Teaching EFL Listening via FUN WITH ENGLISH Books/8B/Lesson 3

Lesson Plan

 * 1) Test Preparation
 * 2) "I want all of you to get a sheet of paper."
 * 3) "Please write your name and class on the sheet of paper."
 * 4) "When we do the test, do not write on MY paper [hold up a test sheet] write on YOUR paper."
 * 5) [Walk to the back row] "When we are finished, students in this row will stand up and gather the paper of the students in front of them to bring to me." [Demonstrate]
 * 6) [If the desks are together] "Please separate your desks."
 * 7) "Finally, there is absolutely no talking during the test."
 * 8) Self-Assessment
 * 9) "To practice, we are going to start with this [hold up the Self-Assessment]. I want you to choose your English level [CN: 水平 Shuǐpíng]
 * 10) Read out the different levels.
 * 11) When they are done, have the back row get up and deliver the papers to me.
 * 12) Test
 * 13) "Now we are going to begin the test. Do not talk."
 * 14) "I am going to read each article three times."
 * 15) "Listen and write the answers on your paper."
 * 16) Snapping harsh the first time somebody peeps may keep them all in line throughout.
 * 17) Textbook
 * 18) 7A & 8A Page 10 Let's get ready A and B
 * 19) Use this time to organize the tests and test papers, placing them in a place I'll remember.
 * 20) Felix the Cat Slides
 * 21) Give some background.
 * 22) Questions throghout
 * 23) What is this?
 * 24) How does _____ feel?
 * 25) What do think will happen next?
 * 26) Why is he ______?


 * Note: Mr. Brown suggested using the textbook after the students wrote their tests would be OK, and he was correct.

17 Mar 2010 Grade 7 Classes 10 & 11

 * What could I have done better?
 * Explained the process for the students to collect the tests and give them to me in an easier to comprehend way.
 * What did I do well?
 * Move quickly on the tests.
 * Didn't really raise my voice at all.
 * What did I learn?
 * If instructions are good, it's not necessary to get angry/raise my voice.
 * What did the students learn?
 * Testing protocol and about Felix the Cat.
 * Next Week?
 * Hand back the tests.