Listening and Speaking Activities

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Person A

A.-I heard on the news there was a big

earthquake in Chile.B.-

A.-From Valparaiso to Araucana

B.-A.- It was 8.8 magnitude

B.-

A.- Yes, It was a terrible tsunami and a lot ofhouses were destroyedB.-

A.- The official list shows 708 deaths

B.-A.-The fire deparmant, The Police, doctors

and the army

Person B

A.-

B.-Where exactly was the earthquake?

A.-B.-How big was it?

A.-

B.-Did it cause a lot of damage?A.-B.-Where many people killed or injured?

A.-

B.-What rescue efforts are under way?


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Activity 1

1.-Read one speakers part in the conversation

2.-Predict the other spealers part

3.- Listen and compare

Police Officer: Hello. 24th Precinct. Officer Jones speaking.

Man:

Police Officer: Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report?

Man:

Police Officer: A what?

Man:

Police Officer: Wait, tell me exactly what you saw.

Man:

Police Officer: Okay. And then what happened?

Man:

Police Officer: Alright. Then what?

Man:

Police Officer: Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an airplane [No], or

the headlights of an approaching car [No]. Things like that happen, you know.

Man:

Police Officer: What do you mean, "the BEAST"?

Man:

Police Officer: Oh, yeah.Then what?

Man:

Police Officer: Wow? A hairy alien who can speak English! Come on!

Man:

Police Officer: Well, that's the best story I've heard all night, sir. Now, have you been taking any medication,

drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you went to a party.

Man:

Police Officer: Okay, okay. We have a great therapist that deals with THESE kinds of cases.

Man:

Police Officer: Well, we'll look into your story. Thank you.

Key Vocabulary

precinct: the office of a police department in a particular area- Let's go down to the police precinct and report the burglary.

approaching: coming closer

- Citizens have been urged to flee the area because of the approaching hurricane.

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Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was wild, I mean reallybizarre.

Police Officer: Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report?

Man: Well, I'd like to report a UFO sighting.


Man: What do you mean "what?" An unidentified flying object!


Man: Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00

AM, when I saw this bright light overhead.


Man: Oh, man. Well, it was out of this world. I stopped to watch the light when itdisappeared behind a hill about a kilometer ahead of me.


Man: Well, I got back in my car and I started driving toward where the UFO landed.

Police Officer: Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of

an airplane [No], or the headlights of an approaching car [No]. Things like that happen, youknow.

Man: Well if it was that, how do you explain "the BEAST"?


Man: Okay. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden, this giant, hairy

creature jumped out in front of my car.


Man: Well, then, the beast picked up the front of my car and said, "Get out of the car. I'm

taking you to my master!" Something like that.

Police Officer: Wow? A hairy alien who can speak English! Come on!

Man: I'm not making this up, if that's what you're suggesting. Then, when I didn't get out of

the car, the beast opened the car door, carried me on his shoulders to this round-shapedflying saucer, and well, that's when I woke up along side the road. The beast must have

knocked me out and left me there.

Police Officer: Well, that's the best story I've heard all night, sir. Now, have you beentaking any medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you went to aparty.

Man: What? Well, I did have a few beers, but I'm telling the truth.

Police Officer: Okay, okay. We have a great therapist that deals with THESE kinds of

cases.

Man: I'm not crazy.
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Key Vocabulary [Top]

precinct: the office of a police department in a particular area- Let's go down to the police precinct and report the burglary.

bizarre: strange or unusual- That's the most bizarre story I've ever heard.

unidentified: unknown or impossible to determine the origin- The police were able to capture the criminal throughan unidentified source.

out of this world: unbelievable, incredible- You have to see his enormous house. It's out of this world.

approaching: coming closer- Citizens have been urged to flee the area because ofthe approachinghurricane.

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Activity one noticing cloze phrasal verbs


Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was wild, I mean really bizarre.

Police Officer: 1.-_________sir! Now, what do you want to report?





Man: Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00 AM, when

I saw this bright light overhead.


