listening-skills.doc 

The following are videos the students will be listening to in order to decipher the purpose of the speaker and their strategy for listening to that type of speaking. Try listening to any of these videos without watching them. We discussed as a class why we can retain or input so much more information when we watch And listen, because we are using two senses to gather information, but it is not always possible to watch the source of what we are listening to so focusing on developing listening skills is an important task.

 The Office Halloween trailer

How to charge an Ipod using an onion and electrolytes

Kobe Bryant says don’t compare me to Jordan 

Backtracking Britney Spears

Al Purdy’s poem “Old Alec”

1. Students followed intently in a lesson addressing Listening and how, most often, it is required but seldom addressed as a skill that involves strategies, active focus and attention, and considering the purpose of the message to focus how we should listen. It was a very interactive and thought-provoking class. The students participated energetically through several simulations and improv role playing. They did a great job!