Planning A Receptive Skills Lesson

Question 1

Receptive skills:
The control of student expose to the class material allows (?) language and skills to be presented in an effective way.

Answer 1

Target

Question 2

Receptive skills: listening and reading:

There are 7 stages to the receptive skill lesson plans.

Please name them in order:

Answer 2

1. Warm up
2. Before presentation of material
3. Activity 1
4. Activity 2
5. Vocabulary/Language explanation
6. Activity 3
7. Follow-up/ homework assignment

Question 3

Listening and reading lessons:

Please define “Activity 1”

Answer 3

Listen / Read for gist

Question 4

Listening and reading lessons:

Please define “Activity 2”

Answer 4

Listen / Read for detail

Question 5

Listening and reading lessons:

Please define “Activity 3”

Answer 5

Critical Awareness

Question 6

Listening Reading lessons:

Please name which stage:
A short activity to lower students active language filters. Do not introduce target grammar at this stage. There should be a loose connection to the target language.

Answer 6

Warm up

Question 7

Listening Reading lessons:

Please name which stage:
Explain the language focus and explain why it is relevant to the students. Make sure students have the material ready to study. Predict the contents of the target text.

Answer 7

Before presentation of material.

Question 8

Listening Reading lessons:

Please name which stage:
Students should have only one or two listening opportunities. In a reading activity, students should have a very short time to read. Check comprehension with simple questions related to the greater gist and avoid discussion of individual elements.

Answer 8

Activity 1

Question 9

Listening Reading lessons:

Please name which stage:
Focus is on identifying target language within target text. Even if students do not fully understand the meaning of the every word, the skill they are practicing is more important at this stage.

Answer 9

Activity 2

Question 10

Listening Reading lessons:

Please name which stage:
Effectively break down the target vocabulary or grammar structures. Stay focused on the most important information. Elicit as much information from the students as you can and get them to find connections between language points.

Answer 10

Vocabulary / language explanation.

Question 11

Listening Reading lessons:

Please name which stage:
Having viewed it in context and having had it explained, Students should be encouraged to look at the material in a “world view” context, discussing their emotions and the emotions of the those in the text or use the target language in a free and relaxed way. Student should be able to identify discussion points.

Answer 11

Activity 3

Question 12

General tips for receptive skills lessons:
1. Before each reading / listening task make sure students know their objective. Give clear instructions and ask student to repeat back their tasks, being the easiest way to check this

Answer 12

2. Make sure that that text, dialogue or recording level is appropriate for students. Vary the speed at which they listen or the amount of time they have for reading to alter the difficulty level. However you must start with an understanding of your students capable level.

Question 13

General tips for receptive skills lessons:
3. As a teacher you may be responsible for making copies and preparing audio equipment. Teaching EFL is a job that requires some office work and a large amount of this time is spent preparing class materials.

Answer 13

4. Always use authentic commonly spoken examples of language. Use different types of input (TV. Radio, music, both children and adults speaking, use visual aids, story boards or realia) and different genres of text

Question 14

Receptive skills
Students may (?)/(?) target language in context, making language acquisition more meaningful.

Answer 14

Hear / See