# Teaching EFL Listening via FUN WITH ENGLISH Books/8B/Lesson 6
## 9 Apr 2010 Grade 8 Class 7

* They were moderately interested in talking about Monday's festival, but I didn't really push it.
* While I was speaking with one of the students a boy quickly hijacked the computer and started showing images of their school trip two Saturday's ago.
* After I finished the test, I looked through the images with them. I have never seen so many of them get excited like that. I had them tell me what the different sections of the images were and many students who never speak English voluntarily got involved.

## Lesson Plan Version 0.2

0) Before Class Starts
* Ask everyone to get into their seats.
* Walk around the room small talking with different students.
* Get the computer turned on if it works.
1) Greeting: Yo! What's up?
* Practice the "What's up?" routine.
** If they don't remember, review.
2) Opening Discussion: Tomb Sweeping Day
* What special day was on Monday? (Qing Ming Jie = Qing Ming Festival)
* What is Qing Ming Jie in English? (Tomb Sweeping Day [TSD])
** What is a tomb?
* What do people on TSD?
** Burn money/incense?
** Visit graves/tombs?
* What did you do on TSD?
* Do you like TSD? Why?
* Do you have any questions for me?
3) Textbook: Page 22 Let's get ready
* For "Relay Race" have two teams get in a race around the room.
4) Discussion: The Olympics (Questions written with Mr. Brown)
* What are the Olympics?
* Where were they in 2008?
* What sports do you like?
* What sports are Chinese athletes good at in the Olympics?
* What sports are more difficult? Better?
* Imagine the Olympics were coming to Anqing. What would you need to do?
** Transport, Lodging, Facilities, Food, Language
5) Hand Back their Tests
* Explain first that their scores are out of 10, and give the answers.
* Do it one by one, highlighting down their names on my paper.
* Write the correct answers on the board.
* Tell them if they have questions they can ask me after class.
Extra Time: Number of Letters? Game (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.

## 8 Apr 2010 Grade 8 Class 6

* Giving out chocolates @ the end of the lesson was fine, until the other half of the class came in. Started giving some, then I panicked becasue they rushed me.
* Commenting on the basketball game didn't get as long of a conversation going as I'd expected.
* I mistakenly graded one girl's test. As it turned out she got a 100%, not a 95.
Next Week
* Give everyone chocolates?

## 9 Apr 2010 AM Period 1 Grade 8 Class 10

* Students still talked all the way through the lesson, but seemed to give me more of a chance.

## 9 Apr 2010 Grade 8 Class 8

* Had a long discussion about Qing Ming festival.
* They were very engaged throughout even on some topics that most other classes would find boring.
** They're a class that has real potential. I can experiment here.
* Was quite bored of my lesson by this point.
Next Week
* Still haven't answered the English questions they asked me the first week.

## Acknowledgments

* I would like to thank all the 7th and 8th grade classes at Anqing Foreign Language School who had
this lesson for their participation and feedback. I would also like to thank the Anqing Foreign
Language School for allowing me to teach there.
* Mr. Brown contributed heavily to this plan. This should be considered a collaboration. I have
tried to acknowledge contributions that are specifically his with (Mr. Brown).

## Changelog

Version 0.2 8 Apr 2010
* Expanded the conversation questions and explanaiton for how to hand back the tests.
Version 0.11 6 Apr 2010
* Typed up the outline, and added some basic details.
Version 0.1 30 Mar 2010
* Created a lesson outline in a Tuesday coffee shop meeting with Mr. Brown.