Resource 2: Developing your English

Here is a list of phrases that could be useful for carrying out the activities in this unit.

• 'Have you got a pen and some paper?’
• ‘I’m going to give you some instructions. Listen, and draw what I say.’
• ‘Don’t worry about your drawing. This is not an art class. Just draw quickly!’
• ‘Now compare your drawing with your friend’s/the book. Are there any differences?’
• ‘That’s a great/funny picture!’
• ‘I’m going to read a paragraph about …’
• ‘Look at the questions on the board and write them in your notebooks.’
• ‘Now listen carefully, and find the answers to the questions.’
• ‘Shall I read that again?’
• ‘Now discuss the answers in pairs.’
• ‘Has anybody listened to the news today?’
• ‘What has happened?’
• ‘Can you tell me about the news?’
• ‘I’m going to play the news in English.’
• ‘Can everybody hear?’
• ‘Can you hear at the back of the room?’
• ‘How many news items were there?’
• ‘Did you understand anything? What did you understand?’
• ‘Did you understand the first news item? What was it about?’
• ‘Would you like to listen again?’

If you want to develop your own listening skills, you could:

• if possible, listen to English TV programmes or films
• listen to the news in English – you could listen to it in your home language first
• try some of the activities in Resource 3.