# Teaching EFL Listening via FUN WITH ENGLISH Books/8B/Lesson 9

Grade 8 FUN WITH ENGLISH 8B Chapter 7: Getting There Anqing Foreign Language School Lesson 9 Version 0.2
This chapter is about inuits.

## Lesson Objectives

* The opening riddle and questions will draw the students attention.
* The textbook activities will go quickly and be productive.
* We can get an interesting discussion going about igloos.
* Students will speak only English to each other while they interview one another.
* Students will enjoy and use English during the activities and games.

## Lesson Plan

Before Class Starts
* If time, walk around and mingle with the students before the bell rings. (King)
Greeting: Introduce or Re-Introduce What's the craic?
* Enthusiastic "Yo! What's up?" to begin.
* What country is Yo! What's up? from?
* What country is How are you? from?
* Do you know what the say in Ireland? (Maybe)
* They say "What's the craic?" (Wikipedia)
* The responses are the same as "How are you?"
Opening: Riddle, May Day Holiday and Questions
* Share a simple riddle or more with the students, depending on their response.
* Next Monday is a holiday. Why? What will you do?
* Do you have any questions for me?
* What did you learn in class last week? (King)
Pronunciation Practice: "th"
* Write "the" then "that" then "this" each time asking them "Can you please say these words?" (Jim)
* How do you pronounce th?
* You should put your tongue against your top teeth. (Sounds of English)
* When you blow out, you will notice you make a "th" sound. (ibid)
Textbook: Page 34 Let's get ready A
* Before we begin, where is the top of the world?
* If possible, as they are doing this portion put on some music.
* After each answer, work on pronunciation.
Textbook: Page 34 Let's get ready B
Textbook:Page 35 Let's listen A and B
* Why are certain pictures in the order they are in?
Conversation: Living on top of the world
* Do you like the snow?
* Can you imagine living like this in the snow?
* Do you think these people are clever?
* Do you want a house made of ice?
Activity: Igloo Interview
* Have three questions written on the board or computer.
* Write interview on the board.
* Ask if they know that word?
* Bring up a student volunteer and interview one another in front of the class.
* Now please interview the people sitting next to you, in English!
* Give them a minute or three, walk around and help troubled groups.
* Afterwards ask for volunteers to come to the front of class and do the interview.
* Questions: [Write on the board]
** Do you want to live an igloo?
** Why?
** What kind of house do you want to live in?
Activity: Build an Igloo
* Tell the students we are going to make an igloo.
* Say we can use desks, chairs and ...
* Do a plan on the board.
Activity: Hunt for seals
* Two teams
* Blindfold a person.
* Draw a seal on the board.
* Classmates have to tell them how to get to the seal.
* They have two stabs.

### Extra Time

Game: Number of Letters? (Mr. Brown)
* Make two teams.
* Tell them to make a word that begins with one letter, e.g. D, and has 6 letters.
* Go back and forth between the teams making the words.
Music: Billy Jean
* Is Billy Jean a boy or a girl?
* Who is the one?

## Lesson Review
### Class Notes
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#### 28 Apr 2010 Notes

What Could I Have Done Better?
What Did I Do Well?
What Did I Learn?
What Did My Students Get From The Lesson?
Were the Lesson Objectives Achieved?
* The opening riddle and questions will draw the students attention.
* The textbook activities will go quickly and be productive.
* We can get an interesting discussion going about igloos.
* Students will speak only English to each other while they interview one another.
* Students will enjoy and use English during the activities and games.
How can I Improve the Lesson?

## Appendix
### Changelog

Version 0.2 28 Apr 2010
* Wrote out a thorough lesson plan, adding activities and more.
Version 0.1 26 Apr 2010