Listening activity (Direct method)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Activity Portfolio and reflection

Group: 303-21

Student: Maxmudova Adolat

Listening activity (Direct method)

Topic: Climate change effect on mind
Task time: 5 min
Objectives:

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  This activity`s aim is to improve listening skill and student`s vocabulary through authentic listening material. For this “Direct method” will enhance my learners to listen native speakers` conversation and give a chance to learn new vocabulary units such as chunks, idioms and terms and how to pronounce as well. Besides, they will be motivated to communicate with groupmates in a confidence way on the target topic. Instruction for teacher:
  
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  Inform about the topic and motivate them to acquire it [2 min]
  
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  Ask some question on the target topic in order to know students background knowledge and make a discussion [3 min]
  
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  Provide new vocabulary on the board and guide student to search from vocabulary tools and match the definitions. [3 min]
  
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  Play the track about the topic and give handouts for doing with explanations [3 min]
  
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  Divide students into groups in order to prepare answers for the questions and presentation. [3 min]
  

Instruction for students

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  Make a discussion about the topic by using their prior knowledge
  
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  Use the gadget to use vocabulary corpus tools in order to match the definition
  
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  Listen attentively the track to find lexical units and write them as a note
  

discuss about the effects of climate change and make presentation with a paragraph.
Pre- activity Brainstorming

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  Ask the following question in order to engage student to the topic and know student`s background knowledge. [5 min]
  

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  Answer the question according to their knowledge as a top-down process. [5 min]