living in the past
upper-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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For Ss to practice reading to find details and comprehend the passage in the context of living in the past
Subsidiary Aims
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For Ss to use the vocabulary in the context of living in the past
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
-T shows an image and write a question on the board -T asks Ss to look at the image and read the question -T puts Ss into groups and asks them to discuss the question -Ss discuss, T monitors -T gets feedback from Ss
-T shows an image and elicit ideas from Ss for a new word -T asks CCQs -T models and drills the word -T writes the word on the board and shows the stress
-T writes questions on the board and asks Ss to read them on their own -T asks Ss if they have any queries about the meaning of any words in the questions -T divides Ss into two groups, group Peter and Group Joanne -T asks Ss to take the text related to the name of the group and do not read the other group's text -T Sends the text of Peter into the chatbox and asks group Peter to take the file -T sends the text of Joanne into the chatbox and asks group Joanne to take the file (if the number of students is small, T sends the text privately for each S.) -T asks Ss to read the text on their own and answer the questions -Ss read the text and answer the questions on their own, T monitors -T puts Ss into breakout rooms, group Peter together and group Joanne together -T asks Ss to check their answers with their group members. -Ss check answers, T monitors
-T rearranges the members of group Peter with group Joanne -T asks group Peter to ask questions from group Joanne for 2 min -T asks group Joanne to ask the questions from group Peter for 2 min -T puts Ss into group peter again and asks them to check their answers about the Joanne text with their group members. -T puts Ss into group Joanne and asks them to check their answers about the Peter text with their group members. -Ss check their answers, T monitors -T gets feedback from both groups about the other group text -T asks Ss to read the other text If there is enough time
-T writes a question on the board and asks Ss to read it -T puts Ss into groups and asks Ss to discuss the question -Ss discuss the questions, T monitors -T gets feedback from Ss