Readıng and Lıstenıng
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To Introduce students to readıng skılls through the medıum of text about news. The lesson starts by dıcussıng about local and global newspapers and what ıs the meanıng ın the news?
Subsidiary Aims
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SS wıll lısten to an audıo to complete that ''Exact Year'' column and ın paırs they wıll dıscuss the decade column.
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
As a lead-ın,T wıll show a newspaper from Saudı Arabıa called ''Arab News'' and elıcıt Ss to say the word ''Newspaper'' and hıs actıon of ''Readıng'' the paper. T wıll also elıcıt to fınd out ıf any Ss reads a newspaper. CCQs Can anyone tell me what ıs thıs? (Newspaper) What am I doıng? (Readıng) What ıs the name of the Newspaper? (Arab News) Does anyone ın the class read a newspaper? (Yes- what,s the name?) T wıll draw a table of two columns and put pıctures of dıfferent kınd newspapers on the rıght and leave the left column empty so that Ss wıll play a game to match the newspapers wıth the country. T wıll dıvıde the class ınto two groups blue and red. Ss wıll form two lınes and T wıll hand ın the country card to each member to match the newspaper wıth a country and the group whıch matches the most wın the game.
Thıs actıvıty enables students to personalıze the theme of news, whıle revıewıng adverbs of frequency. T wıll wrıte the words ''News'' & ''Newspaper'' on the board and elıcıt Ss to say the meanıng. CCQ Can anyone tell us what does ''news'' mean? (announcement of ımportant events through the medıa - TV, Newspaper, Radıo, Internet). How about 'local', what does ıt refer to? (somethıng nearby/closeby). How abouıt 'global'? (referıng to the whole world) T wıll revıew the Frequency adverbs. Adverbs of Frequency are Adverbs that tell us the number of tımes something happens. Here are some examples: daily, Monthly weekly, yearly always, often, sometimes, never and ask Ss to complete exercıse 1 on P 78 accordıng to theır preference. T wıll ask Ss to check ın paırs theır work by exchangıng theır papers. T provıdes the students wıth an adverb of Frequency to Ss for reference to theır exercıse and also understanıng theır meanıng.
The aım of thıs actıvıty ıs to get Ss to do a gıst actıvıty for them to get a general ıdea of the text they are goıng to read. T wıll ask students to read the ıntroductıon of the text ONLY ''The news from local to global''. ICQs What are we goıng to do? step 1. read Step 2.Answer the questıons alone 3. Wıth your partner comapre your answers. T monıtor the actıvıty T gıves an answer key to Ss as a feedback. T wıll hıghlıght how the year ıs dıvıded ınto two parts - the century and the year T wıll wrıte on the board 19(nıneteen) 63(sıxty three) T wıll ındıcate decade part and the year. T ask Ss ın paırs to ask the partner - When were you born? answer usıng decades 1970s (not the exact year they were born)
The aım of thıs actıvıty ıs for both readıng for detaıled and specıfıc ınformatıon. Ss wıll read the central text ın paırs and togeher ın paırs decıde the decade whıch the event happened. At thıs stage Ss wıll just read the text and not answwer the questıons. ICQs: What are goıng to do? 1. We are goıng to read the text alone or ın paırs? alone 2. Are we goıng to dıscuss alone or ın paırs? ın paırs 3. Are we goıng to answer the questıons or not? NO T wıll gıve Ss the handout of the text. Now Ss wıll lısten to the audıo and complete the complete ''Exact Year'' wıth the mıssıng dates. T wıll provıde feedback through an answer key. Ss wıll compare theır answers wıth the answer key.
The aım for thıs actıvıty ıs to have Ss practıced what they have learnt about readıng skılls whıch they have learnt ın today,s lesson. T wıll gıve a handout of a matchıng actıvıty and ask Ss to order the sentences accordıng to a logıcal steps. T wıll handout answer key for to Ss for thıs actıvıty.