Man: Oh, man. Well, it was out of this world. I stopped to watch the light when it disappeared

behind a hill about a kilometer ahead of me.


Man: Well, I 2.-______in my car and I started driving toward where the UFO landed.

Police Officer: Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an

airplane [No], or the headlights of an approaching car [No]. Things like that happen, you know.



Man: Okay. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden, this giant, hairy creature

3.-________in front of my car.


Man: Well, then, the beast 4.-________the front of my car and said, "Get out of the car. I'm taking

you to my master!" Something like that.

Police Officer: Wow? A hairy alien who can speak English! 5.-_______!

Man: I'm not 6.-_______this ___, if that's what you're suggesting. Then, when I didn't 7.- _____of

the car, the beast opened the car door, carried me on his shoulders to this round-shaped flying

saucer, and well, that's when I 8.-_____along side the road. The beast must have 9.-_______me

____and left me there.

Police Officer: Well, that's the best story I've heard all night, sir. Now, have you been taking any

medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you went to a party.



Man: I'm not crazy.


Teacher
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Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was wild, I mean really bizarre.

Police Officer: 1.Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report?





Man: Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00 AM, when

I saw this bright light overhead.


Man: Oh, man. Well, it was out of this world. I stopped to watch the light when it disappeared

behind a hill about a kilometer ahead of me.


Man: Well, I 2.-got backin my car and I started driving toward where the UFO landed.

Police Officer: Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an

airplane [No], or the headlights of an approaching car [No]. Things like that happen, you know.



Man: Okay. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden, this giant, hairy creature

3.-jumped out in front of my car.


Man: Well, then, the beast 4.-picked up the front of my car and said, "Get out of the car. I'm taking

you to my master!" Something like that.

Police Officer: Wow? A hairy alien who can speak English! 5.-Come on!

Man: I'm not 6.-making this up, if that's what you're suggesting. Then, when I didn't 7.-get out of

the car, the beast opened the car door, carried me on his shoulders to this round-shaped flying

saucer, and well, that's when I 8.-woke up along side the road. The beast must have 9.-knocked me

out and left me there.

Police Officer: Well, that's the best story I've heard all night, sir. Now, have you been taking any

medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you went to a party.



Interaction
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Hot seat

MY NOTES:

THE TOP-DOWN

1.-The top-down processin: Refers to the use of background knowledge in understanding the

meaning of a message.

2.-the previous knowledge helps us to understand the message. This example about the

earthawake is clear because we have lived a earthquake so we know the meaning

3.-The question that person B did make possible to understand the message , and we focus in

the answer.

4.-When we hear utterances related to topics that we know for example. Go to the dentist. Go

to school, go a concert. We know what we want to ask and what answers we expected to hear.

5.- Besides both participants have previous knowledge about the topics.

6.- there are some ways of teaching Top-down processing I wil show you one.

7.- The students are capable to :

Use key words to connect the dialogs

Deduce the setting for a text (escenario)

Infer the role of the participants and their goals

Deduce causes or effects

Infer unstated detalis of a situation (no expresed)

Anticipate questions related to the topic or situation

LISTENING AS ACQUISITION:

It is important to understand a message but we need that our studets acquire the language for

that reason we must do activities.

First we have to return to a text that have previously used. We use it for acquition of phrasal

verbs.

Them we practise this phrasal verbs in a role play, or an activity written . Written sentences

using the phrasal verbs.

Jump out: Saltar a la vista

Pick up: agarrar

Come on: you dont beleave it!

Make sthm up: invent

Knock out: make you lose the consciousness


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TEACHING SPEAKING

Interaction : conversation

Social function, when people meet people they want to be nice so they ask things, they need to

talk, the exchange

Greeting

Small talks.

Recent experiences

Interaction Features:

Social function

Speakers identity

Formal or casual

Degrees of politeness

The hot seat

Students can :

Choose the topic

Joke

Talk about personal incidents and experiences

Using an appropiate style of speaking.

Use topics that they are familiar but new ones also for moving beyond their current stage.

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