deep listening comprehension, using the story of Romeo and Juliet. Can be used as a stand alone listening comprehension or as a recap of the play after it has already been read by students, to check for their understanding of certain details in the play. Alternatively, it can be used as a simple listening task, with the aid of visuals, possibly followed by another task where students put the events they just heard about in order, and reconstruct the narrative. Students could then be asked to write a different ending, making it a creative writing task. There are various ways in which one can use this task  

the video clip is a summary of the story of Romeo and Juliet, with the most salient points of the narrative. Various questions are asked. Takes around 15 minutes to watch the clip and do the tasks. Can be used to spark discussion, or as introduction to a creative writing task, as a listening comprehension or as a recap of the play once it has been read by the students.  

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Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. deep listening comprehension, using the story of Romeo and Juliet. Can be used as a stand alone listening…