Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Predicting the Listening Task
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about gender equality and predict the kind of information they will need from the questions.
b) Content
Ss look at the title "Gender equality" and the key words on the board: equality, opportunity, qualification, stereotype, candidate, fair. In pairs, Ss answer the questions: "What does gender equality mean?" and "Why do we need fair opportunities for everyone?" Then T asks Ss to look at the five listening questions (When? What? How many? Which claim?) and predict what kind of information they will listen for.
c) Expected outcomes
Ss can state that equality means fair access and treatment, not identical interests or skills. Ss predict that the listening will require names, dates, numbers and claims, and that they must listen for both gist and specific details.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the word "equality" in the centre of the board and asks: "What does equality mean to you? Give one example." T introduces the aim of the lesson and asks Ss to look at the question types in the exercises.
Students
Ss look at the board and the question types, and think about the answer to T's question.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to work in pairs for 2 minutes to discuss the two questions and to predict what information the recording will give (e.g., a date, a name, a number). T monitors and helps with vocabulary.
Students
Ss discuss in pairs. Possible answers: "Equality means everyone has the same chance." "The recording will give a date and a number of something."
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2–3 pairs to share their predictions. T asks: "Why is it important to know what kind of information you need before listening?"
Students
Ss share ideas. Possible answer: "We know what to listen for, so we don't waste time."
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms that predicting the kind of information (not the answer) helps Ss focus. T introduces the two listening aims: gist first, then specific information, contrasts and conditions.
Students
Ss note the two listening aims in their notebooks.