New lesson plan: Modern Machines

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Modern Machines - intermediate level

Modern Machines
intermediate level

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Main Aims

To provide gist and detailed reading practice in the context of modern machines

Subsidiary Aims

To provide fluency speaking in the context of modern machines
To provide quick review of vocabulary related to the modern machines

Procedure (45-55 minutes)

Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

1- Tell students that there are a lot of things we can't live without and tell them a personal example that I can't live without my mobile phone , i know it is a very bad thing that waste my time and make me anti-social one but I'm trying to get rid of this . 2- Ask students ' what are the things they can't live without ? ' 3-Ask them to check their answers in pairs . 4-Ask them about each other .

Pre-Reading (10-12 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

1-Give the students the instructions about Ho1 that about which of these do they have experience before ?Do they feel positively about them? why ?why not? 2- Tell them a personal experience that I worked as a call center in a travel agency before and I don't feel positively about it as there were many people complained about the services there . 3- Ask them to discuss in pairs . 4- pr-teach new vocabulary by CCQs like - anti-social that one who are not friendly to others . - filling your time is to spend time . - staring at is to look at someone or something for a long time with your eyes wide open . - flick through is to look quickly through something . - PC - show off is to attract attention . - waiting on hold to put you on hold until he had found a solution . - text speak is the kind of language contains short forms of words . - frustrating means feeling of anger .

While-Reading #1 (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading tasks

1- Give the students the HO2 and ask them to scan it in a minute . 2-Tell the Students about the reading text ,It's an article written by someone who doesn't like modern machines . 3-Ask them to read for gist and match the headings in the Ho2 with the seven paragraphs . 4- Monitor and help when needed . 5-check the answers as a class.

While-Reading #2 (14-16 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed reading tasks

1-Give the students HO3 and ask them to a quick reading of the questions . 2- Ask them to read for detailed individually . 3-ask them to check answers in pairs . 4- check answers as a class .

Post-Reading (8-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

1- Tell the students about personal things that make me like technology for example it saves a lot of time when you want to send anything now it is very easy that just by clicking on file you can send it where ever you want . 2- put them in pairs and ask them if they like technology or not ? and what are the reasons ? 3- Monitor and help if needed . 4- Ask Students about each other's opinion .