in TV and radio programs on familiar topics

6. Follow films on which the visuals and action carry much of the story line
7. Follow in outline straightforward short talks on familiar topics

I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programs on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interests when the delivery is relatively slow and clear

These are suggestions to the listening parts of the book Face 2 Face Pre Intermediate

Which ones out of the nine suggestions given are more important to you? Why?

How can each of the nine suggestions be implemented in a real classrooom?

What is stated about the number of times a learner has to listen to a text in listening activities intended to develop listening Comprehension?

The following are authors directions to carry out a listening exercise in unit 1B of the F2F Pre Intermediate book. Discuss the tasks and activities and how they can be implemented in the real classroom

Students read about something

Students listen to something related to what was read

TOPIC
Students speak about something they read and listened Students write or complete a paragraph about what was read and /or listened

Pre listening and post listening exercises are connected to reading, speaking and writing

On this page, there is a reading exercise that is combined with a listening exercise

listening exercise

Listening transcript