Lesson name:

Exercise in the News - Listening

Developed by:

Dana Lam

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Brief description:
Number of sessions:
Time required for each lesson:
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Instructional level:

EnglishasaSecondLanguage
AnewsstoryabouttheobesityepidemicinMexicoservesasthebackdropforthislistening
lesson.Studentlistens,answersquestionsaboutthestory,discussesit,anddoesdictation.
1
1hour
Classroom,One-onetutoring
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OBJECTIVES
Lesson goal based on student need:
The student will be able to:
CASAS Competencies:
SCANS Competencies:

Inaone-on-onetutoringsession,anadvancedESLstudentwillbeabletolistentoashortnews
story,orallyanswer5questionsaboutitwith80%accuracy,discussheropinionsonitwiththe
instructor,andwrite5dictatedsentenceswith80%accuracy.
0.2.4
Converseaboutdailyandleisureactivitiesandpersonalinterests
3.5
Understandbasicprinciplesofhealthmaintenance
3.5.9
Identifypracticesthatpromotephysicalwell-being

Noneselected

RESOURCES

List of items:
Describe how each item is used in the lesson:
Newsstory:
Newsstorywillbebroughtuponcomputerforinstructorand
http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/exercise-and-get-a-free-ticket-level-3/ studentreferenceduringthelesson
Text pages:
Notes to the teacher:

WARM-UP/REVIEW

Duration:
Activity:

10minutes
-Asistypical,allowstudenttoaddressanyquestionsshecameupwithsinceourlastmeeting
-Askopen-endedquestionaboutherexercisehabitsandwhatshehasseenasaresidentof
SouthernCaliforniaasfarasothers'habits

INTRODUCTION

Duration:
Teacher Notes:

5minutes
-Getstudent'sinputaboutsimilarissuesinhernativecountryofJapan.-Attheendofthislesson,
you'llbeabletoshowyourunderstandingofthisstorybyanswering5questionsaboutit,
discussingitwithme,andwriting5dictatedsentences.
-InformstudentthatwewillbelisteningtoanewsstoryaboutobesityinMexicoandhowthe
governmentisencouragingcitizenstobehealthier.Askforstudent'sideasastohowthe
governmentmightencouragepeopletoexercisemoreandiftheyshould.

Activities:

PRESENTATION

Duration:
Skills that will be presented:
Steps of the presentation:

20minutes
Listening,Speaking,CriticalThinking,
-Teachvocabularybywritingpossiblyunfamiliarwordsonboardandelicitingstudent's
knowledge.Ifstudentdoesn'tknow,providedefinitionorexample.Vocabincludessquat,
consecutive,stemsfrom,beverage-Readaloudnewsstoryforstudentatnaturalpace,telling
studenttolistenformainideas-Studentrecaps/summarizesstoryandasksanyclarification
questions-Teacherdictatesfollowingquestionstostudentforstudenttolistenforinthenext
reading:WhatisMexico'srankingintheworldforobesitylevels?HowmanypeopleinMexico
areconsideredobese?WhatdotheHealthStationsrequireofMetroridersinexchangefora
freeticket?Whatdotheclinicsinthestationsoffertopatients?Whydoexpertsthinkobesityis
suchaprobleminMexico?-Ensurethatstudenthaswrittenquestionscorrectlyandreadthe
storyagainatanaturalpace,butbepreparedtostoporslowifstudentneedstimetobesureof
heranswerstothequestions-Studentorallyrespondstothequestions

PRACTICE

Duration:
Grouping:
Activity type:

15minutes
Individual
Discussion

Activity description:

-Afterensuringthatstudenthasunderstoodthestoryadequately,allowthestudenttoreadthe
storyaloudandansweranyremainingquestions-Discussthestorywiththestudent:elicither
thoughtsontheprogram,onexerciseandobesitywhereshelivesandinherhomecountry,and
encouragehertoshareherthoughtsaboutanyotheraspectofthestory

EVALUATION

Duration:
Objective (from Step 2):

15minutes
Inaone-on-onetutoringsession,anadvancedESLstudentwillbeabletolistentoashortnews
story,orallyanswer5questionsaboutitwith80%accuracy,discussheropinionsonitwiththe
instructor,andwrite5dictatedsentenceswith80%accuracy.
WrittenQuiz,Dictation
-Dictatefollowing5sentencesonthesametopicasthenewsstorytostudent:1)TheMexican
governmentreportsthataround37millionofitspeopleareobese.2)Thegovernmentput30
healthstationsinbusstationsaroundMexicoCity.3)Whenapersonstepsinfrontofthestation,
itinstructsthemtodo10squats.4)Iftheriderfinishesthe10squats,theygetafreeticketfor
thebus.5)UnhealthyfoodanddrinkshaveledtoariseinobesitylevelsinMexico.
-Studentwillsharewithinstructordifficultaspectsofthelessontopinpointwhatsheneedsto
focuson,andnewwords/phrasesshelearned.

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APPLICATION/EXTENSION

Outsideclassroom

Teacher notes:
Activities:

-Instructthestudenttosearchforanewsstorypertainingtoexerciseonlineandtolistentoit,
ratherthanreadit,andreflectonhowmuchsheunderstood,bringingquestionsaboutthestory
tothenextsession.