Cyril Ordoñez Cyril Ordoñez

TP1 Reading - Celta training
B2 level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about present perfect tenses through guided discovery based on a reading text about unusual achievements. This is followed by a reading task where students look for gist. They check their answers in pairs before they see the answers with the whole class. Now, they will prepare their answers for some questions about the reading, then they discuss their answers in pairs before they see the suggested answers with the whole class. Finally, they received some useful phrases to improve their speaking.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide reading practice for gist and detail information

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification of Joggler, supergran, prodigies in the context of Unusual achievements
  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of personal achievements

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-4 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

The teacher shows a Google slide containing an unusual achievement heading. T ask students: What do you think? Is it possible? Is it real? Ss will use Zoom reactions to show their answers, then the teacher shows an extract from an article and nominates a student to read it.

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

Show a slide with photos and heading from the reading and ask: Do the heading match with the photos? Show a slide with 3 words, nominate students to match the words with the pictures and meanings. We check answers together. Then nominate S and ask: Are they verbs or nouns? What is the word stress of... Joggler/supergran/prodigies? Now show a slide with photos and headings from the reading and ask: Do the headings match with the photos? Now, students go to the google form and select the correct heading for every part of the article. Learners check answers in pairs via private messages on the chat box. Show and discuss the results by nominating students.

While-Reading/Listening #1 (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

Show a slide with photos and questions related to part 1 and 2 of the article, Ss go to breakout rooms and discuss their answers in pairs. Then nominate Ss to share and justify their ideas.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

Show Ss what they have to do in the Gform, give students the Google form link, then discuss their answers in pairs via private messages on the chat box. Then Open class feedback, we check answers together.

Post-Reading/Listening (10-13 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Ss discuss in breakout rooms 2 personal achievements for 4 minutes, then they share with the class what is the most unusual achievement they have shared. Nominate Ss to share their experiences.

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