UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Lesson 5: Listening
I. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Use the lexical items related to the topic For a better community
- Listen for specific information about volunteering activities
2. Core competence
- Develop communication skills and creativity
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and team work
- Actively join in class activities
3. Personal qualities
- Develop a sense of helping the community and awareness of voluntary work
- Develop self-study skills
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Text book, laptop, speakers, projector, posters, cards, board, pictures, handouts…
- Text books, studying equipment….
- Teaching methods: Communicative, T-WC; group works; individual ……
III. PROCEDURES:
1. Organization:
Class
Absent student(s)
Date of teaching
Notes

2. New lesson:
1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION(7 mins)
Teacher's activities

Student's activities

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
* T asks Ss some questions about job adverts.
What is a job advert?
What information is included?
Where can you see job adverts?
T confirms the answers and leads in the new
lesson.

1.GAME: Web completion
-Ss spend some time thinking about the
answers for the questions.
-Some Ss share the answers with the whole
class.
Suggested answers
What is a job advert?
A job advert is an announcement that informs
potential candidates about a job opening at a
company.
What information is included?
It typically includes the job title, job
description, required skills, qualifications,
location, salary, and how to apply.
Where can you see job adverts?
Job adverts can be found on company
websites, job search websites, social media,
newspapers, and bulletin boards.
2. Leading to the new lesson:
-Ss guess the content of the lesson

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-Key: an announcement for volunteers
2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON (36 mins)
Teacher's activities

Student's activities

1.Before Listening:
TASK 1: READ THE JOB ADVERT AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. (p.47)
* T asks Ss to look at the job advert and asks
questions to see how much Ss know about job
adverts.
1. Who needs volunteers?
2. Who can apply for the job?
- T asks Ss read the job advert and find the
information to answer them.
- T calls two Ss share the answers with the
whole class.
-T checks answers as a class. Then ask other
questions, e.g. Does the job advert mention what
qualities are required for this job? Will people
get paid? Where will they work?
Key:
1. The City Centre for Community Development
2. People who are interested in community
development projects and have a couple of
hours to spare at the weekend.

1. Before Listening:
TASK 1: READ THE JOB ADVERT AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. (p.47)
* Ss look at the job advert and asks questions to
see how much Ss know about job adverts.
1. Who needs volunteers?
2. Who can apply for the job?
- Ss read the job advert and find the information
to answer them.
- Two Ss share the answers with the whole
class.
- Ss answer other questions for comprehension ,
e.g. Does the job advert mention what qualities
are required for this job? Will people get paid?
Where will they work?
Key:
1. The City Centre for Community Development
2. People who are interested in
community development projects and
have a couple of hours to spare at the
weekend.
2.While Listening:
: LISTEN TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO
COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE. (p.47)
* Ss look at the format of this activity and
makes sure know how they must answer the
multiple choice questions.
Ss read through the questions carefully and
guess the vocabulary in content
-Students identify key words

2.While Listening:
TASK 2: LISTEN TO AN
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CHOOSE THE
BEST ANSWER TO COMPLETE EACH
SENTENCE. (p.47)
* T asks Ss to look at the format of this activity
and makes sure Ss know how they must answer
the multiple choice questions. Then T has them
read through the questions carefully and checks
if they understand all the vocabulary.
Request Students identify key words
1. This non-profit organisation supports
__________ people and communities.
 Keywords: non-profit organisation,
supports, people and communities
2. They organise job training courses for
__________.
 Keywords: organise, job training
courses
3. They are looking for teenagers who can
volunteer __________.
 Keywords: looking for teenagers,
volunteer
4. People whose application is successful will
be trained by __________ volunteers.
 Keywords: successful application,
trained by, volunteers

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5. Volunteers will have a chance to meet
teenagers with __________ interests.
 Keywords: volunteers, meet teenagers,
interests
** Teacher opens audio 31 for Ss listen and
choose the best answer to complete each
sentence.
**** T checks answers by playing the recording
again and pausing after the parts of the
announcement containing the information.
Key:
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
TASK 3: LISTEN AGAIN AND DECIDE
WHETHER THE STATEMENTS ARE
TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F). (p.47)
* T asks Ss to read through the statements
carefully and checks if they understand all the
vocabulary.
** T asks Ss underline the key words / phrases
in each statement, decide whether these
statements are true or false.
Key words/ phrases:
1. helps people in the area;
2. Only poor people, get support;
3. looking for volunteers now;
4. new volunteers, only become members;
local community development network;
5. deadline, application letter, 1st January.
*** T play the recording No 32
**** T checks answers as a class by playing the
recording again and pausing after the parts of the
announcement containing the information.
Key:
1. T
2. F (Teenagers, lonely old people and others
also get support from this centre)
3. T
4. F (local and national)
5. T
3.After- Listening:
TASK 4: WORK IN GROUPS. DISCUSS
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION. (p.47)
- T asks Ss to list the activities for community
development mentioned in the recording
(building houses for poor people, helping lonely
old people, creating facilities such as children's
playgrounds).
- T asks Ss work in groups and brainstorm other
activities for community development.

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** Ss listen and choose the best answer to
complete each sentence.
*** Some Ss compare their answers in pairs /
groups and checks answer with T
Key:
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5.C
TASK 3: LISTEN AGAIN AND DECIDE
WHETHER THE STATEMENTS ARE
TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F). (p.47)
-Ss read through the statements carefully and
checks if they understand all the vocabulary.
- Ss underline the key words / phrases in each
statement, decide whether these statements are
true or false.
Key words/ phrases:
1. helps people in the area;
2. Only poor people, get support;
3. looking for volunteers now;
4. new volunteers, only become members;
local community development network;
5. deadline, application letter, 1st January.
*** Some Ss listen and choose the corect
answer, compare their answers in pairs / group.
Key:
1. T
2. F (Teenagers, lonely old people and others
also get support from this centre)
3. T
4. F (local and national)
5. T
3.After-Listening:
TASK 4: WORK IN GROUPS. DISCUSS
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION. (p.47)
- Ss list the activities for community
development mentioned in the recording
(building houses for poor people, helping
lonely old people, creating facilities such as
children's playgrounds).
- Ss work in groups and brainstorm other
activities for community development.
- Some groups discuss the question and take
notes of their ideas.

-T invites some groups of Ss to give their -Ss assign a representative to give their
presentations in front of the whole class.
presentations in front of the whole class.
3. WRAP-UP & HOMEWORK (2 mins)
Teacher's activities

Student's activities

1. Consolidation:
- T asks Ss to remind the new knowledge that they
have just studied.
- T summarizes some main points.
2. Homework:
- T instructs homework for the Ss.

1. Consolidation:
- T asks Ss to remind the new knowledge that
they have just studied.
- T summarizes some main points
2. Homework:
- Ss listen to the T's instructions and take
notes.

IV. COMMENTS:
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