Activities

to enhance listening comprehension skills

in English with the support of mobile technology

in tenth graders at Cristino Naranjo High School

M.Ed, B.A. Irguens Gálvez De Lara

2020
 Activities

Unit 1 All about you

Activity #_______

1.1 Talking about personal information.

 Look at the picture and answer:

a) Are they at work or at school?
b) How do you know it?
c) What do you think the conversation is about?

This activity is aimed at predicting the content of the text by activating students´ previous
knowledge and must be used during the Initial communicative practice in which listening as a
means and listening as an end are both combined at Before Listening Stage. Students have
to use their Zapya app. to receive the files and Gallery app. to see the picture. They have to
see the picture individually and with partners discuss the questions and then with the whole
class. Afterward, students have to listen to the audio-text and verify if their predictions were
right which should be done in pair-work by using Play Music app.

Activity #___

1.2 Talking about present activities.

 Listen to the audio-text and answer the quiz.

This activity which corresponds to While Listening Stage should be solved at home as
independent work in small groups of three as it requires some seconds to download
the audio from the Internet. It is aimed at identifying the main idea and some specific
information to be analyzed in the next class, so it is a listening activity as an end. The
text is located at Listening step-by-step app. Nancy ´s self-introducing.
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1.3 Talking about future activities and plans.

 Look at the picture. It is 5:30pm. What are these people ´s evening plans? Write
your guesses in the chart.

 Listen to the interview. What are people going to do? Complete the chart.
 This activity will cover the Before and While Listening Stages and is aimed at predicting
and listening for specific information, so it is a listening as an end activity. To solve it,
students work first in small groups to predict and then in pairs to listen and complete the
chart during the guided practice lesson by using first Gallery app and then Play music
app.

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Unit 1
 Watch the film “Collateral Beauty” and prepare an oral report about the film taking
into account: title, main characters, main ideas and video-maker´s purpose. To report
make a video.

This activity (task) should be solved at home and belongs to Creative Application Stage of
the learning cycle and involves while listening and after listening stages. Students will work
in groups of four and they have to get the main ideas of the film, so it is a listening as an end
task by using Play video app. to watch the film and to report it they have to use their
Camera app.

Unit # 2 Do you have any suggestions?

2.__ Describing health problems. Giving advice and suggestions.

Activity ___

 Watch the picture and listen

 This exercise is aimed at learning vocabulary for
discussing parts of the body in the Initial
Communicative Practice as a warm-up. The
listening activity allows identifying words and
sounds, so it is a listening as a means activity.
Students should look at the picture with a partner in
their Gallery app. while the teacher writes these
questions on the board to be discussed.

 Where is the man?

 What is he doing?
 What is he wearing?
 What is he like?
Then, students listen to the audio by using Play
Music app. and repeat chorally first and
individually.

Activity ____

 Listen to the conversation and practice.

This activity combines both listening as and end and listening as a means and should be
solved during the Discussion Analysis and Solution Stage of the learning cycle to identify
new words, sounds and structures. Students look at the picture with Gallery app. and the
teacher says, ´Steve and Kyle are talking.´ and asks, ´Ïs Kyle feeling well?´ ´What part of
the body does he talk about?´ So, students have to predict and anticipate. Then, students
listen to the conversation with their Play Music app. and verify if their predictions were
correct and listen for gist. Afterwards, students listen again and answer the question: What
is Steve going to do? (listening for specific information). Then students listen and read. The
teacher asks ´What does Steve asks Kyle?´. The teacher writes this sentences on the board
and students have to complete them while listening:
Kyle _____ a stomachache. / Kyle ______ the flu. / Kyle _______really sick.
Then students listen and repeat.
 Activity ____
 People are talking about health problems. Listen and number the pictures.

A ___ B____ C___

D___ E___ F____

This activity is aimed at listening for gist during the Controlled Practice Focused on Form Stage of the
learning cycle and in the While Listening Stage. Students listen to the text individually with Play Music
app. and then compare with a partner.

