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Why this lesson matters

For the learner: Spoken figures help you check sales, tasks, orders and progress. You need the values, comparison and change—not every word.

For the teacher: The learner moves from overall topic to exact figures, then produces one useful comparison and updates it when new data arrives.

เหตุผลภาษาไทย: ผู้เรียนฝึกฟังตัวเลข ระบุค่ามากสุดหรือน้อยสุด เปรียบเทียบความต่าง และปรับข้อสรุปเมื่อมีข้อมูลใหม่

Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้

For learners: Spoken figures help learners check sales, tasks, orders and progress without needing every word.

For teachers: The lesson moves from overall topic to exact figures, then to one useful comparison and a revised conclusion after updated data.

สำหรับผู้เรียน: ข้อมูลตัวเลขที่พูดช่วยให้ผู้เรียนตรวจยอด งาน คำสั่ง และความคืบหน้าโดยไม่ต้องฟังออกทุกคำ
สำหรับครู: บทเรียนเริ่มจากภาพรวม ไปสู่ตัวเลขที่แน่นอน แล้วสรุปเปรียบเทียบและปรับข้อสรุปเมื่อมีข้อมูลใหม่

Your Goal

Identify figures, compare values and state the largest, smallest or changed amount from spoken information.

คำอธิบายเป้าหมายภาษาไทย

ระบุตัวเลข เปรียบเทียบค่า และบอกค่ามากที่สุด น้อยที่สุด หรือจำนวนที่เปลี่ยนแปลงจากข้อมูลที่ฟัง

Progress Focus · abbreviations and full terms
GISTGeneral MeaningIdentify the topic, groups and overall direction.
DETDetailsRecord exact figures, units, periods and changes.
ACTActionState the key comparison and update it after new information.

30-minute listening path

3 minPreview
4 minPrepare
5 minFirst listen
5 minDetails
6 minCompare
7 minFinal task
Teacher Lesson Plan · read before class

Keep each transcript closed until the learner gives a supported answer. Play once for General Meaning, once for Details and Action, then allow one focused replay. Do not turn the task into written arithmetic before listening.

TimeTeacher moveExpected learner evidenceFollow-up
0–3Introduces the four listening jobs.Topic · figure · comparison · change.Elicit one example.
3–7Prepares comparison signals and units.Predictions, not assumed figures.Remove unsupported guesses.
7–12Plays Audio 1 once.Branches, sales and North rising.Require one GIST sentence.
12–17Plays Audio 1 again.Four values and two changes.Ask for exact audio support.
17–23Cues a concise comparison.Largest, smallest and changed amount.Change the reporting question.
23–30Uses Audio 2 for independent Final Practice.GIST, DET and ACT with update.Retry the weakest criterion.
Stage 1 · Preview

Know the four listening jobs

3 min

1 · Topic and groups

Sales, tasks or orders? Which teams or branches?

2 · Exact figure

What number, unit and period?

3 · Comparison

Largest, smallest, higher, lower or difference?

4 · Change

Increased, decreased or stayed the same?

STUDENT TASK
  1. Read the four boxes.
  2. Say one example for each.
  3. Explain the difference between a figure and a change.
You are ready whenYou can name the four listening jobs without looking.
How to run Stage 1

Use only one simple example, then remove it before Audio 1.

Stage 2 · Prepare

Build a figure map

4 min
Listen forUseful signalsYour note
Group and periodNorth / South · Monday / Tuesday________
Exact valuesold · completed · reachednumber + unit
Comparisonlargest · highest · while · difference________
Changeincreased by · decreased by · update________
STUDENT TASK
  1. Circle the unit you expect: boxes, tasks or percent.
  2. Write N, S, M and T as note shortcuts.
  3. Predict the type of comparison, not the figures.
How to run Stage 2

Model “twenty boxes” and “increased by five”; keep final figures unknown.

Stage 3 · First listen

Find the General Meaning

5 min
Audio 1 · British English

What is the topic?

Which branch increased?

STUDENT TASK
  1. Keep the transcript closed.
  2. Listen once without pausing.
  3. Choose the topic and overall direction.
  4. Say: “The report compares ___. Overall, ___ increased.”
How to run Stage 3

Play at 1× and require one complete General Meaning response before replaying.

Stage 4 · Details

Record exact figures and changes

5 min

North on Monday?

