Teaching EFL Listening via FUN WITH ENGLISH Books/7B/Lesson 16

Lesson Taught on 11 June 2010

 * 1) Lay out the test papers in the students seats before class begins.
 * 2) Gather the students in their classrooms.
 * 3) Put them in their seats, ensuring horizontal space.
 * 4) Go over how many names they are supposed to write and to put down Mr. Danoff or Mr. Brown depending on who is their teacher.
 * 5) Go over the rules for the test.
 * 6) Administer the test playing each audio piece 3 times.
 * 7) Give them a minute or 2 inbetween each playing to review and answer the questions, depending on how screwy they get.
 * 8) Following the collection of the test, watch a short film.

Lesson Critiques
g8 c10
 * 1) Place the tests out in the chairs.
 * 2) * Not staggering them this class worked fine.
 * 3) Gather the students in their classroom.
 * 4) Explain that they should write 3 names on the sheet.
 * 5) Tell them to write Mr. Brown or Mr. Danoff depending on who is their teacher.
 * 6) * A little bit of confusion.
 * 7) Play the audio 3 times.
 * 8) * Short breaks in between gave some the chance to speak.
 * 9) * Some students who did not understand, simply gave up and did not answer anything.
 * 10) * Tell them to answer the T/F and muliple choice questions?
 * 11) * Ended up playing the audio through one more time at the end.
 * 12) Had the students leave to return
 * After class we discovered the audio played differently in different media players. On one there was a significant echo, on another, none.

g7c7
 * gave them 3 readings from the start.
 * not having the test papers laid out made it more difficult.
 * give them a minute or two around each test to answer questions.
 * played a short movie at the end, which they seemed to like

g7c9
 * have some difficulty with remembering to put their teacher's name on the paper
 * Finished with about 15 minutes to spare.
 * graded some tests as they were watching a film. took about 25 minutes per test.