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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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Summer Vlog
A2
B1

In this B1-B2 lesson plan, students explore the theme of spending time alone through the video “Learning to Enjoy Time Alone.” They’ll practice vocabulary related to independence, reflection, and self-care, while improving listening and speaking fluency. Students will reflect on journaling, self-care, walking, shopping, and taking gap years.

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Public Transport
A1
A2
This elementary-level lesson takes students on a journey through the world of public transport. They'll get familiar with essential vocabulary like “metro line,” “ticket machine,” and “hop-on hop-off bus” through a variety of fun activities. From matching words to pictures and watching a TikTok video, to completing dialogues and role-playing real-life scenarios, students will practice using these terms in practical situations they can relate to.
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Deinfluencing
A2
B1
In this lesson, your students will talk about deinfluencing! 🤔 This trend has taken TikTok and YouTube by storm lately. Up-and-coming influencers 🎥 feel compelled to reveal the unfiltered truth about popular and trendy products📱.
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London Street Style
A1
A2
In this lesson, your students will talk about clothes👗and fashion👜 on the streets of London🇬🇧! They will learn new vocabulary to talk about clothes👞 and brands👔, as well as learn to better use present continuous!
Free
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New Year's Resolutions
A1
A2
Looking for a fun and interactive way to kick off the New Year with your A1-A2 students? This New Year’s resolution lesson plan is perfect for helping them build their conversational and listening skills. Through real-life examples of New Year resolutions, students will expand their vocabulary related to life goals and achievements. With engaging activities like video comprehension and group discussions, this lesson keeps students motivated and practicing English in a meaningful, real-world context.
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Musichead
A1
A2
In this lesson, your students will talk about music🎹! This lesson is a celebration of music junkies🎧 who cannot but listen to music all the time! The lesson plan is all about listening to music🎼 and describing it with new vocabulary you've just learned🎶!
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The Art of Interview
A1
A2
In this lesson, your students will talk about the art of asking questions🎙. Your students will watch the WIRED autocomplete interview📹 with Joe Biden, where he will answer the most popular questions about him.
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City Tour
A1
A2
In this lesson, your students will have a chance to enjoy a walk in East London🇬🇧. Your students will enhance their vocabulary related to giving🛤 and receiving directions in a city🌇 and learn more about the London urban landscapes. 🏛
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Getting Closer
A1
A2
In this lesson, your students will talk about nice things🥰 they can do to their close ones to support🙆‍♀️ or get closer🫂 to them. Your students will open up🤗 about the pleasant things they've ever done to be there for their friends and will learn functional phrases😮 to make and receive surprises. 🎈

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!