Thanksgiving at the food bank: a radio interview with a volunteer
On a local radio show, Luis talks about his Thanksgiving Day as a volunteer at a food bank: what he does, who comes and how listeners can help; students listen for detail and numbers, then plan a class food drive in groups.
A2Adults45 minInterviewFree
About this lesson
An A2 listening lesson (interview). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- A2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Thanksgiving
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill, Table to fill in
- Key words
- food bank, volunteer, donate, canned food, unpack, pick up, serve, peel, sign up
- Access
- Free
By the end, students can
- Understand times, numbers and details in a radio interview
- Talk about helping in the community: How long have you…?, You can…, Please don't…
- Plan a class food drive in a group and present it to the class