LISTENING PRACTICE (RECOUNT TEXT)

          A.  Pre – Listening

Hello students, how are you today?

In this session, we are going to listen to a recount text and do some fun activities.

Do you know recount text, kids?

Okay good, recount text is text that retell about a story, experience, and other using simple past tense or past perfect tense in its phrase. 

I will give you a video related to recount text. Here it is.

Is the video interesting?

Does the video help your understanding about recount text?

So,  the Generic Structure of Recount Text :

1. Orientation           : provide information about the setting (when/where) and introduces (who).

2. Sequence of events : tell what happened, in temporal sequence.  

3. Reorientation          : closure of events.

Well, before proceeding to the lesson, please take a look at the picture below. 

Do you know the picture, kids?

Yup, you’re right. It is Big Ben.

Where is Big Ben located?

Yeah, it is located in London, United Kingdom

Have you ever go to UK, students?

Alright, it is okay if you never go there, maybe someday.

ü Try to understand some unfamiliar vocabularies

Well, before we are going so far, in this section, I will help you to understand the meaning of some difficult words.

         

Big Ben [bɪgben]

United Kingdom [jʊˈnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm] 

Encourage                                  [ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ]                                               Dorongan

Explore                                        [ɪkˈsplɔː r]                                                 Menjelajahi

Extracurricular activities     [ek.strə.kəˈrɪk.jʊ.lə r ækˈtɪv.ɪ.tis]   Kegiatan extrakurikuler

Keep in touch                            [kiːp ɪn tʌtʃ ]                                             Menjaga komunikasi

The words above will appear in the text. It may help you later on when you are listening to the text.

B.   Whilst Listening

Now, we are ready to listen to the audio. Please listen carefully.

Do you enjoy it?

Okay now, to check your understanding, please answer the questions below.

Small Quiz

How is your score? Good or bad?
If you want to know more, here is the transcript.

C.  Post – Listening

Alright kids, you have done your first activity.

Now, we’re going to move on to the next activity.

I’ll give you an audio.

Complete the words that still missing on the text, you can do it together with your partner. 
Please take a note, later you will fill the missing words on the "Small Quiz 2" box.

Small Quiz 2

Have you finished?

Now, who want to read the whole text in front of the class?

Okay, this is all for today.

For your assignment, please make your own recount text. It can be your experience of going somewhere, it can be your unforgettable or even bad experiences.

Next meeting, I will ask you to come forward and tell your story one by one. So, do your best.

Good bye.