Holding on in the wind: an interview with a parade balloon handler
A radio interview with a volunteer who has helped fly a giant balloon in New York's Thanksgiving Day Parade for six years; students listen for detail and attitude, learn spoken phrases, interview a volunteer in a whole-class hot seat and write a short profile.
B2Teens45 minInterview
About this lesson
A B2 listening lesson (interview). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Celebrations & festivals
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), True / False, Multiple choice, Matching, Table to fill in
- Key words
- handler, line, helium, volunteer, signal, gust, sore, dawn
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand details, feelings and opinions in a radio interview
- Use informal spoken phrases such as first things first and never gets old
- Ask and answer follow-up questions in an interview about volunteering