Using podcast in English class
- Target students: 14-16 years old
- Level: Pre_intermediate
- Podcast 1051 Getting and Making Threats
- Goals: To learn new vocabulary and practice listening and speaking.
Description the lesson:
Activity 1: Warm-up:
- Teacher provides the dialogue between Ruth and Carl.
Ruth: I’m really glad you’re getting so much support from the public. Look at all of these bags of fan mail.
Carl: Only about half of that is fan mail. The rest is hate mail.
Ruth: Hate mail? Who would send you hate mail?
Carl: Lots of people. People who are disgruntled write to me about their grievances.
Ruth: Really?
Carl: Don’t look so surprised. We’ve gotten bomb threats, and I’ve even received a few death threats.
Ruth: Death threats?! Aren’t you worried about your personal safety?
Carl: Not really. Most people are just venting and others are trying to intimidate me. I’m not going to buckle under just because I get a few letters.
Ruth: But it only takes one mentally unbalanced person to carry through on threats. Have you considered getting a bodyguard?
Carl: No, I don’t need any protection. I just need to keep plugging away and getting things done.
Ruth: I finally know what to get you for your birthday.
Carl: What?
Ruth: A bulletproof vest.
Carl: Only about half of that is fan mail. The rest is hate mail.
Ruth: Hate mail? Who would send you hate mail?
Carl: Lots of people. People who are disgruntled write to me about their grievances.
Ruth: Really?
Carl: Don’t look so surprised. We’ve gotten bomb threats, and I’ve even received a few death threats.
Ruth: Death threats?! Aren’t you worried about your personal safety?
Carl: Not really. Most people are just venting and others are trying to intimidate me. I’m not going to buckle under just because I get a few letters.
Ruth: But it only takes one mentally unbalanced person to carry through on threats. Have you considered getting a bodyguard?
Carl: No, I don’t need any protection. I just need to keep plugging away and getting things done.
Ruth: I finally know what to get you for your birthday.
Carl: What?
Ruth: A bulletproof vest.
- Teacher will provide new vocabulary with the bold type to students by writing on the board.
- Teacher lets students to practice reading words and translate into native language.
Activity 2: Listen and practice.
- Teacher plays the conversation part to student.
- Teacher asks students to work in pair and practice the conversation.
Activity 3: Give the definition.
Instruction: work in pair and find out definition of these words by listening to the podcast.
1. Fan mail:
2. Hate mail:
3. Disgruntled:
4. Grievances:
5:Bomb threats:
6. Death threats:
7. Personal safety:
8. Venting:
9. to intimidate:
10. Mentally unbalanced:
11. Carry through
12. Bodyguard:
13. Protection:
14. Plugging away:
15. Bulletproof vest:
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