This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
Items in this lesson
Listening B1
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Slide
What are we going to do?
- Train our ears with an online listening lesson
- Listen to two friends chatting about a television series to practise and improve your listening
skills
Slide 3 - Slide
Why are we going to do this?
- It is very important to train your listening skills. - You need to be able to understand spoken English in order to be able to communicate in real-life situations
Slide 4 - Slide
Before listening
You are going to play a Kahoot game. In this game you match the explanations with the correct vocabulary:
predictable - an episode - key - to reckon - special effects - revenge - destiny - to make it
Slide 5 - Slide
Listen to the audio file
Slide 6 - Slide
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Slide 7 - Link
Listen again and match the characters with the speakers
Slide 8 - Slide
Listen again and match the characters with the speakers
Match the characters (1–5) with what the speakers say about them (a–e).
Characters What the speakers say about them
1. The dragon a. did something that wasn’t very 2. Jaime surprising.
3. Bronn b. looked impressive
4. Tyrion c. is not the woman's favourite character any more
5. Cersei d. never does anything we expect
e. almost died
Slide 9 - Slide
How often does the woman watch the show?
A
always
B
sometimes
C
we don't know
D
every Monday
Slide 10 - Quiz
How has the woman’s opinion of the show changed over time?
A
We don't know
B
It's become more positive
C
It's become less positive
D
It hasn't changed
Slide 11 - Quiz
What does the man think of the story?
A
It’s very well written
B
Too many characters died
C
We don't know
D
He can’t remember much about it
Slide 12 - Quiz
What is the one negative thing about the show for the man?
A
There weren't enough episodes
B
We don't know
C
The episodes were too short
D
They spent too much money on the special effects
Slide 13 - Quiz
Why does the man think the writers have fewer ideas for stories now?
A
We don't know
B
Because they aren’t copying the books
C
Because they’re saving their ideas to make a Hollywood film