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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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Thunderous Thor
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B2
In this lesson, your students will talk about myths and the Norse god 🧔🏼‍♂️ of thunder⚡️ and the sky 🌬, Thor! The mighty defender of gods and goddesses… Can he fail?😩 Spoiler: even Thor fails from time to time!
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Halloween Decorations
B1
B2

Is spending on Halloween decorations worth it?

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Is It OK to Regift?
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B2
In this lesson, your students will discuss regifting presents🎁. Regifting might be considered either a form of recycling♻️ or downright rudeness😡! To regift or not to regift: this is the question your students will try to find the answer to!
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Pet Peeves
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B2
In this lesson, your students will talk about things that can drive them crazy! Voice messages, talking in the cinema, unsolicited advice… OH. MY. GOD. Some people can't stand it, for some it's completely OK!
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Love Languages
B1
B2
In this lesson, your students will talk about love👩‍❤️‍👨 and relationships💖. What's more important to you in relationships: presents🎁 and gifts🛍 or words of love💝? In this episode of a Day in the Life podcast, Jane🙍‍♀️, the host, will talk about the book she's recently read📓, 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman.
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Guilty Pleasures
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B2
In this lesson, your students will talk about guilty pleasures🤤. Yep, all the little things that give you life, but are somehow labeled as unproductive🫠or even embarrassing🤦! Jane, a host of the Day in The Life Podcast, believes self-love💖 is the best love!🤌
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Love Is In The Air
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B2
In this lesson, your students will talk about love💖 and relationships👩‍❤️‍👨. They will watch a video📽 and hear three different love stories with happy😍 and not-so-happy🥲 endings. Based on the stories, your students will expand their vocabulary to talk about love🫀and learn the difference between the past simple and present perfect.
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White Lies
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B2
In this lesson, your students will explore the lies 🙄 teenagers tell their parents and the reasons why they might resort to white lies👀 (and if there's such a thing as white lies⚪️). Your students will watch a video📽 where passers-by will share the biggest lies🤥 they've ever told their parents.
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Backhanded Compliments
B1
B2
In this lesson, your students will be exploring the world of backhanded compliments☹️ and the people who give them🙃. You know the type: "Oh, you look great! Have you lost weight?" 🤪 These are compliments that don't really compliment🥰 you, but rather, insult you😳.

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!