Tuvalu/English/Listening Comprehensions

ENGLISH LESSON PLAN FOR CTC FORM 2 REPEATERS.

TOPIC: LISTENING TO A PASSAGE FROM MANUMANU’S CANOE.

Lesson 1: 40 minutes.

Aim

Students should be able to :

• Recognise English as an important Tuvalu language which gives Tuvaluan an alternative and effective means of communication at a domestic and international level
• Acquire English language skills of listening to help improve their speaking, reading and writing in the same language
• Develop and use their language skills both in schools and community situations and later in life as adult and citizens in society
• Appreciate how language skills can be used for a variety of purposes, settings and audiences
• Develop the use of English as a means of access to appreciate a broad range of books and other materials available in English
• Develop English skills central to learning other school subjects

Objective 1

Students should be able to listen to oral directions and instructions in English for completing given exercises/activities in the same language.

Outcomes

Students should be able to:

• Listen and follow closely the oral instructions for the required activities that follow
• identify the main points in the passage after the second reading
• Write down the answers from the passage for the oral questions
• Ask questions and discuss their mistakes with their teachers
• Correct all their mistakes after discussing them with their teachers or groups

Resources Needed/References

For the teacher:

1. A one page Summary of Manumanu’s canoe by ……..
2. A list of questions and their answers

Pupils:

1. Exercise book and a blue or black pen.

Evaluation

Level 1 - if all answers are correct
Level 2 - one mistake
Level 3 - two mistakes<br Level 4 - three or more mistakes<br