Stage 1: Pre-teaching activities
According to Davies and Pearse (2000),
this stage is useful to prepare the learners
for what they are going to hear, just as we
usually prepare for real-life situations. Important
points to consider for this stage, mainly
derived from my own teaching experience, are
as follows:
• To get the students interested in the
topic of the song and to warm them up,
you can show a picture or other realia
related to the song and ask the students
what they think the song is about. Tolerate
some native language use, as these
are YLs and beginners.
• Next, read the title of the song aloud, and
explain it through actions and visuals.
• Ask the students if they already know
any words in English related to the
title of the song. On the board, write
any English words that the students
mention.
• Finally, explain the unknown vocabulary
from the song through actions and
visuals. There are usually very colorful
pictures in YLs’ books, and it is timesaving
to make use of them.