Listening Assignment 2: From week 10 to week 14

 Each week students will listen to a part of a personally chosen audio book (10-15 minutes) / watch
an episode of a film series (20-30 minutes) at home.
 Students then are requested to compose a reflective journal in form of narration/ summary or
review of interesting details/favorite characters.
 In the next class, the teacher can either randomly choose 2-3 students to share their personal
reflection or simply ask all students to submit the hard copy of their reflective writing for homework
records.
 This assignment tends to help students build a habit of practicing listening to authentic English, long-
term listening, unfamiliar accents or dialects, expand cultural knowledge as well as encourage active
listening and reflective thinking in students.

 Students of low levels (class 4-6) are suggested to watch short animated movie. Suggested sources:
TV or YouTube (key word: American animated television series). Sample link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7jHS6u5Ws0
Suggested template for Reflective journal

Name:_______

Title of the audio book/ film series:___________

Chapter______/ Episode:_______

A snapshot of the episode/chapter Reflection

Setting

Main characters

Other characters

Important events

Suggested sources of audio books

http://esl-bits.net/

http://www.audiobookrex.com/ or http://www.audiobookrex.com/kids-on-the-go/

http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/intermediate_advanced.html

http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/

http://linkengpark.com/short-stories-esl-podcast-british-council/ or http://linkengpark.com/l2-bbc-
short-easy-dramas-transcript-videos/

http://www.theamericanstoryteller.com/esl_english_as_a_second_language_pa_ny_nj_dc/