Activity ___

 Listen to people talking about health problem. What phrase completes each
statement?
1.Lately, she____________ 3. She gets very bad____________
2.Lately, he doesn’t __________ 4. He´s getting a lot of ________ this year.
 Listen again. Circle what the friend suggests for each problem.
1. A) get something from the drug store. 3. A) buy a new computer.
B) get up and do something. B) sit in a different way .
C) take sleeping pills. C) stop using the computer.
2. A) get more sleep. 4. A) take vitamin C.
B) see the doctor. B) go to the doctor.
 C) take vitamins. C) get more exercise

This activity is aimed at listening for details. Students have to listen to the text individually and then
compare their answer in pairs which should be executed during While Listening Stage at Guided
Practice Stage within the learning cycle. To listen to the conversations students have to use their Play
Music app.

Activity____

 Role – play. One person (A) acts out a health problem and the other person (B)
guesses what it is. Use the health problems you heard in the audio texts and give advice
for each problem. Record the conversation with your Camera app.
A) Complaint
B) Guess
A) Say no and continuing complaining
B) Guess
A) Say yes and complain
B) Suggest something
A) React and end the conversation

This activity should be solved as homework in pairs and as an after listening activity at the Guided
Practice Stage. Students use their Camera app to record the video. Students should have listened to
the text attentively.

2 . Talking about likes and dislikes.

Activity ___

 Listen and number the musical styles from 1 to 9.

This activity is intended at discussing types of music. First, students talk about kinds of music which are
popular in Cuba. Then, students have to look at the picture by using Gallery app. and talk about it. Finally,
students listen to the text by using Play Music app. and number individually but compare their answers in
pairs. This activity which is solved during the Initial Communicative Practice of this topic and students have
to listen for gist. Besides, this activity contains activities to be solved at Before and While Listening Stages.

Activity___

 Listen to four people on a TV game show. Three men want to invite Linda in a date. What
kinds of things do they like? Complete the chart. Listen again and say who do you think is the
best date for Linda. Why?

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This activity is aimed at listening for details in the while listening stage at Guided Practice Stage of the
learning cycle. Students listen to the text with their Play Music app. in small groups of three and
compare answers

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 Listen to Daisy and Tom talking about what they like and don’t like. Put a check ( ) next
to the food and drink Daisy likes. What does Tom like? Underline it.

 Listen again. Who says these things? Write T (Tom) or D (Daisy)

__ I don’t like coffee at all.
__ I like orange juice, but don’t like oranges.
__ I don’t like fruit very much at all.
__ I really like banana.
__ I like all fruit.
__ I like vegetables, especially carrots and peas.

This activity is intended at listening for specific information and identifying the speaker and identifying
structures and vocabulary combining listening as a means and listening as an end. Therefore it is
located at Controlled Practice Focus on Form of the learning cycle and students use their Play Music
app. in pairs.

2 . Making an invitation.

Activity ___
 Listen to the conversation between Tom and Daisy´s mom.
a) What is the conversation about?
___ refusing something.
___ talking about likes and dislikes.
___ inviting someone to drink something.
 b) Listen again. Order the conversation and repeat. Then practice.
___ I´d like some juice, if that´s Ok.
___ You ´re welcome.
___ Of course. Would you like some orange juice?
___ Oh yes please. Thank you very much.
___ Hello, Tom. Would you like some milk or water?
___ And … would you like a chocolate chip cookie?

c) Answer this question:

 How does Daisy´s mom invite Tom? Underline in b).

These . activities combine a drill and an activity itself. Students have to listen for gist, identify structures.
It involves a choral drill (whole class, teams and pairs). Thus, students listen to the text by means of
their Play Music app. at Discussion and Analysis to the Problem Stage of the learning cycle

Unit # 3 Memories.

