Reading text
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice in reading for gist and specific information in the context of holiday destinations "The top 100 places to visit before you die".
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice in speaking in the same context.
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
-Give the students some cards, each card includes a name of a country or a city, such as: Dubai/ Turkey/ London/ Maldives/ Indonesia. (I've chosen these countries according to my students' answers about the question: Where would you like to travel? in a previous lesson). -Tell them that I'll start a story and they should close their eyes and imagine. -I'll start the story: It was a really hard period. I was so busy and I worked as hard as I could. I really need to enjoy my holiday and do something different. So, I decided to spend my holiday in a different country. It's my first time to travel abroad. So, I called my friends to ask them about their recommendations. I called the first one and he/she said... (KNOCK ON SOMEONE'S CHAIR AND THIS ONE SHOULD SPEAK ABOUT THE COUNTRY IN HIS CARD). -Continue up the story and while they are speaking I'll show my interest in Turkey using the word (Wow) which they've been taught in a previous lesson.
-Ask the Ss to discuss in a group about the country I'll travel to, by asking them: Which country do you think I'll travel to? -While they're discussing, I'll stick some cards on the wall which include some places I can visit there, such as: natural wonders, historical cities,... etc. -Listen to their answer then say: So, I'll travel to Turkey and there are many places I can visit there I want you to stand up and look at these cards and decide which places are important and which places are not. -Listen to their opinions.
- Give the students a matching task which includes some words mentioned in the text that might block students' understanding. - Ask the students to do the task individually. - Ask the students to check their answers in pairs. - Send the answers on the WhatsApp group. - Drill the correct pronunciation. - Write the form on the whiteboard.
-Give the Ss the text with some questions. -Ask them to skim the text to answer the questions. -Ask the Ss to work individually. -Ask the Ss to check their answers in pairs. -Give feedback. -Ask the Ss to read the text again to underline an information that attracts them. -Ask the Ss to discuss their ideas in pairs. -Ask each student about his partner's opinion.
-Give the Ss a true or false handout. -Ask the Ss to read the text and mark the sentences in the handout. -Ask the Ss to work individually. -Ask the Ss to discuss their answers in pairs. -Give feedback. -Give them a handout includes some pieces of information which are mentioned in the text. -Ask them to read the text again to find these pieces of information. -Demonstrate the first one with them. -Ask them to work individually then to discuss their answers in pairs. -Give feedback.
-Give the Ss a handout includes 3 questions. -Give them time to prepare their ideas and think about these questions. -Ask them to discuss their ideas and opinions in pairs. -Ask them to stand up and ask each other.
-Praise the students' good use of the language. -Correct errors and mistakes.