English Listening Lesson on
Sound

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THE LESSON ON SOUND

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Sound is something few of us rarely think about. It’s always around us in one form or another. I even think there’s sound if everything is completely silent. There is actually a famous song called the Sound of Silence. When I was a child, my parents or teachers would tell me not to make a sound. This was usually when I did something wrong. I tried not to make a sound, but it’s pretty difficult. Try it. There are all kinds of sounds in the world. You can put them in categories. There’s the sound of the city, the sound of the jungle and the sound of the ocean, just to name a few. My favourite sounds are those of laughter and fun. That always makes me happy. My most hated sound is the sound of traffic.

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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

Sound is something _________________ think about. It’s always around us _________________ another. I even think there’s sound if everything is completely silent. _________________ famous song called the Sound of Silence. When I was a child, my parents or teachers would tell me _________________ sound. This was usually when I did something wrong. I tried not to make a sound, but _________________. Try it. There are _________________ in the world. You can put them in categories. There’s the sound of the city, the sound of the jungle and the sound of the ocean, _________________ few. My favourite sounds are those of laughter and fun. That always makes me happy. My ___________________ the sound of traffic.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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STUDENT SOUND SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about sound in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about sound for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about sound. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about sound. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. SOUND POSTER Make a poster about sound. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY SOUND LESSON: Make your own English lesson on sound. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on sound. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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English Listening Lesson on Sound