Listening practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Lesson plan

• Rules
• Lesson aims
• Instructions
• TedTalk
• Recap lesson aims
• Homework

Rules

• Respect;
• Silence when I speak (and during the video);
• Raise your hand for questions/answers;
• Phones IN bags;
• Ask questions (if you have any).

Lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Listen for specific information;
• Understand short fragments of spoken English;
• practice for the upcoming listening/reading test.

Instructions

• Focus on specific information;
• No talking during the exercise;
• Watch the video; do not distract yourself;
• Listen to the message! 

00:40

Through what do the consequences of silence manifest itself? Name two consequences!

01:20

Name two of the four basic principles.

02:02

What did he give up for a year?

03:03

"we listen so much to what people are saying, that we never pay attention to the things they don't"
What would he mean by this?

03:16

What is silence according to the speaker?

1. The best thing to do
2. The residu of fear
3. Needed sometimes
4. The creation of happiness

03:44

What do people sometimes simply want to be?

1. Heard
2. Seen
3. Human
4. Rich

What is the message?

• What does the speaker want to say?
• Should we stay silent sometimes? 
• Should we only tell people what they want to hear?
• Do you think this video was inspiring?

Recap lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Listen for specific information;
  
• Understand short fragments of spoken English;
  
• practice for the upcoming listening/reading test.

Homework

Finish 3.2 this week!