Task
4
4 min
Children
work
individually. They listen
to the text again with the
aim to fill in a table.
Then, they have to use
the information they
have acquired in order to
write a short note.
Task
5
7 min
Students listen to the
tape for another time.
This time they have to
pay attention to some
conventional phrases and
to
the
interactional
elements of spoken
language. Then they
have to use this language
to fill in the missing
parts of the text they
have listened to.
Another while-listening
activity. Students listen
for detail and use the
information
they
acquire in order to fill
in a table. Listening
and note-taking is a
common activity in real
life,
it
provides
integration of skills and
gives
listening
a
purpose. Finally, they
use the information
from the table to write
a short note. This is an
information
transfer
activity and a good
example of the task
dependency principle.
Students become aware
of some characteristics
of spoken language
such as conventional
phrases, pauses, fillers
and
time
creating
devices. They also
become aware of the
interactional function
of spoken language.
Once
they
have
identified
how
language is used, they
are asked to use this
information
to
complete the missing
parts of the text. This
helps them utilize the
information they have
acquired and realize
how language is used
within its context. The
elements of spoken
language students are
asked to focus on will
help them become
more
competent
speakers when asked to
do
the
speaking
activity.
The listening
text
The listening
text
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