Listening for Gist · B1 · Why Sleep Matters | No-Prep ESL Listening Lesson

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A ready-to-teach B1 listening lesson on listening for gist, built around a free 3-minute BBC Ideas video on five reasons why we should sleep more.

Students predict from the title, match key words, then watch once for the order of the five parts and the best summary, and again for detail questions with timings. They notice how signposts (but, also, so, that's why) help them follow a talk, see the present simple in short quotes from the video, race in teams to sort gist from detail, and discuss sleep, study and work.

What's inside (one PDF):

• 12 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
• 4-page A4 exercise sheet: teacher's notes, answer key and a 2-page student worksheet
• Prediction, key words, two-step video tasks, notice-it grammar, team race and group discussion
• Links to the free video (no download needed); the worksheet works even without it
• Easier and Harder options, an online tip, an exit ticket and free homework links

Level: B1 · Time: 60–75 minutes · Prep: play the video from the link and test the sound. Print, project and teach.

Facts are sourced, with full references.

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