TP5 Magical Places Reading lesson
Upper-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about Magical Places in the context of Travelling
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of travel
Procedure (40-47 minutes)
The ss try to guess the name to the places in the photographs. The ss try to guess what the people are doing in the photograph. "Look at these two photographs. do you recognize these magical places?" "Where are they located, what are the names of these places?" "What are people doing around the mausoleum?" "Do you have superstituous beliefs? what other magical places do you know?
The ss try to guess the answers to the questions by discussing in pairs: (2 min) "Where do you think these places are located?" "In what way do you think these places are important to people?" "For what purpose do you think these people go to these places?" The ss give WC FB and the T writes the answers shortly on board later to be compared with the text.
The ss are divided into 3 groups "You're going to work in groups" "each group reads only one part." "Read individually." ( 2 min for gist) The ss give feedback whether their guesses were correct or not. "Now read again and answer the questions." "Check your answers with your peers." Group A Tasik Dayang Bunting, Malasia Group B The fountain of Trevi, Italy Group C The Blarney Stone, Ireland
The ss are regrouped and mingled so that A,B and C can work together. (6 min) "Now you're going to mingle into groups." "Each member of a different group will talk about their reading text." "You can utilize from the reading questions you answered." The ss in each different groups give WC FB
The ss will work in the same groups and do the vocabulary activity.(3 min) The ss will give WC FB and the T elicits the word stresses from the ss. The ss drill some of the problematic vocabulary chorally and individually.
The ss have a conversation in pairs: (3 min) "Which place would you want to go and why?" The ss give WC FB