Receptive skills lesson
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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For Ss to practice their receptive skills through reading/listening for gist, detail comprehension and specific information
Subsidiary Aims
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Help Ss practice the vocabulary they will be exposed to in the lesson
Procedure (42-57 minutes)
T will project a picture of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque on the WB. T asks Ss "I want to go to this place, how can I get there?". T will give Ss 4 minutes to share their ideas to help develop their fluency.
T will project the title of the text on the WB. T will make Ss discuss in pairs. T will tell the Ss "We are going to read a text but first take a look at this title here" then asks "What do you think the text is going to be about?". T will ask the Ss to look at the title and discuss with their partners for 2 minutes. T then will make Ss share their ideas with the rest of the class.
T will stick the definitions of the blocking vocab on the walls around the classroom. T will make Ss work in pairs by giving them colored cards to make them work with different partners. T will give each group 5 words. T will ask the Ss to go around the classroom, find the definition for their word, take it and go back to their places. T will ask the each group to stick their words and definitions on 2 separate sides. T will project the answers on the board. T will project the words and make Ss check their answers. Then, ask CCQs "So what does this word mean?" and then do some drilling and PRON.
T will do some "chesting" give Ss instructions for the task T will give Ss HO1 (Exercise 1a, page 54) T will give Ss 1 minutes to take a look at the sentences on the exercise. T will then hand the Ss copies of the text on page 54. T will ask the Ss to read, listen and to number the sentences from 1 to 7. Ss work individually. ICQ: "Are we going to work alone or with a friend?" Alone. T will ask Ss to do some peer checking. After that, T will play the second recording and as the Ss listen and check their answers.
T will Project the comprehension question from exercise 1-C on the WB "Where were they?" T will have Ss listen to the second recording. In pairs, T will ask them to find the answer to the question while listening. If Ss needed a second listening T will play the video one more time. T will give Ss 1 minutes to discuss. Then T will ask the Ss to share their answers with the rest of the group.
T will give Ss HO1 that contains 3 questions, each question with 2 options. T will ask Ss to take another look at the text and circle the correct answer. T will set the time. T will ask Ss to check in pairs. T will provide Ss with the answer key.
T will divide Ss into 2 groups, T will give each group pictures and ask them to choose the ones that relate to the text. T will give Ss 3 minutes to discuss. T will Monitor T will make each group show the pictures they chose and explain why.