Authentic Reading Material (Should I let my child take more risks?)
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide detailed and scan reading practice using an article in the context of how useful iit is to let kids do some unsupervised playing.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide guided practice of speaking and writing in the context of responding to a text
Procedure (30-45 minutes)
- T shows Ss the picture to set the context. - T asks Ss to read the title of the article to predict the topic.
_ T pre-teaches the vocabulary items unsupervised, cliff, self-esteem, adolescent, injury (matching activity, elicit, check, drill) _ Ss check their answers in pairs then on class level, _ Ss read the skimming questions. .
- Ss read the text for 60 seconds to check which (3) sentences are answered by the text - Ss check answers in pairs then on class level
- Ss read the second reading task questions carefully. - Ss read the text for 3 minutes to do part A of the exercise. - Ss read the text again for 2 minutes to answer part B of the exercise. _ Ss check in pairs, then on class level
- Ss do the guided opinion writing sheet. _ Ss share and discuss their opinions _ T provides feedback on content then form