TP#8 Reading
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice, and speaking for fluency in the context of information overload.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the context of getting too much information from internet
Procedure
T will give Ss some letters and Ss will put them in order to create a meaningful sentence. While doing that, T will get them listen a track which includes some social network sounds such as twitter, whatspp, android, mail and skype. After finding out the sentence ''information overload'', ss will list 8 words about the topic which will evoke them about what there will be in the next stages.
1) Ss will match the new lexis with the definitions in pair or groups. It will depend on the number of students. 2) Ss will check their answers in pair. 3) T will show the answer key on the board. 4) T follow the pattern MFP
Ss will skim the text in 3 minutes. Ss will asnwer the question: ''What do you think it means?''
Ss read the text again. Answer the questions. They show where they find the info. 1-b, 2-c, 3-b
Ss read the text again and work out the meaning of highlighted words (hits, bloggers, survey, multitasking, switch off, electronic devices) related to the internet and technology in pairs. Then Ss will discuss about it in pairs. To feed them, T shows some pictures about the highlighted words.
T shows a video about brain overload which shows how chaotic it is to have info about everything. Do you suffer from information overload in you life? (your work-your studies-your social life-your family life) Then, T hands the survey questions, ss find 5 people to talk to. At the end of the class ss will have a report to discuss the result about how they are exposed to the internet.