Plan: introduction main part theoretical bases of teaching listening types of listening activities

12 Types of Pre-Listening Activities
What are Pre-Listening Tasks?
The pre-listening stages help our students to prepare for what they are going to hear, and this gives them a greater chance of success in any given task . Pre-Listening Tasks can:

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   Help teachers find out about what students already know about the topic.
   
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   Prepare students for the vocabulary and language structures in the text.
   
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   Helps mitigate the anxiety which comes from listening in a foreign language, by providing a clear context.
   
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   Offer opportunities for class discussion and more interaction among students.
   

What are the stages of a Pre-listening task?
The first stage involves activating schemata in order to help students predict the content of a listening passage.