Activity | Ways of improving your skills |
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Listening to the radio in English | Do you get any English radio stations? If you do, which ones?Which programmes does the station have? Are these programmes interesting for you? |
Watching films or TV programmes in English | Do you have cable TV? Do you get English news channels, movies, cartoons or other channels? If you do, which ones do you like to watch? |
Listening to music in English | Do you listen to English music on your mobile phone, radio or TV?If you do, how many songs do you listen to each week? |
Listening to the radio or recordings on the internet | Do you have access to the internet?If you do, find recordings that you are interested in. See Resource 1 for some ideas. |
Recording speakers of English (e.g. on a mobile phone) | Do you know anyone who speaks English well? This could be someone from your place, another town or city, or even a foreign country. If so, can you record some of their speech to listen to and use as a model? |
Setting up an English club with colleagues | Are teachers in neighbouring schools interested in setting up an English club?If so, how often and where will you meet?What will you talk about? |