Teacher Manual

Starters

Session 1

Meet the Children

Listening Skills 1

Duration 30 min

Objectives of this session:
To practise the ability to listen and comprehend the names, numbers and additional information being spoken
To familiarize the learners with some names of people
To introduce people and their interests

This session aims to enhance the listening skills of the learners.
Ensure lot of interaction with your learners; elicit responses from them and refrain from providing answers

Screen 01

This screen displays some characters
Play this section again if necessary by clicking on back and ask the learners to listen to it carefully
Ask the learners:

A. Who is speaking?

Ms. Grace
Ms. Grace is speaking
A lady/woman is speaking

B. Who is she talking about?

some learners
She is talking about some learners
She is talking about some learners who live near her
She is talking about some learners who live near her apartment
She is talking about Kim, Bill, Ben, Sam, Hugo & Sue

Elicit answers and talk about the characters on the screen
It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learnersfrom providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead

Screen 02

This screen introduces the character, Kim
Play this section again if necessary by clicking on back and the learners to listen to it carefully
Ask the learners:
Who is this? What is her name?

Kim
This is Kim
a girl
A girl named Kim
This is a girl named Kim

It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learners from providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead
Continue the above for the next four screen parts to introduce Bill, Ben, Sam, Hugo & Sue

Screen 03

This screendisplays the question, ‘What is your name?’
Ask thelearners:

A. What is your name?

(just the name)
My name is…
I am…

B. What is my name?

(just your name)
Your name is …
You are …

C. What is your best friend’s name?

(just the name)
His/Her name is …
He/She is …

If possible ask learners to name other members of their family
It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learnersfrom providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead

Screen 04

This screen gives some more information on Kim, who was introduced earlier
Play this section again if necessary by clicking on Back and ask learnersto listen to it carefully

Ask thelearners:
A. What does Kim like to do?

read
to read
reading
She likes to read
She likes reading

B. What does Kim always have in her bag?

book
a book
She always has a book in her bag

C. Where is Kim going?

Library
to the library
She is going to the library
She seems to be going to the library

D. Do you like to read?

yes
Yes, I do
no
No, I don't

It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learnersfrom providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead

Screen 05

This screen gives some more information on Ben, who was introduced earlier
Play this section again if necessary by clicking on back and ask learners to listen to it carefully

Ask the learners:
A. What is Ben's hobby?

playing the guitar
to play the guitar
Ben likes to play the guitar
Ben likes playing the guitar
Ben’s hobby is to play the guitar

B. What does he always carry around with him?

Guitar
a guitar
He always carries a guitar with him
He always carries around a guitar
He always carries around a guitar with him

C. What does he want to be when he grows up?

Guitarist
a guitarist
a famous guitarist
He was to be a (famous)guitarist
He was to be a (famous)guitarist when he grows up

D. Do you like to play the guitar, too?

yes
Yes, I do
no
No, I don’t

It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learners from providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead

Screen 06

This screen gives some more information on Bill, who was introduced earlier
Play this section again if necessary, by clicking on Back and ask the learners to listen to it carefully

Ask the learners:
A. What does Bill like to do?

play football
He likes to play football
He likes playing football

B. What does he want to be when he grows up?

become a footballer
be a footballer
He wants to be a footballer
He wants to become a footballer
He wants to become a footballer when he grows up

C. What do you want to be when you grow up?

(just a word)
I want to become …
I want to become … when I grow up
She seems to be going to the library

It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learners from providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead

Screen 07

This screen gives some more information on Hugo and Sue, who were introduced earlier
Play this section again if necessary by clicking on Back and ask learners to listen to it carefully

Ask the learners:
A. What do Hugo and Sue like to do?

skate
They like to skate
skating
They like skating

B. Where are they going now?

Park
To the park
They are going to the park

C. What will they do there?

skate
Skate with friends
They will skate with their friends

D. Who is your best friend?

(just the name)
(name) is my best friend

E. What do you like to do with your best friend?

play
dance
read books
watch TV

Click to go ahead

Screen 08

This screen displays all characters together
Discuss with your learners that all these learners are classmates; they all study together in the same class

Ask the learners:
A. Can you name some of your classmates?

(just some names)
(some name) are my classmates
(some names) study in my class

B. Who sits/sat next you in class?

(just a name)
(a name) sits/sat
(a name) sits/sat next to me in class

C. Is he/she your friend?

Yes, he/she is
No, he/she isn't

It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learners from providing answers in complete sentences

Click to go ahead

Screen 09

This screen displays all the characters together, again
Play this section again if necessary by clicking on Back and ask learners to listen to it carefully

Discuss with your learners that all these learners study together in the same class. There teachers call out there roll numbers every day in class

Click to go ahead

Screen 10

This screen displays the correct roll numbers of all the learners

Ask thelearners:
A. Read out the roll numbers of the learners

5, 7, 9, 8, 20, 17
Kim: 5
Bill: 7
Ben: 9
Sam: 8
Hugo: 20
Sue: 17
Kim's roll number is 5
Bill's roll number is 7
Ben's roll number is 9
Sam's roll number is 8
Hugo's roll number is 20
Sue's roll number is 17

B. What is/was your roll number in class?

(just the roll number)
My roll number is/was …

C. What is/was the roll number of your best friend?

(just the roll number)
His/Her roll number is/was …

It is advised to acceptone word answers; but do not disdain learnersfrom providing answers in complete sentences

Let the learnersknow that the Practice Session (30 minutes duration)will now follow
The learners/learner will work on his own during this session
Monitor the chilren during this activity, but refrain from prompting or helping your learners during this session
If required, conduct the Learning Session again

Outcome
The learners will be able to distinguish between some names of boys and girls
The learners will be able to recognize and pronounce number names from 1 to 20
The learners' listening skillswith respect to this theme will be enhanced