3.1 Talking about past memories and experiences.

Activity___
 Listen to the conversation and select (X) the correct answer.
a) How many characters are in the conversation? ___ 1 ___2 ____3
b) They are friends ___ They met for the first time _____
c) They are talking about:
___ the last weekend ___ the next vacation ___ their past vacation

Activity____
 Listen again and complete the blanks:
P: Where _______ you _____ for your vacations?
V: I __________ to Costa Rica. It _______my first time there.
P: ______ you ________ it?
 V: Well… yes and now. I __________ to go surfing but the weather __________ was pretty
cloudy and it _________ a lot.
P: So, you _______ surf?
V: No, but I ________ a lot of museums and _______ some movies. What about you Paulo?
P: I ____ a lot of fun.

Activity_____
 Listen and repeat.

These activities are intended to be done during the Initial Communicative Practice and Analysis and
Discussion of the Problem Stages of the learning cycle and combine both listening as a means and
listening as an end. The former activity is an activity itself and is aimed at listening for gist and students
have to work individually and check with the class, the second one combines listening for details and
listening to identify structures, verb forms and pronunciation of the –ed suffix in regular verbs and
intonation patterns and the last one is an exercise specifically a drill and students have to work in pairs. In
addition, students should use Play Music app.

Activity ___
 Listen to a question like this (´ What did you do on Saturday night? ´) and answer like this
(´I invited some friends for dinner. Then we watched the video´). Then restate the answer like this
(She invited some friends for dinner. Then, they watched the video).
1. A: How was your weekend?
B: It was ok. I stayed home and studied.
2. A: How was your weekend?
B: Terrific. I went shopping. Everything was on sale.
3. A: What did you do on Sunday?
B: I went to Boston with some friends. We took the tour of the city.
4. A: What did you do last weekend?
B: My brother had a party. I saw a lot all friends
5. A: What did you do on Saturday?
B: I studied all day. I went to the concert in the evening.

Activity____
 Listen to a question followed by a word or phrase like this: (A: What did you do on
Sunday? B: stay home) Answer like this (B: I stayed home)
1. A: What did you do on Friday night? B: go dancing
2. A: What did you do on Saturday? B: work
3. A: What did you do after class yesterday) B: do my homework
4. A: Where did you spend your last vacation? B: go to Hawaii
5. A: What did you do last weekend? B: drive to the beach

Activity___

 Listen to a phrase. Then ask a question with: What do you do…? Like this: (last night) A:
What did you do last night? Then you ´ll hear an answer.
1. On Sunday 3. On Sunday afternoon 5. Last summer
2.
These On Saturday
activities night should be solved
(exercises) 4. Lastduring
weekend 6. On Focused
the Controlled Practice Sunday night.
on Form that is,
they correspond to listening as a mean. Students listen to form linguistic habits. Students listen in
pairs by using Play Music app. and then repeat and interact by acting out. These activities may be
executed in class or at home.

Activity ___

This activity (exercise) is intended at understanding the

pronunciation of past regular verbs. The teacher pre-
reads the conversation. Then, students play the
recording with Play Music app. and listen to the
complete conversation without filling in the blanks.
Afterwards, students play the recording again (twice)
but pause after each line to complete the task. Finally,
students replay the conversation to check their
answers with their partners. It is a Controlled Practice
Focused on Form.
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 Listen. These people didn’t have a good vacation. What did they do? Listen and circle the
correct answer.
1. A) went away 5. A) went to the beach
B) stayed home B) went to the country

2. A) went to Hawaii 6. A)went skiing

B) went to Okinawa B) stayed home

3. A) went away 7. A) went skiing

B) stayed home B) stayed home

4. A) invited relatives to stay 8. A) went to Las Vegas

B) visited relatives B) went to Los Angeles

This activity is aimed at listening for gist. Students during the While Listening Stage at Controlled
Practice Focused on Form may listen to the texts by using their Play Music app. Students can
listen to the audition individually and check their answers in pairs.
Activity___
 People are talking about their vacations. Look at the picture. What do you think it
happens in these conversations?

