Reading lesson
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide detailed, scan and gist reading practice using a text about eat in or out in the context of sandwich
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation, debate in the context of sharing ideas about sandwich
Procedure (36-47 minutes)
Show a video about "Dagwood Sandwich", and before the video, ask Ss whether they know Dagwood Bumstead and Dagwood Sandwich or not. "What did he put in his sandwich?" - Ss discuss with their partner O/C F/B
Tell Ss find a partner, give them cut-up vocabulary, tell them to match the words with the definitions in 2 min. T monitors. When they finish, first they check with the other group(s); then, T gives the answer key. -If needed CCQ or Drill the words. -T shows some pictures and make Ss guess about what they are going to read
Ask Ss to look at the text and match the titles with the suitable paragraph alone in 1 min. - Then, they check their answers with their partner. O/C F/B
-Direct Ss to the next question which is about scanning the text. Tell them to find the names and some information about the names in the text in 3 min. -T monitors for delayed feedback. When they finish, Ss check with their partner. To get quick F/B, T gives an object to a student to answer the first question, then the S passes the object to the person who s/he nominates for the next answer. SS nominating F/B
Group Ss with different partner. Ask them to look at the 3rd part which is related to the detailed reading. -Tell Ss to study with their partner to complete missing information from the text in 5 min. T monitors and also puts the answer sheet outside the class. When they finish their task, T chooses one student from each group and sends them outside to get the answer. Ss changes for each answer. Dictating F/B -T monitors for delayed feedback
- Tell Ss to imagine that they are going to open a sandwich bar. Make them study in a group or at least in pair. Let them focus on their "imaginary sandwich" What kind of store will they open? What kind of food are they going to use in their sandwich? -After their preperations, Ss share their idea with the other group(s). -T monitors and gives delayed F/B