5.9
Assessment task

Choose an audio or video recording that will be suitable for a group you are teaching and develop a cycle of activities to exploit it.

  1. Referring to the concepts outlined in Section 5.2, describe the characteristics of the input you have chosen.

  2. Referring to the principles established in Section 5.3, design a cycle of activities to exploit your chosen input.

  3. Implement your listening activities with your group of target students. Then reflect on the effectiveness of your activities. In particular, consider what your students found easy and difficult, and what strategies they used in completing the activities. How could you address any problems in a revision of the materials?