 Listen again. What word completes each

 Did they enjoy them? Listen and select the correct
statement?
answer. 1. The weather was _________________
2. The people were__________________
3. The ski trip was___________________
1. Yes__ No__ 5. Yes__ No__ 4. Their trip to France was very_________
2. Yes __ No__ 6. Yes __ No__ 5. Her trip to the beach was very_________
3. Yes __ No__ 7. Yes __ No__ 6. The hotel wasn’t ___________________
7. The shopping in Thailand was_________
4. Yes __ No__ 8. Yes __ No__ 8. His vacation was too________________
 These activities are aimed at enhancing listening comprehension skill. The former allows predicting the
content of the text by looking at the picture on cellphones with Gallery app. and students discuss in pairs
and with the whole class. The second and the last ones enable students to understand meaning and
information from the text by using Play Music app. Students listen individually and check answers in pairs.
These activities may be solved during the Guided Practice Stage and involve before and While Listening
Stages.

Activity___
 Watch the video with the sound off and look at the pictures. Number them in the
order the woman talks about them.

This activity is intended at predicting and guessing the information of the text. It constitutes the oriented-
base of the homework at the Before Listening Stage in which students look at the pictures in their Gallery
app. and name the places. Then, students watch the video with the sound off with their Play Video app.
in pairs and do the activity. Then the teacher give the instructions of the task there are going to do at
home.
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 Watch the video. Mention the places Melissa saw in London. What did Melissa say
about each one?
 Watch the video again. Report what Melissa did on Sunday.
 Summarize the video. Then discuss which London sights are the most interesting
to you. Number them and explain. Record your discussion.

This activity (task) is intended at identifying main ideas, specific information, summarizing information,
watching to the video carefully and reporting what they saw in the video. It combines listening as an end
and speaking skills and students will work in small groups by using Play Video and Camera apps. This
task corresponds to the Integrative Communicative Practice Stage of the learning cycle and the While
and After Listening Stages.

3.2 Narrating stories.

Activity____

 Listen to what happen to these people and check the things that have happened to
you.

This activity (listening as a means) is aimed at identifying positive and negative things that have
happened to someone by means of an audio-text during the Analysis and Discussion to the
Problem. Students listen to the text with their Play Music app. (individually) and write down what
each person says. Then students look at the picture and read the statements with their Gallery app.
and check their notes in pairs. Then, students listen again and check what they happened to them
and discuss with the class. Then students identify the past phrases. Then, students look at the other
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 Listen to questions about traffic accidents. Answer with the second choice.
1. Was it a clear night or was it raining?
2. Were you talking to your friend or were you paying attention to the road?
3. Was the car in front of you making a right turn or a left turn?
4. Were you speeding up or slowing down?
5. Were you driving without a seatbelt or wearing a seatbelt?

 Listen to people talking about events in their lives. Restate what they say like the
example.
Example: A: I was running……………… A: I fell
You: He was running when he fell.
1. I was sleeping at home……..……I found a cheap apartment.
2. I was living with a friend………….I met Ted
3. I was studying in Spanish……….I went to Europe
4. I was finishing school……………I started my own business
5. I was learning to drive……………I had an accident.

These activities are aimed at listening as a means at the Controlled practice focused on form stage
of the learning cycle. Students work in pairs in the classroom or individually at home by using their
Play Music app.

Activity__
 Listen to these stories about lucky breaks.
a) What were the people doing before they got they got their lucky breaks.
b) How did the events change their lives?
This activity is aimed at listening for specific information and making inferences by working with students´
Play Music app. individually and checking their answers in pairs. This activity should be executed during
the While Listening Stage at Guided Practice Stage of the learning cycle.

