when listening?” Transition: 9.T:"Now,we know people in UK and USA have different date for the holiday,and we celebrate in different ways...." Activity 3 (Post-listening) Objectives:to train the ability to express attitudes and comments,at the same time applying information obtained from the passage Classroom organization:Group work Teaching aid:no Assumed time:6 minutes Transition: 10.Assign the task (1') (9 continued)Now,if you are asked to make a choice between the Christmas Day holiday and the Chinese New Year,which one do you prefer?Why?Please get into groups of four and discuss these questions." Procedure: 11.Group discussion (3') Students work into groups to discuss the questions.The teacher may walk around to issue help or participate a bit. 12.Feedback (2') Invite each group to report their choice. Backup plan: Predicted problems: 1.The students may not know anything about Christmas Day holiday in USA or UK.They may also know already through the passage if they have previewed. 2.Some students may have difficulty expressing their opinion in English. Possible solutions: 1.If the students know nothing about Christmas Day holiday in USA or UK,it is best because the objective of listening is to learn about these things from the listening.However, if they know already,it doesn't matter because more often than not,students may not understand the passage even if they already know the content.What's more,students' listening may differ greatly.If they have previewed,they may have less difficulty in following 490when listening?" Transition: 9. T:"Now，we know people in UK and USA have different date for the holiday, and we celebrate in different ways. Activity 3 (Post-listening) Objectives; to train the ability to express attitudes and comments，at the same time applying information obtained from the passage Classroom organization:Group work Teaching aid:no Assumed time: 6 minutes Transition: 10.Assign the task(1’) (9 continued)Now, if you are asked to make a choice between the Christmas Day holiday and the Chinese New Year，which one do you prefer? Why? Please get into groups of four and discuss these questions.” Procedure: 11. Group discussion (3’) Students work into groups to discuss the questions. The teacher may walk around to issue help or participate a bit. 12. Feedback (2’) Invite each group to report their choice. Backup plan: Predicted problems: 1. The students may not know anything about Christmas Day holiday in USA or UK. 'I "heylmlay o a 1lso Lkn_now alIr_eady through the passage if thelv have previewed 2. Some students may have difficulty expressing their opinion in English. Possible solutions: 1. If the students know nothing about Christmas Day holiday in USA or UK，it is best because the objective of listening is to learn about these things from the listening. However, if they know already，it doesn’t matter because more often than not，students may not understand the passage even if they already know the content. What’s more，students’ listening may differ greatly. If they have previewed，they may have less difficulty in following 490