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Unit 1 Teenagers today 第四课时 Developing ideas (Listening)
Class type: Listening & Speaking Lesson
Core content: Listening about Richard Turere and his invention “the lion lights”; learn to express admiration
Teaching aids: PPT, student textbook, audio recording of the listening material, worksheet with listening tasks
I. Teaching Objectives
1. Knowledge objectives
(1) Students can master key words & phrases from the listening: fence, scarecrow, lion, invention, admire, take action.
(2) Students can grasp useful expressions for expressing admiration: Wow. I really admire him! He is good at thinking and creating.
(3) Students can understand the whole story of Richard Turere: his problem, different tries, his invention and its influence.
2. Ability objectives
(1) Students can finish textbook listening tasks: choose the type of recording, fill in blanks with key information.
(2) Students can extract sequential events while listening.
(3) Students can do pair work to introduce a creative teenager and express proper admiration.
3. Emotional objectives
(1) Students can learn the spirits of thinking creatively and never giving up from Richard Turere’s story.
(2) Students can respect young people’s creativity and be ready to learn from excellent teenagers around them.
II. Key & Difficult Points
1. Key points
Get main ideas and specific details in listening; master expressions of admiration and apply them in oral practice.
2. Difficult points
Follow the sequence of events in the listening text; use admiration expressions naturally in short oral communication.
III. Teaching Procedures (40 mins)
Step 1 Lead in & Pre listening (7 mins)
1. Greet students. Review the unit theme: responsible and creative teenagers.
2. Show a picture of lions and farm cattle on PPT. Ask guiding questions:
- What trouble may farmers meet when lions go out of the park at night
- Can teenagers help solve this big problem
3. Introduce the listening character: Richard Turere, a boy from Kenya. Tell students he invented something to solve the conflict between lions and local farmers.
4. Pre teach key new words: fence, scarecrow, invention. Students read after the teacher.
5. Present today’s listening goals: find out “What problem did he meet What did he invent How did his invention work ”
Step 2 While listening (18 mins)
Task 1 Listen for main idea (5 mins)
1. Play the audio for the first time. Students finish textbook exercise: Listen and choose what the recording is.
Options: A. a news report B. a speech C. a story
2. Check answer: a news report. Ask one student to give simple reason.
Task 2 Listen for key facts (8 mins)
1. Play audio the second time. Students complete the textbook fill in exercise about the park, lions and farmers.
2. Play audio the third time, students complete the notes about Richard Turere and his invention:
- What did he invent
- What did he try first
- What was his final idea
- What result did the invention bring
3. Check answers as whole class. Pick out typical mistakes and clarify confusing points. Teacher writes key event timeline on the blackboard.
Task 3 Listen for functional language (5 mins)
1. Play the short conversation audio again. Ask students to find sentences people use to show admiration.
2. Elicit from students: Wow. I really admire him! He is good at thinking and creating.
3. Read these useful expressions together as a class. Explain: When we admire someone, we talk about what the person did and show our true feelings.
Step 3 Post listening (12 mins)
Activity1 Text based pair discussion (6 mins)
Work in pairs, use questions from textbook:
1. What was Richard’s problem
2. What steps did he take to solve it
3. Why do you admire him
Walk around the classroom to monitor students’ oral output, remind them to use the admiration expressions they learnt. Invite 2 3 pairs to share their ideas to the whole class.
Activity 2 Role play practice (6 mins)
Students turn to the textbook task about Louis Braille. Read the sample dialogue:
— At the age of… Louis Braille invented…
— How did he do that Tell me more.
— Wow. I really admire him!
Students work in pairs, make a short dialogue introducing Louis Braille, using the expressions for admiration. Call several groups to act out their dialogues. Teacher gives brief comments.
Step 4 Summary (2 mins)
Teacher guides students to review:
1. What is Richard Turere’s story about
2. What expressions can we use to express admiration for other people
Emphasize: Teenagers can make changes if they keep thinking and trying.
Step 5 Homework (1 min)
Must do:
1. Read the listening script aloud 2 times, recite 2 sentences for expressing admiration.
2. Finish the remaining textbook exercises of Developing ideas part.
Optional:
Find one creative teenager you know, prepare 3 4 short sentences to introduce him / her and show your admiration.
IV. Blackboard Design
Unit1 Developing ideas: Listening Inventing the lion lights
Character: Richard Turere (Kenya)
Problem: Lions ate farmers’ cows
Tries: ① scarecrow ② hide cows ③ moving lights → the lion lights
Result: Lions stayed away; invention widely used
Expressions to express admiration
Wow. I really admire him!
He is good at thinking and creating.
Key words: fence, scarecrow, invention
V. Teaching Reflection
(Reserved for teacher’s after class writing)
Points to note:
1. Watch students’ difficulty in catching sequential details during listening.
2. Check if students can properly use admiration phrases in oral output.

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