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Practice dictation & shadowing on the Cambridge IELTS 18 Academic Listening Part 3 Test 4.
Cambridge IELTS 18 Academic Listening Test 4 Part 3
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Speaker 1 (1)
So now I want you to discuss the lesson we've just been watching on the video, and think about the ways in which origami can be a useful educational tool.
Speaker 1 (2)
Can you all work with the person sitting next to you?
Speaker 2 (3)
I had no idea that such a simple thing like folding squares of paper to make the shape of something like a bird could be such an amazing tool.
Speaker 2 (4)
It's made me see origami in a whole new light.
Speaker 3 (5)
I know. It was interesting to see the educational skills the children were developing by doing origami.
Speaker 3 (6)
On the video you could see them really listening hard to make sure they did all the steps in the right order to make the bird.
Speaker 2 (7)
That's right. In this lesson they were working individually, but it would also be interesting to see if the children could workout how to make something simple without being given any direction.
Speaker 2 (8)
That would help with building teamwork as well.
Speaker 3 (9)
Yes, but much more of a challenge.
Speaker 3 (10)
One thing that really stood out for me was that the children were all having fun while being taught something new.
Speaker 2 (11)
Which is a key aim of any lesson with this age group.
Speaker 2 (12)
And although these kids had no problems with folding the paper, with younger children you could do origami to help practice fine motor skills.
Speaker 3 (13)
Absolutely. Shall we talk about the individual children we saw on the video?
Speaker 3 (14)
I wrote all their names down and took some notes.
Speaker 2 (15)
Yes, I did too.
Speaker 3 (16)
OK, good. Let's start with Sid.
Speaker 2 (17)
He was interesting because before they started doing the origami, he was being quite disruptive.
Speaker 3 (18)
Yes, he really benefited from having to use his hands.
Speaker 3 (19)
It helped him to settle down and start concentrating.
Speaker 2 (20)
Yes, I noticed that too.
Speaker 2 (21)
What about Jack? I noticed he seemed to want to work things out for himself.
Speaker 3 (22)
You could see him trying out different things rather than asking the teacher for help. What did you make of Naomi?
Speaker 2 (23)
She seemed to be losing interest at one point, but then she decided she wanted her mouse to be the best, and that motivated her to try harder.
Speaker 3 (24)
She didn't seem satisfied with hers in the end, though.
Speaker 2 (25)
No.
Speaker 3 (26)
Anya was such a star. She listened so carefully and then produced the perfect bird with very little effort.
Speaker 2 (27)
I think the teacher could have increased the level of difficulty for her.
Speaker 3 (28)
Maybe. I think it was the first time Zara had come across origami.
Speaker 2 (29)
She looked as if she didn't really get what was going on.
Speaker 3 (30)
She seemed unsure about what she was supposed to do, but in the end, hers didn't turn out too badly.
Speaker 2 (31)
Yeah, I'm sure it was a positive learning experience for her.
Speaker 3 (32)
I think one reason why the origami activity worked so well in this class was that the teacher was well prepared.
Speaker 2 (33)
Right. I think it would have taken the ages to prepare examples showing each of the steps involved in making the bird.
Speaker 2 (34)
But that was a really good idea.
Speaker 2 (35)
The children could see what they were aiming for - and much better for them to be able to hold something rather than just looking at pictures.
Speaker 3 (36)
Those physical examples supported her verbal explanations really well.
Speaker 2 (37)
It's strange that origami isn't used more widely. Why do you think that is?
Speaker 3 (38)
Well, teachers may just feel it's not that appealing to children who are used to doing everything on computers, especially boys, even if they're aware of the benefits.
Speaker 2 (39)
Oh, I don't know. It's no different to any other craft activity.
Speaker 2 (40)
I bet it's because so many teachers are clumsy like me.
Speaker 3 (41)
That's true. Too much effort required if you're not good with your hands.
Speaker 2 (42)
Well, anyway, I think we should try it out in our maths teaching practice with Year 3.
Speaker 2 (43)
I can see using origami is a really engaging way of reinforcing children's knowledge of geometric shapes, like they were doing in the video.
Speaker 2 (44)
But I think it would also work really well for presenting fractions, which is coming up soon.
Speaker 3 (45)
Good idea. That's something most of the kids in that class might struggle with.
Speaker 3 (46)
Origami would also be good practice for using symmetry, but I think they did that last term.
Speaker 2 (47)
OK, well let's try and get some ideas together and plan the lesson next week.