Guided Discovery Reading Lesson
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide learning through reading and guided diocovery
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To provide gist reading practice using a text about Read When is New Years Day? in the context of Calendars from around the world
Subsidiary Aims
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To introduce the present simple negative form
Procedure (34-51 minutes)
Show slide with pictures of New Years photos and elicit the concept Model story of New Years Elicit FB to CCQ concept via - How do you know this is New Years?
pre-teach the following words from the text: Calendar (fom picture in slides) year - 12 months = a year (slide)
1. Give clear instructions on start and stop 2. Give HO - face down 3. Cinfirm instructions of 1 minutes to skim read for gist and answer Ex.1 pg. 24 4. PW to check 5. WC to FB on WB
1. Listen to audio track 1.52 of the text, re-play if neccessary 2. Re-read text 3. SS to complete ex.2 on pg. 24 4. Check in PW 5. WC for FB
1. Give HO #2 - Introduce TL from grammar box adapted on OHP 2. Elicit TL - meaning from reading 3. Model using sentences 4. CCQ - reversing sentences and don't / doesn't 5. Drill - using both sentences, until pronunciationis correct 6. Complete form on the WB / slide - have SS do as well for written record 7. Complete Ex.1 on pg.25, check with PW, WC for FB and correction
1. SS to complete Ex. 3 on pg. 25 - remind them of Mervat's lesson and relate. 2. Prepare for GW
1. Organize SS into groups by height - Give out HO #3 2. Instruct SS that their aim is to see which other SS thay have the most common answers with 3. Have groups complete exersice with group and share answers 4. Continue to next exercise and new grouping if there is time 5. Encourge as much speaking as possible and reiforce all previous lessons