Reading lesson
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide a gist, scan and detailed reading practice using a text about life after Covid-19
Subsidiary Aims
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To reinforce students’ comprehension skills through speaking.
Procedure (47-59 minutes)
-Start the lesson with a compilation of funny songs about Covid-19 to grab the students' attention. (1:24 minutes) -Classroom seating: u-shape Time: 9:00 - 9:03
- Show the students different pictures about life before and after Covid-19. ( gist question) -Ask them what do they predict the reading text to be about? ( gist question) -Ask the students the vocabulary words that they can elicit from the pictures that are related to the topic. ( gist question) - pre-teach the difficult vocabulary words in the text: (unprecedented): adj means never known before (Spatial): adj means occupying space ( frivolous) : adj means of little importance -Teacher's role: instructor Time: 9:03 - 9:15
-Give the students the text without the title and subtitles. -Ask them to skim the text and elicit the title of it. (2-3 minutes) -Ask about the genre of the text. -Ask about the main idea of the text and how is it related to the pictures. -Pair check: Students will check each other's titles and discuss why they chose it. Then a whole class feedback. -Show the students the text with the title. -Acknowledge the student who wrote the closest one to it. -Class seating: U-shape -Teacher's role: instructor and observer -Time: 9:15 - 9:25
-The student apply intensive reading through the text. (4-6 minutes) -The students elicit subtitles from reading each paragraph with the help of the pictures above them. (2 minutes) - Students answer the worksheet (6 detailed questions). (4 minutes) -Peer check: The students will check each other's answers. Then a whole class feedback. (2 minutes) -Teacher's role: observer -Time: 9:25 - 9:41
-Students will practice speaking skill by telling one personal experience about their life before and after Covid-19. - Students will use past and present tense during speaking activity. -Teacher's role: observer -Time: 9:41 - 9:48
-Teacher distributes vocabulary worksheets. (match with the correct definition). -Students answer the work sheet. (individual activity) -After they finish, answer it on the board and they check their answers. -Teacher's role: observer and assessor -Time: 9:48 - 9:52
-Students summarize each paragraph in one sentence. (sub skill) -Quick feedback for the whole class. Teacher's role: observer Time: 9:52 - 9:57
-Ask some questions to wrap up the session. * Is our life the same before and after the pandemic? *Did our health get affected with the virus? *Do you prefer the life routine before or after Covid-19? Teacher's role: instructor Time:9:57- 9:59
-Read any story of your choice and answer in your copybook some questions: Who is the author? Is the story fictional or non-fictional? What is the main idea of the story? Who are the characters?