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One minute a day is all you need to improve your listening skills.
Focus on new words, grammar and pronunciation in this short text.
Doing the online activities, discussion, survey and writing will help.
Listen many times – enough for you to you understand everything.
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THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT
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We are living in an age of information. That’s what I keep
hearing on TV and reading in newspapers. We are
surrounded by information technology that puts
information at our fingertips. To get ahead, you need the
latest information. I’m not really sure how much
information we need. Our brains can only handle a certain
amount of information at a time. I reckon a lot of us have
information overload. I’m sure before computers came
along this didn’t happen. One problem with computers is
the amount of personal information online. I worry about
putting confidential info on different websites. Of course
the great thing about computers is that we have so much
information at our disposal. That’s pretty useful.
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LISTENING GAP FILL
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We are living _______________________ information. That’s what I
keep hearing on TV and reading in newspapers. We are
_______________________ information technology that puts
information at _______________________. To get ahead, you need
the latest information. I’m not really sure how much
information we need. Our brains _______________________ a
certain amount of information at a time. I
_______________________ of us have information
_______________________. I’m sure before computers came along
this didn’t happen. One problem with computers is the
amount of personal information online. I worry about
putting _______________________ on different websites. Of course
the _______________________ about computers is that we have so
much information _______________________. That’s
_______________________.
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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latest information. I’m not really sure how much
information we need. Our braisn can only handle a certain
amount of information at a time. I eonckr a lot of us have
information elaordov. I’m sure before computers came
along this didn’t happen. One problem with computers is
the amount of personal information ilnoen. I worry about
putting confidential info on different beiwstse. Of course
the great thing about computers is that we have so much
information at our olidpsas. That’s pretty useful.
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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amount of information at a time. I reckon a lot of us have
information overload. I’m sure before computers happen
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the amount of personal information online. I worry about
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________
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STUDENT INFORMATION SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about information in the table. Do this in pairs. Each
student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
_____________ _____________ _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
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WRITING
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Write about information for 10 minutes. Show your
partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another
search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of
each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more
information about information. Talk about what you discover with
your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about
information. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next
lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. INFORMATION POSTER Make a poster about information.
Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other
feedback on your posters.
5. MY INFORMATION LESSON: Make your own English lesson
on information. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do.
Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group
when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page,
MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon
account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on
information. Share your findings with the class.
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