3.2 listening practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Listening practice

Today

- Introduction text

- Listening practice

- End of lesson

Lesson aims

- You know what the 'Peace Corps' is

- You know what kind of volunteer work someone can do

- You practise your listening skills

First: short text

https://docs.google.com/document/d/177K9IhSdtM1Rvv_SaH-aaMiN2sgFHTTZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107363275288376383290&rtpof=true&sd=true

01:28

What is NOT considered volunteering?

1. Help building schools
2. Clean up oceans or beaches with trash
3. Working at the supermarket
4. Take a dog for a walk from the dog shelter

02:47

Who of Andrew and Kassy are volunteering right now?

1. Andrew
2. Kassy
3. Both of them
4. Neither of them

04:47

Why can it be kind of scary to get the dogs out of their cage?

1. You don't know the people working at the shelter
2. They may bite you and give you a disease
3. Kassy is afraid of dogs
4. The dogs are not familiar with you

05:25

Why doesn't Andrew have a pet dog?

1. He's allergic
2. He wants to walk dogs, not keep them
3. His apartment is too small
4. The shelter takes better care of the dogs

05:53

What is the meaning of the word 'cliche' in this context?

1. Volunteering in soup kitchens
2. Something you see a lot in movies

06:51

Why are people generally more willing to volunteer around Christmas?

1. They want to spread the good cheer
2. They are Christians
3. Homeless people need some company around Christmas
4. Soup kitchens is easy for volunteer work

08:18

Volunteering has to always be something big

1. True
2. False

10:39

Andrew & Kassy feel like the money spent on the travel to South America could have been spent more usefully

1. True
2. False

12:22

The Peace Corps gives you the chance to bring change from inside the community.

1. True
2. False

13:26

Some people join the Peace Corps to be part of a big organisation.

1. True
2. False

14:01

Would you like to apply for the Peace Corps? Why or why not?

Rest of lesson

- Practise your listening skills via British Council. Link in the Planner.

Done individually, so no talking. 

Finished?

- Study Vocabulary Unit 2 & 3

Lesson aims

- You know what the 'Peace Corps' is

- You know what kind of volunteer work someone can do

- You practise your listening skills :)

Listening test:             A1B                                                          A1A

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