Overview Activity

Aim:

To gain a comprehensive understanding of what the Test of Listening involves

Target Audience:

Teachers and students

Relevance to ICFE Listening:

Whole paper

Organisation:

Groups then pairs

Materials needed:

Worksheet; Overview of ICFE Listening (OHT or paper copy)
  1. Elicit from the group how much they know about the ICFE Test of Listening to introduce the session, but keep this brief as this will also be the focus of the activity itself.

  2. Divide the class into two groups (A and B). Give each member of the class a copy of the worksheet and tell them to fold it in half. Ask Group A to look at questions 1 - 11 and try to answer them together. Ask Group B to do the same with questions 12 - 22. Give them an appropriate time limit (e.g. five minutes).

  3. When time is up, regroup the whole class so that students work in pairs (one from Group A and one from Group B). They should then ask each other their questions in turn, making a list of any queries to bring up in the plenary.

  4. When they are ready, show the OHT (Overview of ICFE Listening), or give each group a paper copy so they can check their answers. Discuss any outstanding queries with them in a short plenary round-up