Reading&listening
starter level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about Fantastic festivals in the context of Life is a party
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist and detailed listening practice using a text about Festival in the context of Life is a party
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To provide clarification, review and practice of Festival words in the context of Life is a party
Procedure (28-46 minutes)
Write “life is a party “ on the B Ask Ss “Are you ok with this sentence?” “ do you like big parties “
Show PowerPoint pictures Elicit words Festival: “Is that a big party” “Do people have this party every year” “Do people go out and have the party on the streets “ Throw: “Look at the picture. What does he do with the ball?” Tomato festival Ivrea festival Garlic Garlic festival A thousand 1000
Give them statements Ss should read the statements about festivals and circle around the numbers they guess Check in pairs Stick the readings on the walls tell Ss your answers are on the walls Ss should stand up and find the correct answers in the text in check with their answers in the statement sheets Monitor them FB
Hand out questions Ss need to read the text and answer the questions Monitor them Check in pairs Monitor them Regroup them Ss work in pairs FB Check answers
Write on the B which festival do they talk about? Ss Listen to Ella and Owen and answer the question Check in pairs FB
Hand out listening questions Ss listen to the text again and answer the questions Monitor them Listen again and give them tape script If necessary Check in pairs Monitor them Regroup them Ss check with new partners Monitor them FB Answers
Give Ss post-reading/listening questions Ss need to talk about questions in groups Regroup them to keep talking about the topic Monitor them Correct errors