Main Aims
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Lesson 1: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply skimming (gist) and scanning strategies (specific information) in the context of a reading text.
Subsidiary Aims
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For students to improve their vocabulary fluency by using collocations related to the reading theme.
Procedure (37-47 minutes)
T greets Ss. does short introductions and shares with them how he gets in touch with his friends.
T asks Ss to name the top five types of social media and then elicits from SS their favorite types of social media. In pairs, Ss compare their personal choice. T monitors task and collect feedback at the end of task
T hands chests worksheet telling students they are going to match the phrases. • T. does I.C.Qs and then hands out worksheet. • Ss work in pairs. • T. writes 5 sentences on the board and then elicits meaning of the following phrases. o To be addicted to something o To keep in touch with someone o To put (something) away o To give up doing something o First thing in the morning • T asks Ss to three of these phrases to talk about themselves to their partners.
T focuses attention on the short texts and asks students to quickly read the article and filling in the gaps with the words in the bottom of the page. • T. does ICQs and times gist task in 2 minutes • Then T ask Ss to check in pairs • T. does open-class feedback. • To give Ls a reason • T instructs Ls to read the text again 5 to read for individual and answer the question referring to minutes items or information the text (Ex 3). • Ss do Peer-checking after reading • T. does open class feedback.
T asks Ss to go back on the texts to read at a detailed and underline the expressions they level learned in the pre-teaching stages. • Ss work in pairs. • T does some intensive reading by using Ex 4 (Vocabulary extension). • In pairs, Ss fill in the gaps using the expressions provided in the bottom of the page. • T monitors task and then does open- class feedback
• In pairs, Ss discuss the questions (Ex. 5). • T elicits Ls’ ideas and has a class discussion. • In groups of 3, Ss proceed to Ex 6 to use language freely • T does an open-class feedback.