What happened?
Intermediate B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist, scan and detailed reading practice using a text about accidents in the context of safety and risks.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a discussion in the context of accidents.
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To provide clarification and practice of accidents and injuries words in the context of accidents.
Procedure (39-48 minutes)
Show Ss a picture about risky behaviors Ask them to talk about it Then ask do you take a lot of risks? Check Ss understand the meaning of risks. Ask Ss to do the quiz Post answer keys on wall and ask them to check Discuss the questions in groups and let Ss give examples of people they know
Give a small game to Ss Ss match definition of difficult word Put them into 2/3 groups and let them match Ss peer check other groups Do FB
Divide the article into 4 parts Give each part to one S Ss read about how people are accidents-prone and find the answer of: How do you think these things can make people have more accidents? Put them into groups of 4 and let them share answers Do FB
Now Ss read the complete article in 5m Then they answer ex 3a Peer check answers in PW
Ask do you agree with these ideas in the article? Why? Why not? Ss discuss in groups/pairs