Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Predicting the content from the questions
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about artificial intelligence devices at home and learn to predict the kind of information needed from the questions before listening.
b) Content
Ss look at the five questions in Exercises 2 to 5 (without the answer options yet) and answer the teacher's question: 'What kind of information do you need to listen for?' Ss discuss in pairs: What is a home robot or AI device used for? What risks might it have?
c) Expected outcomes
Ss predict three kinds of information the recording may contain: (1) what to do before using the device, (2) what to do if the device fails, (3) how to protect privacy. Ss write the predictions in their notebooks, for example: 'The speaker will probably give safety instructions and privacy advice.'
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the questions on the screen and asks: 'Look at the questions. Do they ask for the answer, or the kind of information? What do you think the recording is about?' T writes the key words on the board: artificial intelligence, robot, privacy, safety.
Students
Ss read the questions silently and listen to the teacher's instructions.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T asks Ss to work in pairs for 2 minutes and predict the content. T walks around and helps with vocabulary such as automate (tự động hoá), reliable (đáng tin cậy) and feedback (phản hồi).
Students
Ss discuss in pairs. Expected answer: 'The speaker is probably giving instructions about a home robot. The questions are about safety and privacy, so the speaker may talk about what to do before use and what to do if the robot stops.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2 or 3 pairs to share their predictions and asks: 'Why do you think so?' T writes the best predictions on the board.
Students
Ss share their predictions. Expected answer: 'Because the questions ask about safety and privacy, I think the recording is a safety announcement.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms: 'Good. The questions tell us the kind of information to listen for, so we do not need to understand every word. Listen first for the gist, then for specific details.' T introduces the lesson objective.
Students
Ss write the lesson title and the objective in their notebooks.