Listening 1: Join the club!

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Join the club!

Objectives

  • To understand a conversation about mountain biking
  • To predict the answers before listening
  • To understand numbers

 


 Join the club!

ENGAGE

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Look at the poster and the photos. Answer the question.

Would you like to join this type of club?

yes
no
maybe




 Join the club!

ENGAGE

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Look at the poster and the photos. Answer the question.

Would you like to join this type of club?

yes
no
maybe




 Join the club!

ENGAGE

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Look at the poster and the photos. Answer the question.

Would you like to join this type of club?

yes
no
maybe




 Join the club!

ENGAGE

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Look at the poster and the photos. Answer the question.

Would you like to join this type of club?

yes
no
maybe




 Join the club!

ENGAGE

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Look at the poster and the photos. Answer the question.

Would you like to join this type of club?

yes
no
maybe






 Join the club!

PRACTICE 1

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Alex wants to join the mountain biking club. He needs some more information about the club. Answer the question.

Which five questions do you think he asks Mr Shaw?

How old are the students in the club?
Do you need to have your own bike?
What day is the club on?
How many people are in the club?
What time does the club meet?
How many kilometers do you ride?
Where do you go mountain biking?
How much does it cost?



biking

American English          British English

       biking                             cycling

 

mountain bike noun a bicyle with a strong frame and wide tyres that you can use to ride over rough ground

 

go mountain biking verb to ride a mountain bike

kilometer

American English          British English

       kilometer                       kilometre

Before you listen

Before you listen, think about what you will hear. This helps you to… 

a)  think about important vocabulary

b)  focus when you are listening, to check if your ideas are correct


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PRACTICE 2

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Now listen to Alex speaking to Mr Shaw. Which questions do you hear?

How old are the students in the club?
Do you need to have your own bike?
What day is the club on?
How many people are in the club?
What time does the club meet?
How many kilometers do you ride?
Where do you go mountain biking?
How much does it cost?



vacation

American English          British English

       vacation                           holiday

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PRACTICE 3

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Listen again. Answer the questions.

Understanding numbers

Some numbers sound similar, e.g. 13 and 30

Focus on word stress to help you hear numbers correctly. Listen and practice saying these numbers:

  thirteen   thirty

  fourteen   forty

  fifteen   fifty

1  Do you need to have your own bike?

no

2  What day is the club on?

3  What time does the club meet?

4  How many kilometers do you ride?

5  How much does it cost?



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REFLECT 1

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Look at these after-school clubs. Answer the question.

Which one would you most like to join?

Movie club

Photography club

Drama club

Mountain biking club

Karate club



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REFLECT 2

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Choose the answers that are correct for you.

I can...    
I can understand a conversation about mountain biking.
I can predict the answers before I listen.
I can understand numbers.