Oral English - Senior Secondary 1 - Listening to grasp main points or ideas in a speech

TERM: 3^RD TERM

WEEK: 10
CLASS: Senior Secondary School 1
AGE: 15 years
DURATION: 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC: Speech
CONTENT: Listening to grasp main points or ideas in a speech
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
a. Identify and understand the main points of a speech
b. Demonstrate the ability to listen actively and grasp key ideas
c. Discuss and summarize the key points of a given speech
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Listening to recorded material, guided discussion, teacher questioning, summarizing
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Tape-recorded speeches, pre-recorded lectures, real-life situations (speech, lecture, discussions)

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	LEARNERS’ ACTIVITY
1	REVISION	Teacher revises the previous lesson on speech structure and elements.	Learners recall the structure of a speech and its key components.
2	INTRODUCTION	Teacher introduces the objective of the lesson: identifying main points in speeches. Teacher plays a pre-recorded speech.	Learners listen attentively to the speech and focus on key ideas.
3	PRACTICE	Teacher plays the speech again and asks learners to identify the main points. Teacher encourages students to take notes during the speech.	Learners listen again, take notes, and identify the main points.
4	DISCUSSION	Teacher asks guiding questions to help learners understand the main ideas from the speech. Examples of questions: "What was the main idea of the speech?", "What points were emphasized?"	Learners discuss the points raised and summarize the key ideas.
5	EVALUATION	Teacher asks learners to summarize the main points of the speech in their own words.	Learners summarize the speech’s main points and share with the class.
6	CLASS-WORK	Learners listen to another short recorded speech and identify the key points.	Learners listen, identify key points, and write a summary.
7	ASSIGNMENT	Learners are to listen to a recorded speech outside of class and summarize the main points.	Learners complete the assignment and submit the summary in the next class.
8	CONCLUSION	Teacher marks and corrects learners' performance, gives feedback, and commends learners.	Learners observe corrections and receive feedback.