Listening and Speaking Week 18

Listening and Speaking Week 18

by Teacher Calvin

Open Ended

Exams are around the corner. Use 3 Words to tell me how you feel. (Happy, Excited, Angry)

​Why?

​Tell me about it.

Three tips to share:

1) Physical Health

​2) Mental Health

​3) Setting goals

Poll

In your opinion, is sleep important for exams?

• Extremely Important

• Important

• Not important

• Not important at all

Multiple Choice

How many hours of sleep should 13-15 year olds have?

• 5-6 hours

• 6-7 hours

• 8-10 hours

• 7-8 hours

​Sleep is very important (Same with diet)

​1) Sleep helps a lot on focus.

​2) Without sleep, you become

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• ​Slower at solving problems

• ​Unable to focus

• ​Feel upset and unhappy

In fact,

​Sleep can often affect your performance MORE than studying for few extra hours.

Poll

In your opinion, is mental health精神健康 important for studying and exams?

• Extremely important 

• Important

• Not Important

• Not important at All

Poll

In your opinion, is physical health身体健康 important for studying and exams?

• Extremely important 

• Important

• Not Important

• Not important at All

​Ways to take care of both 'healths'...

​1) Mental Health

Take deep breaths when you are stressed or scared. Follow your teacher.

​Go outside with friends or family.

​Talk to someone

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​2) Physical Health

​Go for a run whenever you can

​Stay fit and healthy (even in exam season)

​Stay clean

Open Ended

How often do you study? (Example: Two hours a day, Five hours a week, Never)

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How much studying is TOO MUCH? (3 hours, 30 minutes?)

Open Ended

Can you share a study tip?

Best Way to Study

Pomodoro Technique

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​1) Study 30 minutes, take a five minute break, then repeat again.

​2) Study only 2 hours a day MAXIMUM. Focus during this time.

​3) Reward yourself if you follow your study goals.

Let's do a listen practice...​

​This is a dictation, I will speak twice...

​Starts now

Open Ended

How much studying is TOO MUCH? (3 hours, 30 minutes?)

Open Ended

What did I say?

​What are S M A R T goals

​1) Specific: Studying Science

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​2) Measurable: 5 Pages

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​3) Achievable: (Can your goal be done?)

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​4) Realistic: (Does this goal matter to you?)

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​5) Timely: 5 minutes

Multiple Choice

Which study goal is SMART?

• I want to finish 50 Science Questions in 50 minutes.

• I want to be good at Science.

• I want to improve my Science from 45 marks to 60 marks by answering 5 questions a day.

• I want to get the highest mark for Science by studying every day.

​Let's Talk Dialogue对话

​Last week we talked about dialogue... For example, ordering food:

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​Sammy: Hello, can I get a Mc Chicken please?

​Waiter: Yes. Anything else?

​Sammy: No.

​Waiter: Having here or takeaway?

This week we will talk about responses...

​Easy ones:

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​Suminah: Good morning Hasan, what's up?

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​Hasan: Hello Suminah, I am fine. I've been busy for a few days.

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Let's try a few.

Open Ended

You see your Teacher in the supermarket.

Teacher Calvin: Hello, how are you doing?

You: ...

Open Ended

You see a zombie coming into your house through the window.

Your younger sister: What do we do?!

You:... (More than 10 words)

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DON'T LEAVE T​HE QUIZIZZ

KWL Practice​

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Open Ended

Based on the slide shown to you, what do you know? (Example: The name of the main character is...)

Open Ended

Based on the slide shown to you, what do you want to know?

(Who, Where, Why, When, What, How) (Example: How does the art style look like?)