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1.4 Listening Comprehension

Mandarin Chinese · Grade 11 · 8 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • apply key vocabulary from oral texts in communication
  • summarise the main ideas from a listening text
  • recognise the importance of attention to detail while listening for clarity

Key questions

“Why is listening for details important?”

“What strategies can you apply when listening for comprehension?”

Lessons

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  1. Food and drink words in audio texts
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Recognise food and drink vocabulary in audio texts and use it in simple sentences.
  2. Healthy and unhealthy eating habits
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Distinguish healthy from unhealthy foods and habits and use 多吃 and 少吃.
  3. Constructing simple sentences with new vocabulary in turns
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Listen to audio texts about healthy eating and construct simple sentences using the vocabulary acquired in turns.
  4. A picture game on healthy eating habits
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Play a picture game by picking a picture on healthy eating habits and describing what is depicted.
  5. Paraphrasing information about food to peers
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Listen to a recording and paraphrase the information to peers.
  6. Good and bad eating habits in an audio-visual clip
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Watch and listen to an audio-visual clip about good and bad eating habits and summarise the key points.
  7. Listening to a text and filling in the blanks
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Listen to a text about healthy eating habits and fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
  8. Sharing experiences and organising a healthy eating campaign
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Discuss personal experiences of healthy eating, listen attentively and organise a school campaign promoting healthy eating habits; answer the key inquiry questions.