Largest figure?

North increased by?

What happened at South?

Audio 1 transcript · open only after answering

Here are the branch sales. On Monday, the North branch sold forty-eight boxes and the South branch sold fifty-five. On Tuesday, North sold sixty-two boxes, while South sold fifty-one. North had the largest figure, sixty-two. It increased by fourteen boxes. South decreased by four.

STUDENT TASK
  1. Listen a second time and record all four values.
  2. Use one focused replay for one missing value.
  3. Open the transcript and correct one note.
  4. Say the largest, smallest and two changes.
How to run Stage 4

Require number plus unit. Contrast “increased to sixty-two” with “increased by fourteen.”

Stage 5 · Compare

Turn figures into a useful message

6 min
Largest and smallest

“The largest figure was ___. The smallest was ___.”

Difference

“___ was ___ boxes higher than ___.”

Change

“___ increased / decreased by ___.”

STUDENT TASK
  1. Close the transcript.
  2. Give the largest and smallest figures.
  3. Compare North and South on Tuesday.
  4. State both changes accurately.
  5. Reporting change: your manager asks only which branch needs attention.
  6. Give one concise answer with the most relevant figure.
You are ready whenYour message selects figures that answer the reporting question.
How to run Stage 5

Do not accept a list of all four values for the manager question. Require one comparison and one reason.

FINAL PRACTICE
Stage 6 · New report

Listen, compare and update

7 min
Audio 2 · Australian English
FINAL PRACTICE
  1. Listen once. State the General Meaning: groups, unit and overall difference.
  2. Listen again. Record the Details: six day-by-day figures.
  3. State the Action: largest value, Wednesday difference and strongest team.
  4. Give a 30-second data message without reading.
  5. Use the Thursday update and revise the conclusion.
  6. Retry only the weakest criterion after scoring.
Final evidence and transcript · open after scoring

General Meaning: Two teams completed different numbers of tasks across three days.

Details: Team A: 24, 31, 28; Team B: 27, 29, 35; Wednesday difference: 7 tasks.

Action: Team B led by Wednesday, but Team A’s Thursday result of 36 changes the latest conclusion.

Transcript: Team A completed twenty-four tasks on Monday, thirty-one on Tuesday and twenty-eight on Wednesday. Team B completed twenty-seven, twenty-nine and thirty-five. Team B had the highest result on Wednesday. The key difference was seven tasks. On Thursday, Team A reached thirty-six tasks, so update your conclusion.

GIST · General Meaning

2: Identifies groups, unit and overall comparison accurately after the first listen.

1: Identifies two elements or needs one prompt.

0: Does not identify the report.

DET · Details

2: Records at least five of six figures and the seven-task difference accurately.

1: Records three or four usable figures.

0: Gives no usable detail.

ACT · Action

2: Gives and updates a supported comparison independently.

1: Gives a comparison but needs help to update.

0: Gives no suitable message.

Target: 5/6 overall, ACT = 2 and no zero.

Record the first unsupported score and the focused retry separately.

How to run Stage 6

Play once for General Meaning and once for Details and Action. Keep evidence closed until scoring ends.

คำอธิบายภาษาไทย · เปิดเมื่อจำเป็น

ฟังรอบแรกเพื่อจับหัวข้อ กลุ่ม และแนวโน้มโดยรวม ฟังรอบสองเพื่อจดตัวเลข หน่วย และความต่าง แล้วสรุปเปรียบเทียบและปรับเมื่อมีข้อมูลใหม่

Continue your learning path

Learn first

Numbers, Dates, and Simple Quantities

Build number, date and quantity language before listening

สร้างคำศัพท์ตัวเลข วันที่ และปริมาณก่อนฝึกฟัง

Next step

Explain a Chart

Use heard figures to explain a complete chart

ใช้ตัวเลขที่ฟังได้เพื่ออธิบายกราฟอย่างครบถ้วน

Review and prove progress

Numbers, Dates, and Figures

Make dates, percentages and figures easy to hear

ฝึกพูดวันที่ เปอร์เซ็นต์ และตัวเลขให้ฟังชัด

Same language, different skill

A One-Paragraph Executive Summary

Turn significant figures into a concise written summary

เปลี่ยนตัวเลขสำคัญเป็นบทสรุปเขียนที่กระชับ