Reading (News Reports)
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice using texts about news reports
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of vocabulary in the context of news reports
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
-T will begin lesson by showing a newspaper and eliciting the term "headline". - A short news report will be played to Ss, T will tell them before the video begins to find the 3 headlines. - 4 images from various news articles will be projected onto the WB with two news headlines beneath them. -T will tell Ss to match the correct headlines to its image. -Ss will tell T their answers.
-T will write vocab on the board. - Using elicitation and visuals, the T will clarify the meaning of the words to the Ss. - Some of the vocab will be shown in model sentences. The sentences can be suggested by the Ss. - T will use choral drilling to practice the pronunciation of the words.
- T will explain to the Ss that they must match the headlines to the news reports. - Before handing out the task sheets, Ss will be told to read quickly by themselves and given 2 minutes to read. - They will then be told to work in their pairs and match the headlines to the texts. - When Ss finish, FB will be T projecting the worksheet onto the WB and going through the answers with the class.
- T will split half the class into group A and the other half into group B. - T will explain to Ss that group A will read report 1 and answer questions 1-5, while group B will read report 2 and answer questions a-e. - Ss must read alone, but can help each other answer the questions after reading. - T will monitor the groups and assist if necessary. -FB will be in the post-reading stage.
-Ss from group A will be paired together with Ss from group B. - T will explain that they must ask each other the questions regarding the text they have just read and answered questions about. So Ss from A will ask Ss from B questions a-e and B will ask A questions 1-5. -At the end, T will give out answer keys. - Finally get Ss to discuss what kind of news reports are common in Turkey and the type of news reports they usually watch.