Reading Lesson about shopping
Intermediate , Grade 9-10 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist, scan, detailed and deduction reading practice using a text about Shopping in the context of Different ways of shopping and some related issues
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a Debate in the context of shopping lists,Shopping mistakes, item's cost vs. item's quality
Procedure (27-35 minutes)
!) I will show students a short clip (MasterCard Priceless Elephant). It is short (1 minute) but it is rich. This will put students in the context of Shopping , online shopping , items, need for shopping , etc.. 2) for maximum use of this clip students are asked to watch and tell each other (pairs) about what they have seen. 3) The teacher will ask ss to report to class. 4) students are given a set of questions and are asked to discuss them and then every partner has to report about his-her peer
*Guessing the topic of the reading ( briefly) *Pre-teach active vocabulary: teachers elicits through visuals , questions, mime, definitions or illustrations , drill the word, then I will CC understanding , write up and mark stress for each words
1)Reading For gist : students skim the text and look at the visuals to choose the main idea (a, b, or c) Comprehension Task 1 (QUIZ) 2) reading for specific information (less challenging) : Choosing the right option , Task 2 and then a more challenging True/False/Not Given Task 3. ( In each time , students read silently , discuss, peer check and then report to class (Whole Class Feedback and corrections)
3) Vocabulary Task : Looking for specific words that match the given meanings 4) More challenging W-H comprehension questions ( Individually, peer check and feedback) to get deeper and "read between the lines".
1)They are asked to look at the Debate Questions and are asked to freely discuss them in groups In every group students have to jot down some notes (answers, comments, reactions, and opinions. Every group has to prepare written answers and report some to the whole class. ****At the end : T and students recapitulate all the Vocabulary words and ideas. This will be done through a pair and share.