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PRODUCING LISTENING MATERIALS FOR KS4 & 5
WORKSHOP
JON MEIER Using flipcams AudacityPhones & tabletsIn order to create resources for pupilsand stimulate speaking
3 minutes – think about your experience with GCSE and A-Level pupils so far
What are the main areas of difficulty that English pupils encounter when trying to speak the language?
What would they find difficult when listening to the language?
Musical pass the questions bag
Wheeldecide.comMake a selector wheel
Pupil name selector Topic selectorWord selectorPut word in a sentencePut word into a different tense
Or play for fun:
What should we eat tonight?Which drink?Which film?Which take-away?Where should we go on holiday?
Fakebook
www.classtools.netYou can find this on:
You could do a page for
A famous personHistorical figureSportsman footballer
A townA regionA brand – e.g. PeugeotRenault AudiLamborghini
Camembert
La Croix RougeMSF
Fake Tweet
www.classtools.netYou can find this on:
You could do a tweet for
A famous personHistorical figureSportsman footballer
A townA regionA brand – e.g. PeugeotRenault AudiLamborghini
Camembert
La Croix RougeMSF
Audioboo Audiopal Vokaroo
Quick record audio message creator
Audioboo Example
AVOCADO
Adjectives
Verbs Opinions & Justification
Connectives Adverbs
Descriptions
Originality & Interest
(+ qualifiers & intensifiers)
(Variety, tenses)
(conjunctions)
(time expressions, frequency & sequencing)
(adj endings/ agreement, SACLAD -size, appearance, character, likes, activities, dislikes)
6Ws
• Who (with whom)• What• Where• When• Why• What is it like / what was it like/ how was it?
GCSE Topic Areas Specific vocabulary
transferable grammar and phrases+ visual support
GCSE Topic Areas Specific vocabulary
transferable grammar and phrases+ visual support
family and petsfamily and pets
house, home, daily routine, bedroom, helping at home
house, home, daily routine, bedroom, helping at home
school, education, part time jobs, future training and jobs
school, education, part time jobs, future training and jobs
travel, transport, holidays, weather, local customs, abroad vs UK, school tripsaccommodation
travel, transport, holidays, weather, local customs, abroad vs UK, school tripsaccommodation
famous people – my herofamous people – my hero
town, local area, environment, shops & shopping, pocket money
town, local area, environment, shops & shopping, pocket money
leisure: sports, healthy lifestyles, fitness, food and drink
leisure: sports, healthy lifestyles, fitness, food and drink
leisure & hobbies (non sport): media interests: music, gaming, reading, film, TV, cinema, mobile phones, Facebook
leisure & hobbies (non sport): media interests: music, gaming, reading, film, TV, cinema, mobile phones, Facebook
Typical A-Level Topic Areas Specific vocabulary
transferable grammar and phrases
Cultural comparisons with UK
+ visual support
Typical A-Level Topic Areas Specific vocabulary
transferable grammar and phrases
Cultural comparisons with UK
+ visual support
Youth culture and concerns Relationships (family/friendships and peer pressure) Drink, smoking & drugs FashionMarriage & the familyGeneration gap
Youth culture and concerns Relationships (family/friendships and peer pressure) Drink, smoking & drugs FashionMarriage & the familyGeneration gap
Lifestyle: health and fitness Sport and exercise Food and diet Health issues (eg smoking, skin cancer, health services)
Lifestyle: health and fitness Sport and exercise Food and diet Health issues (eg smoking, skin cancer, health services)
The world around us: travel, tourism, environmental issues and the (French)-speaking world Tourist information, travel and transport Weather (eg natural disasters, climate change) Pollution and recycling
The world around us: travel, tourism, environmental issues and the (French)-speaking world Tourist information, travel and transport Weather (eg natural disasters, climate change) Pollution and recycling
Education and employment Education (schooling and higher education) Education policy and student issues The world of work (eg the changing work scene, job opportunities and unemployment)
Education and employment Education (schooling and higher education) Education policy and student issues The world of work (eg the changing work scene, job opportunities and unemployment)
Media & TechnologyMusicblogs/mobile phones/internet/games)Cinema & TVAdvertising
Media & TechnologyMusicblogs/mobile phones/internet/games)Cinema & TVAdvertising
Typical A2-Level Topic Areas
Develop the previous ones in more depth
PLUS……
Typical A2-Level Topic Areas
Develop the previous ones in more depth
PLUS……
World eventsEuropeHuman rights, Equality (gender, race)
World eventsEuropeHuman rights, Equality (gender, race)
EnvironmentPollution, energy, ecology
EnvironmentPollution, energy, ecology
Multicultural issuesImmigration, integration, racism
Multicultural issuesImmigration, integration, racism
Social issuesWealth & poverty, law and order, technology and innovation
Social issuesWealth & poverty, law and order, technology and innovation
Cultural topicRegion/
communityPeriod of 20thC historyAuthor, poet, dramatist, Director, musician, artist
Cultural topicRegion/
communityPeriod of 20thC historyAuthor, poet, dramatist, Director, musician, artist
GCSE Listening Common Question types
Vocab match – common synonyms Gap-fill Who says whatNotes on advantages & disadvantagesInference of meaning (synonyms & gist comprehension)Comprehension answers in English
Example of a GCSE Listening Task
A2 French Listening Sample (AQA 2010)
Transcript is on next slideTranscript is on next slide
Sample A2 Listening (AQA)
Handouts – useful tips
Resources to look at – mainly for good year 11 and A-Level
Euronews Yahoo- France – insolitehttp://1jour1actu.com/
Ashcombe school – video clips: http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/curriculum/modlang/index_students.htm
Nachrichten für Kinder http://news4kids.de/Sowieso.de http://www.sowieso.de/portal/
Youtube learning
The power of video – look at this Chinese lesson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeCWK6yy914&feature=related
3 minutes – think about your experience with GCSE and A-Level pupils so far
How could you design listening tasks to help them?
Audacity – on most school netwworks : audio recording and conversion to mp3 Fotobabble –upload a photo and add your own audio e.g: http://verulamvle.typepad.com/y8german/2011/01/fotobabbles.html
Zshare & Soundcloud offer audio file hosting
VIDEOUpload your videos to Youtube or Vimeo
The following also let you use Greenscreen (Chroma Key) : Final Cut/ Premiere Pro Pinnacle Studio (PC) I Can Present (Mac) SMARTPHONE & MOBILE DEVICESLook for: voice recorders & voice distortersGreen screen appsMorfoFotospeakPuppet pals Sock PuppetsTalking Tom
Using authentic resources
Using authentic resources 2
http://www.lyricsgaps.com/
http://www.lyricstraining.com/
http://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/view/6145/Intermediate
You can use the tab key on lyrics training to get the answer
A Voki message
http://verulamvle.typepad.com/mflteaching/
EITHER
A) Record a lively, entertaining interview full of relevant language (add visuals / use greenscreen if you feel brave)
ORB) Find a website of a school/town (maybe one you know)Write a video tour or interview with quiz questions based on the webpage
ORC) Write & record your own text + questions – make it fun challenging and relevant. The questions should also be recorded & should help comprehension
CHOICE OF 3 TASKS aim at either KS4 or KS5