3A WEEK3 PEOPLE-HERO (LISTENING TEST)

DATE	03/02/2015 TUESDAY – WEEK ALPHA
TIME	11:20 - 12:40 (80 min)
CLASS	3A
PLACE	CLASS

 

TOPIC / THEME: PEOPLE - HEROES

OBJECTIVE : Students will be able to:

                      i.        Talk and discuss why we call someone a hero – 3 pairs
                     ii.        Fill in correctly at least 10 of fill-gap exercise.
                    iii.        Manage to get at least 6 correct answers in Synonym Match exercise

ACTIVITIES :

1.     3 chosen students will be doing the public speaking – theme famous personality 2.     Check students previous homework - intervention	15 minutes
3.    Ask students orally what heroes to them are – mind mapping on board. 4.    Tell students to work in pair. Write on the board. Task: MY HERO: With your partner, talk about any heroes you have in the categories below. Why are they heroes? ·    national hero ·    movie hero ·    sporting hero ·    family hero ·    local hero ·    world hero ·    action hero ·    teacher hero 5.     Ask for 3 pairs to volunteer and share their findings – 30 to 10 stars	30 minutes
6.     Distribute to students worksheet 1 on “Listening Gap Fill” exercise. 7.     Explain that the students are going to listen to a breaking news about a hero. They have to fill in the gap while listening. 8.     Explain to them they will listen to news only twice – students are encouraged to try to do it on their own to practice for the listening test. 9.     Play the mp3 on the article Fisherman hero swims 10 hours to shore or read the article (as backup) – twice 10.  After listening twice and fill in the gap, students will exchange their papers and check the answer together with the teacher. 11.  Using the gap-fill exercise, students will try to do the synonym match in Worksheet 2. Explain to students that they will try to guess the answer by using contextual clues – guessing clues from text.	30 minutes
12.  Conclude the lesson	5 minutes

MATERIALS : Hand out - LISTENING http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0803/080301-hero.html

EVALUATION: students ability to use adjectives appropriately

REFLECTION :

 

 

 

Worksheet 1

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

FISHERMAN HERO SWIMS 10 HOURS TO SHORE

 

An Australian fisherman has been __________ (1) a national hero after he swam for 10 hours in shark-infested __________ (2) to help his colleagues. Michael Williams, 39, amazed rescue workers and emergency services after his marathon 12-kilometre swim off the __________ (3) of New South Wales. His shrimp trawler hit a coral reef and sank very quickly. There was no time to radio for __________ (4) so Williams and the two other fishermen on the boat had no __________ (5) but to jump into the sea. The three men became separated in the dark and Williams decided to swim to the __________ (6). His __________ (7) of endurance amazed rescue workers and the fishing community. His efforts meant he was able to save one of his two crew mates. A rescue helicopter pulled John Jarrett, 41, from the ocean soon after Williams raised the __________ (8).

Emergency services called __________ (9) the search for the third man, the boat’s captain, Charlie Picton. Police said evidence suggested he had __________ (10). Police officers described the survival of Williams and Jarrett as nothing short of “__________” (11). A search and rescue specialist, Steve Willis said very few people could survive such an __________ (12). He told reporters: "The expected survival time for most people in those conditions would be a few hours.” Williams is making a __________ (13) recovery in hospital, suffering from cuts and __________ (14), exhaustion and sunburn. Jarrett is also doing well after being severely dehydrated. He never __________ (15) his survival, telling the media: "I've got a determination like no other person…I wasn't going to die out there, no way." He did add that he would never go to __________ (16) again.

SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1.	hailed	a.	fishing boat
2	trawler	b.	willpower
3.	choice	c.	stamina
4.	feat	d.	nightmare
5.	endurance	e.	called
6.	called off	f.	signs
7.	evidence	g.	fatigue
8.	ordeal	h.	effort
9.	exhaustion	i.	stopped
10.	determination	j.	option

THE ARTICLE

FISHERMAN HERO SWIMS 10 HOURS TO SHORE

 

An Australian fisherman has been hailed a national hero after he swam for 10 hours in shark-infested waters to help his colleagues. Michael Williams, 39, amazed rescue workers and emergency services after his marathon 12-kilometre swim off the coast of New South Wales. His shrimp trawler hit a coral reef and sank very quickly. There was no time to radio for help so Williams and the two other fishermen on the boat had no choice but to jump into the sea. The three men became separated in the dark and Williams decided to swim to the shore. His feat of endurance amazed rescue workers and the fishing community. His efforts meant he was able to save one of his two crew mates. A rescue helicopter pulled John Jarrett, 41, from the ocean soon after Williams raised the alarm. Emergency services called off the search for the third man, the boat’s captain, Charlie Picton. Police said evidence suggested he had drowned. Police officers described the survival of Williams and Jarrett as nothing short of “miraculous”. A search and rescue specialist, Steve Willis said very few people could survive such an ordeal. He told reporters: "The expected survival time for most people in those conditions would be a few hours.” Williams is making a full recovery in hospital, suffering from cuts and bruises, exhaustion and sunburn. Jarrett is also doing well after being severely dehydrated. He never doubted his survival, telling the media: "I've got a determination like no other person…I wasn't going to die out there, no way." He did add that he would never go to sea again.