Receptive skills, reading
summit 2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice and use a text about World's First "Green" Dealership in the context of the environment..
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide some vocabularies which students will need to know, understand the text better and do the exercises.
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
-The teacher starts the class with asking questions and showing pictures. -The teacher writes two questions on the board: "What are the pictures about?" and "What is the negative and positive effect of each picture on the environment?" -The teacher divides students into groups and distributes some papers which include various photos due to engaging students to the topic of the lesson. -Students talk about the pictures in groups and share their ideas. -The teacher starts monitoring. -There is a whole class feedback.
-At first, the teacher teaches and elicits new vocabularies which it causes the students understand the text better and do the exercises. -Then the teacher concentrates on the title "world's first "Green" dealership" -The teacher starts to engage students to the text and asks a question which is in relation to the title. -The teacher asks them to look at the title owing to answering this question: "What do you think the adjective green means here?" -The teacher divides students into pairs to talk about this question, later they are supposed to express their ideas to the class. -There is a whole class feedback.
-For less challenging gist and specific information, the teacher sets some general questions about the text. -Then the teacher asks students to read the text and answer these questions individually: "Where was the first green dealership facility established? What is it called? In what areas is Green Zone working to help meet the goals?" -Then students have to compare the answers with the partner and then tell the class. -The teacher gives correct answers.
-For more challenging detailed, the students have to do the exercises C, D, E. -Exercise C: the teacher clarifies the exercise and does the first part of the exercise as an example. -then students have to do it individually then check the answers with the partner. -The teacher writes the correct answers on the board. -Exercise D: the teacher asks them to look at the chart and discuss about 4systems at Green Zone. -The teacher gives time to find the location in the text alone, later check their answer with the partner. -The teacher gives correct answers. -exercise E: the teacher asks students to do part E and writes the answers, then talk with the partner and share their ideas. -The teacher monitors while they are talking then correct their errors.
-The students have to discuss ways to protect the environment. -Step 1: students have to complete the self-test individually then see the partner's answer. -Then talk together about Who is more environmentally conscious? and How important is it to you to be environmentally conscious? -The teacher monitors closely and writes down the mistakes she hears for a delayed feedback. -Step 2: the teacher divides students into groups. -Students read the opinions and the teacher asks which comment do you agree with more? -The teacher gives time to think about it individually then talk about it in groups. -The teacher monitors. -Finally, the teacher writes down some of the mistakes she had heard on the board and asks students to correct them.