Reading
B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide inference, deduction and gist reading practice using a text about causes of conflict
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide detailed reading practice using a text about causes of conflict
Procedure (58-75 minutes)
After greeting the students, the instructor asks a few warm-up questions, to mentally prepare the students for the text they will read. The students will be given a few minutes to discuss the questions in pairs, and they will be asked to report a brief summary of their ideas to class. Questions: 1. Do you remember the last time you had a conflict with someone? What was it over? 2. Are the reasons for conflicts among human beings always straightforward? If not, could you think of an example? 3. What are some common elements in conflicts among human?
In order to make sure the students' understanding of the text's main idea is not hindered, the instructor teaches a number of key words used in the text, along with their form, meaning, and pronunciation, using a matching exercise. Whole class feedback on the meaning, form, and pronunciation is given by the instructor.
The instructor provides the students with a matching worksheet, containing 10 different titles to be matched with each paragraph. There is one extra title, that will not be used. Students check their answers in pairs, report to the whole class, along with a brief justification for their choices, using parts of each paragraph that support their answers. This way their attention is also drawn to the texts' supporting details, enabling them to make concrete logical connections between main ideas and supporting details.
The class will be divided to three groups of students. The first, second, and third group will be responsible for reading and summarizing 2-4 key points of paragraphs 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 respectively. They will post their summary on a padlet page shared with them, where everyone is class has access to. The page will remain open on the board, for future reference during the lesson (if needed). As the lesson progresses, the students will have a chance to see that their understanding of the text expands through the second exposure.