What's that ringing in your ears?

  Advanced lesson plan (B2): What's that ringing in your ears? - BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content


1 in 8 people have tinnitus. So what causes it? And is there a cure?

In this B2+ worksheet, students will study a Ted-Ed video on the causes of tinnitus, as well as the subtle differences between the verbs "to listen", "to hear", "to overhear" and "to eavesdrop". Six idioms related to ears will also be presented to students.

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Lesson activities:

1) To warm up, students will match four images of people in various situations with the verbs "to hear", "to listen", "to eavesdrop" and "to overhear". They will then find the correct punchlines for four pun-ny jokes related to hearing. Key vocabulary: handy, symptoms, to shine, tip of the iceberg.


2) Students will watch a video (5:38) entitled "What is that ringing in your ears?" and answer the comprehension questions. Key vocabulary: soundwaves, cochlea, nerve impulses, elicit, knobs on a radio, bothersome.


3) Next, students will see six ear-related idioms: I'm all ears, to fall on deaf ears, to grin from ear to ear, to keep your ear to the ground, to play it by ear, to prick up one's ears. They will get a chance to see them in sentences, and to create their own sentences with these idioms.

4) Finally, they will read a blogpost from a young woman whose life was turned upside down by her tinnitus. She explains how a road trip to Russia helped her come to terms with the problem. Key vocabulary: hereditary, rock chick, to wear off, outgoing, on the go, to take a nosedive, to stalk, breathtaking, to reach out.

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