Урок з англійської мови. "Inventors since the beginning of time (Listening)" 9 клас

Grade: 9
Topic: Inventors since the beginning of time
Skill focus: Listening comprehension

1. Warm-up

Teacher shows pictures of famous inventions (wheel, light bulb, telephone, airplane, computer).

Learners guess what the inventions are and say what they know about them.

Quick question: “Which invention do you think changed the world the most? Why?”

2. Lead-in

Brainstorming activity: Write the word “INVENTOR” on the board. Learners name associations (creativity, science, problem-solving, future).

Teacher introduces the topic: “Today we’ll listen to a story about great inventors who changed the world from the beginning of time.”

3. Pre-listening

Vocabulary preparation:

wheel, electricity, telephone, printing press, discovery, invention, genius.

Matching activity: Learners match inventions with their inventors (Gutenberg – printing press, Edison – light bulb).

Prediction: “Which of these inventions do you think will be mentioned in the audio?”

4. Listening

First listening (general comprehension): Learners listen to a short audio/text about famous inventors (Archimedes, Gutenberg, Edison, Wright brothers, Steve Jobs).

Task: Choose the correct main idea (multiple choice).

Second listening (detail comprehension): Learners complete a table:

Third listening (focus on specific info): True/False statements about the inventors.

5. Post-listening

Group discussion: “If you could meet one inventor from history, who would it be and why?”

Role-play: One learner plays an inventor, the others interview him/her.

Creative task: Write 3–4 sentences starting with “Without the invention of…, our life today would be…”.

6. Homework

Research task: Choose one inventor not mentioned in class (Tesla, Marie Curie, Leonardo da Vinci). Prepare a short oral report (5–7 sentences).

Extra (optional): Draw or find a picture of an invention and write a short description in English.

7. Feedback and Reflection

Teacher asks: “What new facts did you learn today?”

Learners share what was interesting or surprising.

Quick reflection scale: Raise fingers (1–5) to show how confident you feel about understanding spoken English on today’s topic.