Listening practise

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Background: Who is this?
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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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Welcome to today's English lesson!
Background: Who is this?

Slide 1 - Slide

By the end of this lesson, you...
...know what to expect from the watching-/ listening test. 
...have practised with different strategies. 
...have worked on the weektask

Slide 2 - Slide

Watching vs listening

Slide 3 - Slide

What general tips do you have for the watching/ listening test?

Slide 4 - Mind map

What are important political topics in the USA?

Slide 5 - Mind map

Strategies: Taking notes
We will watch a video on the US elections. Take notes to answer the follow-up questions.

Listen for the following words: 
Race - Divide - Abortion - Rally - Migrant - Democracy

Slide 6 - Slide

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Slide 7 - Video

00:55
What does Harris find a 'tragedy'?
A
That Trump uses her race to discredit her.
B
That Trump does not enjoy the race to presidency.
C
That Trump uses racism to separate the American people.

Slide 8 - Quiz

02:09
What does the lady say about the statement Trump made regarding abortion?
A
She doesn't understand it.
B
She agrees with it.
C
She challenges it.

Slide 9 - Quiz

03:52
"This issue has divided the USA for 52 years."
What issue is Trump talking about?
A
Whether people should be allowed to have an abortion.
B
That Harris lies to the people of the USA.
C
That the people of the USA did not get to vote on abortion laws before.

Slide 10 - Quiz

05:31
According to Harris, what is the difference between her and Trump?
A
Trump is boring and she is not.
B
She speaks for the people of the US, and Trump only speaks for himself.
C
Trump pledges for fiction while she speaks only facts.

Slide 11 - Quiz

06:24
What is 'Migrant crime', according to Trump?
A
The fact that migrants kill all the pets in America.
B
The rise of a new form of crime that only migrants commit.
C
Crimes that are committed against migrants.

Slide 12 - Quiz

What was the main idea of the video?

Slide 13 - Open question

Strategy 2: Framing
(critical watching)

Slide 14 - Slide

Slide 15 - Video

What was your first impression of this video?

Slide 16 - Mind map

Slide 17 - Video

What was your first impression of this video?

Slide 18 - Mind map

Why do first impressions matter when watching a video?

Slide 19 - Open question

Watching strategies
Go to page 211 of your book. Look through the strategies. 

Choose 1 strategy to practise with while doing your homework: 

Slide 20 - Slide