Lesson Plan

• Identify main ideas, opinions, feelings and attitudes in spoken extracts.
• Use predicting and gist‑reading strategies to grasp overall meaning.
• Locate specific information and language cues (modal verbs, adjectives, intonation) that signal attitudes.
• Summarise a spoken passage in 30‑50 words using appropriate terminology.

• Audio recording of a short interview about a community garden.
• Projector or speakers for playback.
• Printed worksheets with questions and note‑taking symbols.
• Whiteboard and markers.
• Teacher’s answer key.
• Timer/stopwatch.

Begin with a short, engaging excerpt of a conversation about a community garden to spark curiosity. Ask students what clues they notice that reveal the speaker’s purpose and feelings. Explain that today they will practice predicting, listening for gist, specific details, and attitudes, and will be assessed on their ability to identify these elements accurately.

1. Do‑now (5'): Students view a garden picture and write three predictions about what a speaker might say.
2. Pre‑listen (10'): Distribute worksheets, read the questions, underline keywords, and discuss predicted language signals.
3. First listening – gist (5'): Play the recording once; students note the overall purpose.
4. Second listening – specific information (8'): Play again; students answer factual questions (purpose, benefits).
5. Third listening – attitudes (7'): Play a third time; students identify feelings and attitudes using tone cues.
6. Pair check & summarise (5'): Students compare answers, note missed synonyms, and write a 40‑word summary.
7. Teacher feedback & marking criteria (5'): Review common pitfalls and highlight effective note‑taking symbols.

Recap the four listening stages and the language features that signal ideas, opinions, feelings and attitudes. Have students complete an exit ticket by writing one new strategy they will use in future listening tasks. Assign homework: listen to a short podcast excerpt at home and annotate for attitude cues.