B2 English Language · Term 1 Week 7: Listening Comprehension

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.1.7.1.1 - Listen to and interact actively with drama

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Activate prior knowledge by thinking, pairing and sharing what they already know about a drama text before listening
Predict the content of a drama based on illustrations and the title
Define and use key vocabulary from the drama text in simple sentences
Respond to simple questions about the drama while listening and after listening
Retell the drama story in their own words with the main events in order
Role-play a short section of the drama with peers, speaking clearly and taking turns

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Listening Comprehension (1.7)
Content standard: B2.1.7.1 - Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
Indicator: B2.1.7.1.1 - Listen to and interact actively with drama
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 43
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Before Reading
- Activate the previous knowledge of the learners by making them think pair and share with their friends.
- Discuss illustrations accompanying the text.
- Have them predict the content of the text.
- Teach key vocabulary.
- During Reading
- Read the text aloud to learners. Pause often and have learners talk about the content of the text and answer simple questions based on the text.
- After Reading
- Have learners retell the story.
- Let learners role-play the story.