English Listening Lesson on
Pride

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THE LESSON ON PRIDE

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Pride is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s good. People should take pride in things they do well. It’s also OK to be proud of the people you love. I’m very proud of my children for many reasons. My proudest moment was when my son was born. Sometimes I’m proud of myself. When I’ve done something really difficult, I’m proud of myself. I recently lost a lot of weight so I’m quite proud of that. Last week I told my students I was proud of them. I think teachers are proud of their classes. Of course, there are times when pride is not so good. Sometimes people refuse to say sorry. They know they are wrong, but their pride stops them from apologizing. If more people swallowed their pride, we could get along better.

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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

Pride is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s good. People ____________________ things they do well. It’s also OK to be proud of the people you love. ____________________ children for many reasons. My proudest moment was when my son was born. Sometimes ____________________. When I’ve done something really difficult, I’m proud of myself. I recently lost a lot of weight ____________________ that. Last week I told my students I was proud of them. I think teachers ____________________. Of course, there are times when ____________________. Sometimes people refuse to say sorry. They ____________________, but their pride stops them from apologizing. If more people swallowed their pride, we ____________________.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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STUDENT PRIDE SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about pride in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about pride for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about pride. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about pride. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. PRIDE POSTER Make a poster about pride. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY PRIDE LESSON: Make your own English lesson on pride. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on pride. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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English Listening Lesson on Pride