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Listening

Explore our engaging listening ESL activities designed to enhance your students' comprehension of diverse accents and decode the meaning behind the words. Our lesson plans feature authentic materials reflecting various ages, accents, countries, and genders, ensuring a comprehensive language experience.

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Road Trip
A2
B1
In this lesson, your students will join TikTok vloggers on an exciting road trip🛣, capturing the essence of a real adventure. By watching a vlog, students will practice their listening comprehension skills and learn✏️ new, useful phrases for road trips🚗.
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Flirting Lessons
B1
B2
In this lesson, your students will talk about all things flirting💌: what we fear🙀 about it and how to put the pressure off of it and enjoy the process✨! You'll start the lesson with a quick test🧪 to find out how flirtatious💘 your students are.
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Speak Like Friends
B1
B2
In this lesson, your students will watch Friends🚪and learn the idioms🤓 used in the episodes. We cherry-picked 🍒the juiciest and funniest episodes💦 that won't leave any Friends fan indifferent💖 and designed a lesson plan based on them that will teach your students 6 cool idioms😎!
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Saying No
B2
C1

In this lesson, your students will learn to say "no"🙅‍♀️ in a polite and persuasive way in English. They will listen to another episode of The Office👩‍💻, esl.laboratory's podcast, where a project manager📊 discusses new requirements with a client.

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Art Therapy
B2
C1
In this lesson, your students will talk about art therapy 🎨 and how (or if) it can make people happier😊. Your students will discuss different types of art🖼 and share their experiences👨‍🎨 with them. Next, they will watch an experiment👩‍🔬 that measures happiness🤩 levels before and after art therapy👨‍🎨, discovering whether creating art can enhance well-being🧘.
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My Favourite Sport
A1
A2
In this lesson, your students will dive into the world of sports! 🏅 They'll watch a dynamic street interview 🎥, packed with real-life sports chatter, and practice their listening comprehension skills 👂.
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British Etiquette
A2
B1
In this lesson, your students will explore the fascinating world of British etiquette! 🇬🇧 They'll watch an engaging video 📺 about common etiquette rules and practise their listening comprehension skills along the way 🎧. They will also learn new phrases 💬, and use them in different contexts. 🎩🍽
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Kamala IS Brat
B2
C1
In this lesson, your students will dive into the world of politics🕸 and see how politicians are using memes to activate Gen Z🧋 and win elections🗳. Kamala Harris👩🏽 has become associated with numerous memes😅 and pop-culture moments such as "brat summer," 💅 the coconut tree🥥, and the K-Hive🐝.
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Sleep Talk
A2
B1
In this lesson, your students will discuss do’s and don’ts for a good night’s🌙 sleep. They will watch a street interview🎤 where people share their sleep💤 preferences and absolute no-gos🙅‍♀️ for sleeping.

Real-World Listening Lesson Plan and ESL Activities

Listening stands as a fundamental communication skill, essential for establishing rapport and understanding among individuals—a universal desire. Hence, allocating enough time to hone listening skills is essential, even for beginners. While textbooks offer numerous audio resources, they are often overly refined and unrealistic, leaving students unprepared for the diverse realities of spoken English. With our listening lesson plan ESL activities, we aim to bridge this gap, guiding educators to equip students, starting from the A1 level, with the awareness that English can sound different!

What Makes These Listening ESL Activities Effective?

Our listening lesson plan ESL activities lesson plans are crafted based on established teaching frameworks like CELTA, ensuring students engage extensively with audio materials. They progress from grasping the main idea to discerning intonation patterns and pronunciation nuances, ultimately enhancing communication comprehension. Another integral part of our listening lesson plan ESL is diversity—we offer a variety of genres, from dialogues to university lectures, and feature speakers ranging from children to those with Scottish accents, preparing students for real-life interactions.

Why Is It Important to Listen to Authentic Voices?

Exposure to authentic voices is crucial as it mirrors real-life language encounters. It allows students to acclimate to diverse accents, speech patterns, and cultural nuances, preparing them for communication in the real world. By listening to authentic voices, students develop an ear for natural language use, enhancing their comprehension skills and confidence in various linguistic contexts.

Let's bridge the gap between textbook English and authentic communication! Try out our listening ESL activities and say goodbye to scripted dialogues and hello to real-world English diversity!