Activity 2

Lesson 5

 Listening to an audio-text

Unit 1 / 1.1 Talking about personal information

This activity is the continuation of the previous one and will be executed in the
sequencing stage of the discussion, analysis to the problem stage. On the one
hand, it is aimed at identifying the verb be in affirmative sentences and the
contraction ´s of is and to express belonging, vocabulary related to family
members, occupations, personal and possessive pronouns, the use of blending in
oral speech and the proper pronunciation of ´s contraction when talking about
personal information (listening as a means). On the other hand, it is also aimed at
listening for gist to verify students’ comprehension (listening as an end). It will be
done in pairs by means of an earphone and will last 25 minutes by using English
listening step-by-step application/ American voice section/ Talk about your family .

To verify the students´ comprehension they will listen to the text and do the test
about main ideas which is a multiple choice activity and to identify the target
language they will listen to the text and:

1. Complete the blanks according to the text and then repeat:

There _____ six people in my family: my ______, my _______, _______,
________, two sisters and my ________.
My dad ____ name ______ Greg. He is a ________ _____. _____ just
turned fifty. ____ mother ____ name is Colleen. _____ ´s a ____________
aid, which means ____ helps teachers at school. She ____ also fifty years
old.
2. Put a bridge (U) between words you hear together. Then repeat them.
3. Raise your hand when you hear the contraction ´s. What does it mean?
4. Listen to again and identify:
a) a synonym of father:
b) a synonym of mother:
c) an occupation:
d) a possessive pronoun:
e) a personal pronouns:
5. Listen to the text while read the transcription and repeat it (the whole class/
in groups and individually)

Activity 3
 Watching a video
Unit 1/ 1.1
Lesson 9 Listening lesson: understanding general information
 This activity is aimed at understanding general information from a video about
personal information. This video comes from Interchange Intro sequence
1”House party” and will be used in the sequencing stage while listening
activities by means of Play video app in pairs. In the previous stage (before
listening activities) students have been given a worksheet to work while
watching the video by means of zapya app.
1. Watch the video and select the correct answer:
The conversation takes place
___ at school ___ in an office ___ in an apartment
2. Write true or false according to the video

___ There are two main characters in the video

___ Bob and Jennifer are Eduardo ´s friends

___ Bob and Jennifer know Terry

___ Bob and Jennifer are in the correct apartment

___ Terry and John live in the apartment of the party

___ Bob and Jennifer are Dr John Robert ´s students

3. Do they Bob and Jennifer meet someone at the party?

Activity 4
 Listening an audio-text

Unit 2 Do you have any suggestion?

2.4 Talking about health problems

This activity is aimed at listening for gist and specific information from an oral text
supported by American English app in the section listening and practice sports and
health. It will be done in the while listening activities at home as a self- study
individually with a worksheet shared by the teacher by zapya app and to be
discussed in the next class.
 1. Listen to the conversation and tick the incorrect items. Then correct them

___ The text is a monolog

___There are two characters: brother and sister

___ He does not want to see the doctor

___ His mother convinced him to see the doctor

___ It is an informal conversation

2. Select the correct option

 He thinks he ´d better

__ stay home from work this day ___ stay home from basketball play this day

___ take his temperature and make sure he does not have a fever

 Chills come along with ___ fever ___ backache ___ flu
3. Complete the blanks
 What ´s the problem?
 I have a _____________, my head _______ and I have a ________
_______

 Oh dear, you have got a ______. Your temperature is ________

4. Listen and answer these questions
a) How does he feel?
b) What are the symptoms he has?
c) What did his mum advise him?
d) Where should he keep the thermometer and how much time?
e) What should he remind his mother?
f) What does he not understand?
g) Why should he visit Dr Thompson?
h) What should he do if he wants to recover from the flu in time for his game?
Activity 5

 Watching a video on line and perform it.

