The lesson plan for teachers:
Listening activity
Name of the activity: Where are you from?
Language focus: Countries and the question “Where are you from?”
Class: 7th class
Level: Elementary
Target function: To understand the details of a conversation.
Materials required: Worhsheets, a map, a CD player, a recorded conversation.
Procedure:
Pre-listening
• Teacher sticks a world map on the board and asks the students to show some of the countries.
• Teacher puts some needles on the names of 2 countries and asks students to think about people meeting from different places.
• Teacher asks a few pairs to come to the board and pretend as they see each other for the first time. What would they say?
While-listening
• Teacher wants the learners to listen to the conversation between two people, and focus on general meaning.
• Before the second listening, teacher delivers the worksheet of cloze test. The students listen to the conversation again and complete the paragraph.
• Teacher delivers the worksheet of multiple questions.
• For the last listening, teacher asks them to check the answers.
Post-listening
• Teacher asks one-two of the students to talk about their meetings for the first time.
• A few students introduce themselves to other people in the class using the conversation as a model.
The Script for Teachers
Tom: Hi. I don't think we've met. My name's Tom.
Jenny: Hi, Tom. Nice to meet you. My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny.
Tom: Nice to meet you, Jenny. So, where are you from?
Jenny: Well, originally I'm from Argentina, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old. My parents now live in Chile. That's where they first met. How about you, Tom?
Tom: I was born in Fresno, California, and we lived there until I was seven. Then, since my father worked for the military, we moved all over the place.
Jenny: Oh yeah? Where are some of the places you've lived?
Tom: Mostly, we were overseas. We spent a total of ten years in Korea, Germany, and Okinawa, Japan. We were transferred back to the States three years ago, but I think my parents would have liked to live overseas for at least 20 more years.
Jenny: Wow. It sounds like you've had an interesting life. So, what do you do now?
Tom: I'm a student at Purdue University.
Jenny: Oh really? What are you studying?
Tom: I'm majoring in psychology. How about you? What do you do?
Jenny: Well, I'm working as a sales representative for Vega Computers downtown.
Tom: No kidding! My brother works there too.
Listening Activity Worksheets for Learners
Complete the paragraph according to the conversation.
1) Tom: Hi. I don't (1) we've met. My name's Tom.
Jenny: Hi, Tom. Nice to meet you. My name is Juanita, but (2) calls me Jenny.
Tom: Nice to meet you, Jenny. Where are you from?
Jenny: Well, originally I'm from Argentina, but we (3) to the United States when I was about five years old. My parents now (4) in Chile. That's were they first met. How about you, Tom?
Tom: I was born in Fresno, California, and we lived there until I was seven. Then, (5) my father worked for the military, we moved all over the place.
Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer.
1. What is the woman's name?
A. Julie
B. Jenny
C. Jane
2. Where is the woman from originally?
A. Argentina
B. the United States
C. Chile
3. About how old was the man when he returned to the United States?
A. 7 years old
B. 10 years old
C. 17 years old
4. What is the man studying?
A. physics
B. biology
C. psychology
5. What is the woman's job?
A. a sales representative
B. a computer programmer
C. a receptionist
