The whole process of a listening class
a listening class=a film shooting    the teacher=the director    students=actors/actresses
引入阶段 将听力课比喻成拍电影，老师是导演，学生是演员。

分别从听力的3个主要部分展开讨论。

Ο 听力前活动

Pre-listening activities
•  giving the students a title > asking them to predict what will be said >
    1. listening to check their predictions
    2. writing questions they want the text to answer
•  giving the students the key words from the text > asking them to predict the content or topic of the text > listening to check their predictions

A checklist of pre-listening activities
1. The students have to study some visual or reading materials related to the listening text and answer some questions or have a discussion.
2. The students have to make a list of words they suppose are likely to occur in the listening text.
3. The students are given the topic and have to make predictions about the content of the listening text.
4. The teacher gives some background knowledge about the content of the listening text.
5. The new words or expressions are demonstrated and explained by the teacher.
6. The students are asked to predict the language features of the listening text.
7. The students are asked to express their own opinions about the idea to be developed by the listening text.

Ο 听力中活动

While-listening activities
•  answering questions
•  filling details in a form
•  labelling a piece of graphic material
•  taking notes
•  correcting something already written
•  taking off items in a list
•  drawing the picture or diagram
•  carrying out the actions
•  arranging events or information in the correct sequence

A checklist of while-listening activities
1. The students tick off from a list the words mentioned in the listening text.
2. The students fill out a form with the information from the listening text.
3. The students note down part of or the whole listening text.
4. The students do some drawings or actions according to the listening text.
5. The students sequence the sentences or paragraphs based on the listening text.
6. The students have to spot and correct errors.
7. The students have to judge whether some statements about the listening text are true or false.
8. After the students have listened to part of the listening text,the teacher stops the recorder and asks them to predict how the text will continue.

Ο 听力后活动

Traditional post-listening activities
•  checking the students’ answers
•  pointing out the students’ problems
•  explaining the listening text

A checklist of post-listening activities
1. Choose the best summary from a list of three.
2. Write your own summary of the content of the listening text.
3. Having examined the language expressing certain attitudes and feelings,perform a role-play in which you can
use those expressions to show the same attitudes in a different context.
4. Solve a given set of problems using the information you have learnt from the listening text.
5. Hold a discussion with your group on the topic in the listening text.
6. Act out a role-play between people involved in the listening text.