UNIT 8: BECOMING INDEPENDENT
Lesson 5: Listening – Becoming independent learners
I.Warm- up and lead-in
GAME: BINGO GAME
Rule: -T reads random words from the list and stick on the board; Ss check off the words on their
bingo board; The team shouts out Bingo.
-T invites the team who shouted Bingo to read the words arranged in a row for the whole
class to check.
Example:
II.Pre-listening
*Vocabulary:
1. curious (adj) /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/
2. afraid (adj) /əˈfreɪd/
3. characteristic (adj) /ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
Task 1. Tick the columns to complete the following table about you. Compare your answers
in pairs. (4 mins)
III. While-listening
Task 2: Listen to a conversation between Mai and Mike, and choose the correct answers A,
B, or C. (p.91)
1.What is the conversation mainly about? 2.What makes independent learners study
A. What motivates independent learners. hard?
B. Independent learners' sense of A. Their motivation for learning.
responsibility. B. Their learning goals.
C. What makes a successful independent C. The responsibility for their own learning.
learner.
3.What do independent learners do if the 4.Which of the following descriptions of
task they are working on is too difficult? independent learners is NOT mentioned?
A. They give up and move on to something A. They're self-motivated and responsible.
harder. B. They're confident and highly organised.
B. They make every effort to finish it. C. They're curious about the world and they
C. They ask questions about it. don't give up.
Task 3. Listen to the conversation again and answer each of the following questions using
no more than THREE words or numbers.
1.How many characteristics of independent learners does Mike find on the website?
2.What do independent learners take responsibility for?
3.What do they use to help them achieve their learning goals?
4.What are they not afraid of doing?
Task 4: Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.
1. self-motivated
2. responsible
3. time-management skills
Which of the characteristics of independent learners do you think you have?
Which one do you want to develop in the future?
Example: I want to develop critical thinking skills because these skills will help me make better
decisions.
