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This document provides instructions for a listening task assignment. Students are given a list of 8 short stories they can listen to. They must choose 3 stories and write responses for each in the form of 120-150 word entries. The document provides 10 different tasks students can choose from for their entries, such as giving an opinion on the story, commenting on a character, discussing themes or values, predicting an alternate ending or what might happen next, imagining a discussion with a character, how they would film the story, or writing a letter about an issue in the story. Students must pick a different task for each of their 3 entries. Their written entries are to be completed during class.

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LIRA - Task Sheet

This document provides instructions for a listening task assignment. Students are given a list of 8 short stories they can listen to. They must choose 3 stories and write responses for each in the form of 120-150 word entries. The document provides 10 different tasks students can choose from for their entries, such as giving an opinion on the story, commenting on a character, discussing themes or values, predicting an alternate ending or what might happen next, imagining a discussion with a character, how they would film the story, or writing a letter about an issue in the story. Students must pick a different task for each of their 3 entries. Their written entries are to be completed during class.

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INTEGRATED LANGUAGE SKILLS: LISTENING (ELC120)

LIRA TASK SHEET


1.

List of short stories

Below is the list of 8 short stories you may listen to. Follow the links provided. Choose 3 short
stories and write entries (based on the tasks) of your responses on the selected stories.
Each entry should be of 120-150 words (in a paragraph).

The Little Hunchback


http://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22The+Little+Hunchback+Zia%22
Arabian Nights
http://librivox.org/the-arabian-nights-entertainments-by-andrew-lang/
The Boy Who Snared the Sun
http://librivox.org/american-indian-fairy-tales-by-william-trowbridge-larned/
The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds
http://librivox.org/american-indian-fairy-tales-by-william-trowbridge-larned/
The Happy Prince
http://librivox.org/the-happy-prince-and-other-tales-by-oscar-wilde/
The Nightingale and the Rose
http://librivox.org/the-happy-prince-and-other-tales-by-oscar-wilde/
The Selfish Giant
http://librivox.org/the-happy-prince-and-other-tales-by-oscar-wilde/
The Story of The Husband and The Parrot
http://librivox.org/the-arabian-nights-entertainments-volume-01-by-anonymous/
Valiant Little Tailor
http://listentogenius.com/recordings0108/ValiantLittleTailor.mp3
2.

List of tasks

Below is a list of 10 tasks that you can choose for your entries. Choose only 3 tasks, one for
each short story and its entry; you cannot do the same task for another short story and its
entry.
a)

Give your opinion about the story; whether you like the story or not. You may begin
like this;

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I like / dislike this story entitled because


b) Comment on a character. You may begin like this;
I found (the character) from this story entitled lovable because
I found (the character) from this story entitled disgusting because

...

c) Comment on a plot. You may begin like this;


In this story entitled I found (the plot) very interesting because
d) Write about the theme. You may begin like this;
The theme of this story entitled is The theme is portrayed through
e) Write about the values. You may begin like this;
From this story entitled , I learned about
f) Provide alternate ending. Give the story a different ending than what you have
listened to. You may begin like this;
This story entitled should end like this
g) Make prediction; with reference to the ending, predict what would happen next to the
main character / s of the story. You may begin like this;
From the ending of this story entitled , the main character(s), would
h) Discussion with a character; imagine you meet a character in the story, what would
you and the character be discussing about or what would you like to ask the
character. You may begin like this;
If I met (the character) from this story entitled , I would like to discuss / ask
because
i)

Film the story; imagine that you want to film the story choose location(s) for the
selected scenes and the actor(s) / actress(es) who would play the character(s) and
why. You may begin like this;
I would choose (the location) to film this short story entitled because

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I would choose (the actor) to play (the character) in a film based on this short
story entitled because
j)

Write a letter; identify an issue / problem in the story and write a letter to the editor of
a newspaper regarding the issue. You may begin like this; (dont forget to write the
title of the short story before you submit this entry).
Dear Editor,
I would like to highlight an issue / a problem regarding

3. Submission
You written entries should be done in class.

Enjoy you listening activity!

Prepared by;
ELC120 Listening Team
Akademi Pengajian Bahasa
UiTM Melaka, Alor Gajah

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