Phone Anxiety

Where are we now?

What have we done? 

Week 1 - Lifestyle creep + Taalblokken § 2.1 Listening - All sorts of texts

Week 2 - Women in business + Taalblokken § 2.2 Listening - What’s the idea? 

JA, RM, SC

Where are we now?

What have we done? 

Week 1 - Lifestyle creep 

Week 2 - Bad day at work + Taalblokken § 2.1 Listening - All sorts of texts

MC, BA

Where are we now?

What have we done? 

Week 1 - Lifestyle creep + Taalblokken § 2.1 Listening - All sorts of texts

Week 2 - Bad day at work + Taalblokken § 2.1 Listening - All sorts of texts

SV

Phone Anxiety

Lesson aims

Listening for specific information. 

Getting tips for overcoming phone phobia. 

Practising MC questions with synonyms. 

How do you feel about making phone calls in English?

What situations make you most nervous on the phone?

What is your biggest fear when making a phone call in English?

Not understanding the other person

Not being understood

Forgetting what to say

Making mistakes in English

Dealing with unexpected questions

Sounding nervous or unconfident

00:00

What is the advantage of making practice phone calls?

4. It builds your self-esteem

increase your confidence = build your self-esteem

00:11

Talking on the phone can make many people feel:

1. unlikable
2. frightened
3. curious
4. common

intimidating = frightened

00:34

How can breathing help you overcome phone phobia?

1. It relaxes you mind
2. It keeps your mind busy
3. It makes you talk faster
4. It makes the phone call easier

calm your nerves = relax your mind

Taalblokken

Module B1 Vaardigheden Verkort

Listening B1

§ 2.3 Listening - Texts are organized

JA, RM, SC

Taalblokken

Module B1 Vaardigheden Verkort

Listening B1

§ 2.2 Listening - What’s the idea?

MC, BA

Niveau 3

Module A2 Vaardigheden Verkort

Listening A2

§ 2.1 Listening - All sorts of texts

Exercises 8-16 and Voorbereidingstoets

A2 Listening 1

Niveau 4

Module B1 Vaardigheden Verkort

Listening B1

§ 2.2 Listening - What’s the idea?

Exercises 1-9 and Voorbereidingstoets

B1 Listening 2