Unit 2 / 2.3 Giving instructions
This activity aims at listening specific and detailed information from a video about
instructions which will be done in team work at home and discussed in class
because students have to watch the video at home by connecting on Google in his
web-browser and take some notes in note app and then have to perform what they
understood recording it in a video too with camera app.
1. Connect on the Internet and by means of your web browser search in
Google:
Team 1 How to make spaghetti Bolognese, cooking with Karma
Team 2 How to organize your room and closet, best tips and tricks
Team 3 How to make pizza dough at home
Team 4 How to make a bottle lamp DIY
2. Watch the video and take some notes in your note app
3. Follow the instructions, explain them and record them with the help of the
camera app.

Activity 6

 Watching a video

Unit 2

2.5 Talking about likes and dislikes

This activity is aimed at understanding specific information and assessing attitudes

from a video about likes and dislikes from Interchange 1 “What kind of movies do
you like?” supported by Play Video app. This activity should be done in pairs at
school in while listening activities stage in thirty minutes.
 1. Watch the video and write ( T) true or (F) false

__ They are unknown people

__ The conversations are about likes and dislikes

__ They are looking for something to do this night

__ They agree on a movie

__ They are enjoying the day

__ It’s an informal conversation.

2. Watch the video again and match the questions with the answers
 Why don´t we rent a video ___ It´s ok

and watch it at my home? ___ I really like classic films a lot

 What do you think about ___ Then, let´s go

science fiction?

 What kind of movies ___ That´s not a bad idea

do you like?

3. Order the movie genres you listen to in the text:

__ suspense thriller __ horror films ___ western ___ classic films ___ country

___ science fiction

4. Complete the blanks

a) A What kind of movies do you like?
B I really _______ _______________________ a lot.
 b) Really? I love _______ films¡
c) A How about ______ ? There´s a terrific group at The café Solo tonight
B Yeah, that ________ good
d) I really __________________ country and western very much
e) Do you really like ______?
5. Write the attitudes you hear:
 About renting a video and watching it at home:___________
 Bill ´s attitude about science fiction:___________
 Alfredo´s attitude about science fiction:_________
 Alfredo´s attitude about horror films:___________
 An expression used by Bill about westerns:_______
 Pat´s attitude about music:_________
 Bill´s attitude about country and western:_______
6. Answer the questions:
a) What does Pat suggest?
b) What is the main problem?
c) What is the solution to this problem?
d) What does Alfred suggest?
e) Is it a rock group?
f) Is Bill´s attitude positive?

After watching the video students will have to draw a diagram about the video and
write an email to a friend who was absent today from school telling about the video
and Bill´s attitude by using e-mail app.

Activity 7

 Listen to a song

Unit 3 Memories

3.1 Talking about past memories and experiences

This activity is aimed at understanding specific and detailed information and
inferring information from a song with the help of Play music app in groups of three
students at home as a self- study in the while listening stage.

1. Listen to the song and say true or false:

___ The singer is describing how her life was.

___ She feels bad.

___ She recovered from bad things which she lived.

2. Listen again and complete the blanks:

a) I _______________ in a thunderstorm.
b) I_________________ overnight.
c) I ___________ alone, I played _____________
d) I ______
e) I ________ everything I never _____
f) I _______ envy and I _____ that
3. Select the correct answer:
 She had a one way ticket to a place

____ like the love that comes with light.

____where all the demons go ___ where the wind doesn´t change

 I have made every single mistake

___ that you could every possible make

___ I was in pain

4. Order the phrases according to the text:

__ No hope, just lies and you are taught to cry in your pillow

__You took it all, but I ´m still breathing

__I found solace in the strangest place

__But I survived

5. Listen and answer

a) What did she want?
b) How was her childhood and life?
c) Did her life change?
d) What ´s the author´s intention?
6. Listen and write the past verbs you hear according to their pronunciation:

/t/ /d/ /Id/ Irregular verb

In the after listening activity they have to write a report about the song and
comment it on Siju app.