Listening Lessons & Resources Listening lessons have advanced drastically over the last few years. The idea has finally taken hold that what students need isn’t standard English, the Queen’s English or simple English. What is most important is that they hear natural English. That means giving them the opportunity to listen to the variety of…
Pre-recorded material for the TEFL Listening Lesson 1. Advantages of using pre-recorded material i. Students are exposed to a variety of speakers. Students can listen to: – both male and female voices – a variety of accents – native English speakers. Particularly useful for overseas schools, where students rarely, if ever, hear native English speakers.…
Listening Activities & Ideas Dictations – A good idea for listening activities, is to try and get a player with a number of earphone jacks. You can then create your own recordings, for example, letters of the alphabet (for non-literates), survival vocabulary (for low-level students), sentences taken from previously–practised dialogues and sound contrasts (i.e. “Are…