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3.1.1 Listening for Information: Passages

Indigenous Languages · Grade 11 · 5 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • identify the main ideas, vocabulary and fixed expressions in passages for comprehension
  • explain the meaning of the vocabulary and fixed expressions in passages
  • appreciate the importance of listening for comprehension

Key questions

“Why is it important to listen actively?”

“How do you listen attentively?”

Lessons

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  1. Why and how to listen actively
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain why active listening matters and apply strategies for listening attentively to passages on education.
  2. Identifying main ideas in passages on education
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Listen to passages on traditional and modern education and identify the main ideas.
  3. Explaining vocabulary from the passages
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain vocabulary from passages on education and use it in sentences.
  4. Fixed expressions: idioms, sayings and proverbs about education
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Identify and explain idioms, sayings and proverbs about education in the indigenous language and use them in sentences.
  5. Answering questions on passages and the importance of listening
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Answer questions from passages on education, talk about the importance of listening and answer the key inquiry questions.