Speaking and listening: The stages of speaking and listening to an English conversation. 30 minutes for each lesson. In this lesson, I will teach the student how to improve their speaking and listening skills by using the 5 stages of speaking. The first stage is the prediction stage. The second stage is called skimming. The third stage is called scanning. During the fourth stage, the student would give me an answer to my question. In the fifth stage, we will have a discussion about their answer.