3 February 2015
Pre-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist reading about the task
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To provide scan reading practice using a text about "futurological conference"
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency about science fiction movies
Procedure (47-60 minutes)
I will draw a star on the board. I will write my name in the middle of it. Then share some information about me: 30- 2- Istanbul- Guitar- Sushi I will want them to talk with their partner and make guesses about these. Then I will explain.
Lead-in: I will make them watch a clip of Matrix. Encourage them to guess. Then explain them the word "science fiction" Posters on the board. Talk about the movies in pairs. Did you watch it? What happens in the movies?
Lead-in: Show them a poster of a conference. Talk about it. What is it about? Would you like to go? Get them ready for the task. Talk about the names and the titles. There 10 titles but 7 names. Give them the print out of the text and titles. and also project it on board. Do it in pairs. Now it's time for the detailed reading. Give them the blocking vocabulary "cure" "prison" "satellite" Give them the task. Matching the titles with the texts. Make them write it on the board.
Lead in: Write the words on board. They are from the passage. Now complete the sentences in different pairs.
Make them groups. Talk about which conference they would like to go. Group work: find a partner to go to conference with. Demonstrate it.