Listening: Listening for Specific Information A1 - Lesson 3: Listening for Key Words in Short Instructions

🎧Listening: A1 - Key Words in Instructions

Learning Objectives: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Identify key action words (verbs) in simple instructions.
• Identify key object words (nouns) in simple instructions.
• Understand basic spoken instructions by focusing on these keywords.
• Feel more confident responding to simple commands in English.

Key Concepts: Catching Important Words

When someone gives you an instruction, two types of words are very important. These are the "keywords." Hover over (or tap) the cards to learn more.

Action Word (Verb)

This word tells you what to do. Examples: open, close, take, give, sit, stand.

Object Word (Noun)

This word tells you which thing to use or do the action to. Examples: book, pen, door, chair.

In the instruction "Open the book," the action is 'Open' and the object is 'book'.

✍️ Practice Activities

Activity 1: Word Types

Read the word. Is it an action or an object?

1. The word "Open" is an...

Action (Verb)

Object (Noun)

2. The word "Book" is an...

Action (Verb)

Object (Noun)

Activity 2: Listen for the Keywords

Click "Listen" to hear a short instruction. Choose the two keywords (the action and the object) that you hear.

Note: This activity uses text-to-speech. For the best practice, listen to different human voices in real conversations!

1.

What are the two keywords?

close, please

the, door

close, door

2.

What are the two keywords?

your, pen

take, pen

take, your

Activity 3: Match Instruction to Meaning

Listen to the instruction. Choose the picture or description that shows the same meaning.

1.

Which picture or action means the same?

A person sitting on a chair.

A person getting up from a chair.

🚀 Listening Strategies

• In short instructions, listen for the action word (verb) and the object word (noun).
• Don't worry about small words like "a," "the," or "your" at first. Focus on the keywords.
• The action word (verb) is often at the beginning of the instruction.
• If you can, look at what the speaker is doing. Their actions can help you understand.

Summary: In this lesson, you practiced listening for keywords (verbs and nouns) in simple instructions. By catching these important words, you can understand and follow basic commands in English.