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Unit 7 Listening 
FOLLOW - UP ACTIVITY 
1.
Here is a conversation between two learners of English. Find in it examples of contractions, 
repetitions, hesitation and interruptions. 
2.
What do you think is the context of this conversation? 
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3.
Which subskills – gist, detail, specific information or attitude – do the following questions 
about this conversation focus on? 
A. What is the conversation about?
B. What does Yuko want her life to be like in 20 years’ time? 
C. How many children does Hiroki want? 
D. Does Hiroko sound happy?
REFLECTION 
Which of the following do you think your learners need most practice in? Why? 
Features of connected speech? Which? 
Accents? Which?
Speed of speech? 
Different text types? Which? 
Listening for gist/ detail / specific information / attitude? 
Extensive listening? 
DISCOVERY ACTIVITIES 
1.
Find some suitable listening activities in your coursebook. Do them with your learners, and 
then after the lesson, complete this table in your TKT portfolio. 
Yuko: What would you like your life to be like in 20 years’ time? 
Hiroko:
I’d like it to be... I want to have a family... you know, a
husband, three children, my... 
Yuko: Would you be happy? 
Hiroko:
I’d be... I mean, yes. Yeah, sure, sure, of course. What about you? 
Yuko: Erm, me, well, erm, er... Maybe I’d like to have a good... you know, 
to do a really interesting job... with lots of pay, of course! 

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What the learners found easy and why 
What the learners found difficult and why 
What would you do differently if you taught these activities again? 
2.
For more information about listening skills and listening activities. Read Chapter 10 of How to 
teach English by Jeremy Harmer, Pearson Education Ltd 1998. 
3.
Look at these websites for lyrics for a song and ideas for how to use them in class: 
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/music.htma
 and 
http://www.lyrics.com
 
and at this site for all kinds of listening opportunities and activities. 
http://www.hio.ft.hanze.nl/that/listen.htm
 
4.
Use a dictionary or the TKT Glossary to find the meaning of these terms: 
develop skills, infer 
attitude or mood.