Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Lead-in: What helps us live a long and healthy life?
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about healthy habits and predict the kind of information each listening question asks for.
b) Content
Ss look at the picture and the title 'A long and healthy life'. In pairs, Ss brainstorm habits that support health (for example, eating a balanced diet, doing regular exercise, keeping a good routine). T then asks: 'Before you listen, what kind of information does the question 'When is the cooking session?' ask for?' and 'What should pupils bring?'
c) Expected outcomes
- A list of at least three healthy habits (for example: balanced diet, regular exercise, enough sleep)
- A prediction: 'When...?' needs a day and a time; 'What should...?' needs an item or object; 'What will...?' needs an activity.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the title and picture, then asks: 'What do you do to stay healthy?' T sets a 1-minute pair brainstorm and introduces key words: balanced diet, fitness, routine, nutrient, infection, regular.
Students
Ss listen to the instructions and prepare to share ideas with a partner.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors pairs and prompts with 'Can you give an example?' T displays three sample questions and asks Ss to predict the type of answer each needs.
Students
Pairs write their habits on a scrap of paper. Ss predict: 'Question 3 needs a day and a time.' Possible answers: 'Eating vegetables, sleeping eight hours, walking every day.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 3 pairs to share their habits and asks: 'Why is it important to predict the answer type before listening?'
Students
Pairs report. Possible answer: 'Because we know what to listen for, so we don't waste time on unnecessary details.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T summarises: 'Questions tell us what to listen for. Predicting the answer type helps us listen for gist first, then specific information.' T writes the key words on the board.
Students
Ss copy the key words and the prediction tip into their notebooks.