Nouran Soliman Nouran Soliman

TP7
Elementary (A2) level

Description

In this lesson, ss will practice reading for gist and specific information through a text about “Extreme Living in different countries”. The lesson starts with a discussion about extreme weather and temperature. Then, there are few vocabulary items to be taught. This is followed by practicing the two types of readings. After that, the T will provide question forms, a set of adjectives and stating opinion to ss in order to prepare them for the speaking activity to describe “their country” at the end of the lesson.

Materials

Abc Blu Tack
Abc Flashcards.
Abc Handouts
Abc PowerPoint
Abc Projector
Abc Whiteboard & Markers
Abc Handouts

Main Aims

  • To provide gist and scan reading practice using a text about Extreme Living in the context of different countries around the world

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of "How well do you know your country?"

Procedure

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

- T writes on the board China and Russia. - Are they big or small countries? big. - which country is bigger? Russia. 17 million km2 (Russia)... 9.6 million km2 (China). - Write on the board, Russia is the biggest country in the world.

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

- T explains 5 new words that might be hard for ss. - the words are: dehydrated, sea level, breathe, altitude, freezer". - T follows the lexis analysis sheet.

While-Reading #1 (4-5 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist reading tasks

- Ss will be asked to match the headings with the sentence. - T explains that ss need to get only the main idea and read quickly. - T gives a clue to ss of how to find the correct title (hot temperature, height, cold temperature) (degrees and metres). - T gives ss one minute. - T asks the ss to answer the question. - T asks ss to check their answers together. - Feedback is provided.

While-Reading #2 (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging specific information reading tasks

- Ss are given the questions to read carefully (30 seconds). - T makes sure to explain the reading technique to ss. - Ss are asked to find the specific information. - Ss are asked to answer the questions. - T monitors. - T asks ss to check their answers in pairs. - Feedback is provided.

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

- Demonstrate this task very carefully with one of the ss. - Open pairs, then, closed pairs. - Write the question form and keywords for expressing opinions on the white board. - Provide ready-made handout similar to the board in case time was short and also because some ss like to practice from paper. - Get ss to exchange pairs if necessary (Time). - T monitors and gives content feedback at the end.

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