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Welcome to Lesson 3! This is a joyful Grade 1 listening activity with a short story, fun actions, and simple tasks.
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At the Birthday Party — Listening Lesson
🎧 Audio prompt
A calm female voice tells a zoo story. Pace: slow and clear.
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📖 Script (for teacher/parent)
Today is my birthday! 🎉
Mum brings a cake. It’s big and sweet.
Dad claps his hands.
My friend Anna says, “Happy Birthday!”
We eat cake and sing.
I open a red gift.
Inside is a teddy bear!
I smile and hug it.
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Tip: Hide this script from learners during the first listen. Show it only after listening.
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👂 Before listening
- Look at the picture. Point to: cake, gift, balloon, friend, bear.
- Teach short actions: clap 👏, sing 🎵, open 🎁, smile 😊, hug 🤗.
- Say: “When you hear the action, do it!”
▶ While listening
- First listen: Do the actions you hear.
- Second listen: Count the number of happy people (Mum, Dad, Anna, Me).
- Optional: Every time you hear “cake,” make a small clap.
✨ After listening
- Ask: “Who says ‘Happy Birthday’?”
- Ask: “What is in the gift?”
- Say together: “cake, gift, bear!”
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Vocabulary (English → Ukrainian)
- birthday — день народження
- cake — торт
- gift — подарунок
- friend — друг
- bear — ведмедик
- sing — співати
- hug — обіймати
- smile — усміхатись
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Focus task (listening)
- Listen and act: clap, sing, open, hug.
- Listen and count: How many people are at the party?
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