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Listening for specific information
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Video Nation Online
(Literacy curriculum - SLr/E2.1)
Video Nation is a unique collection of short videos from people around the UK. People have filmed themselves talking about topics ranging from Mothers Day to Michael Jackson. Ask learners to watch the videos try to follow the gist of the narrative. This can lead to a discussion on sequence markers such as first of all, after a while and finally.
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More than just Great Britons
(Literacy curriculum - SLr/L1.1)
In a group select and listen to a famous person from the BBC archives. These regularly updated archives feature audio of famous people such as Alfred Hitchcock, Virginia Woolf and Bob Marley. Discuss beforehand students' knowledge of the person and after listening to the clip(s) what extra information they have learnt.
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Change Your Mind
(Literacy curriculum - SLd/L1.1)
Read some inspiring success stories from adult learners in Northern Ireland. They decided to give learning another go, why did your students? Use these stories to start a discussion about returning to learning.
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Showing that you understand
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Listening to stories
(Literacy curriculum - SLlr/E3.1)
Thanks to Mary C who sent in this idea.
Some students like to hear their own work read aloud. I used to do it anonymously and say that the learners could raise their hands to be identified. During the readings I would call on other students at random to "tell something they liked" about the piece. I would call on another student to ask a question about the story, and the reader would generally answer very carefully.
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Poetry please
(Literacy curriculum - SLc/L1.1)
At the Arts site you can listen to poets perform their own work. Discuss their delivery, what do they do in speech to convey emotion? Talk about pace, emphasis, volume and intonation.
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