Reading
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To give students practice reading for gist and detail in the context of changing roles of men and women in society.
Subsidiary Aims
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To give students practice in speaking for fluency.
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
I will put students in groups of 3 or 4 for this activity. I will hand out cut-out words of male/female jobs. I will make two columns on the board (Male / Female) I will have them stick the jobs under the appropriate column they think. Afterwards, I will have a quick discussion. "Why is soldier a male job?" I hope to spark some opinions about the roles of men and women. I will try to establish that men and women should be free to do same things.
I will tell the class we are going to read an article in a little bit, but before that, I will show students the picture of man feeding his baby. I will ask them what might be the upcoming article about. I will get predictions from the class, and write some of their ideas in short phrases on the board. I will ask them to come up with some titles for this article. I will write those on the board, as well.
I will show students the article. I will give them 5 minutes to skim the article to see if their predictions are correct or how close they were. After reading I will have them discuss with their partner what's the main idea of the article. After feedback, I will focus on some of the phrases in the article, such as domestic labour, feminine side, breadwinners, my blood boils. I will elicit meanings using the context and give examples, especially for "my blood boils" as Turkish has the same expression with different meaning.
I will have students read the article again in more detail, and answer the questions in Ex.3b and c. Students do the exercise on their own, then compare answers in pairs. I will check answers with the class.
I will ask them a discussion question: In what ways do you think the role of men has changed in your country in the last forty years? I will pair them up to discuss amongst each other, so that everyone would have an opportunity to speak. I will try to monitor somewhat close to hear what they think - and allow them to ask questions if they wish. I will have WC FB if there is time.