Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Ecotourism brainstorm
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about ecotourism and predict the kind of information they will hear in an announcement from a local guide.
b) Content
T shows a picture of a boat trip through a forest and asks Ss to brainstorm words related to ecotourism.
Ss predict what a local guide might announce before a visit (e.g. timetable, safety rules, activities, rules about photos or purchases).
T asks: “What do you think a local guide tells visitors before a trip?” and “Which information do you need to listen for?”
c) Expected outcomes
A list of about 6 words on the board, for example: ecotourism, local guide, trail, life jacket, timetable, packaging, responsible, conserve. Ss predict 3 kinds of information: the order of activities, safety rules, and rules about permission or buying things.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the picture and asks: “What can you see? Where are the visitors?” Then T asks: “What does a local guide usually tell visitors?”
Students
Ss look at the picture and answer orally, e.g. “They are on a boat.” / “The guide tells them about the rules and the timetable.”
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to work in pairs for 2 minutes and write down as many ecotourism words as they can, then predict the information they will hear.
Students
Pairs write words on their notebooks and predict: “The guide will tell us the order of activities.” / “The guide will explain the safety rules.”
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2–3 pairs to share their words and predictions and writes the key words on the board.
Students
Representative pairs read their lists. Other Ss add words, e.g. “conserve” or “responsible”.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the predictions and explains: “Before listening, predict the kind of information you need, not the answer. Listen once for the gist, then again for details.”
Students
Ss note the listening strategy in their notebooks.