Tp #5, Reading
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist, detailed and contextual guessing reading about magicians and tricks in the context of secrets.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of vocabulary used when talking about performing a scene in the context of magic tricks. And using this vocabulary in speaking activity.
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
The students watch a video for a magician performing a trick. The video will get them enthusiastic to know what is next. T asks students "What do you think the lesson is about?" Ss work in groups and answer these two questions 1-Have you ever been to a magic show? 2-Do you know any magic tricks? to have a very short/interesting discussion.
Ex 1 page 96 Before replacing the words in ex1 the students will be given 30 seconds (gist reading) to answer this question: "Did the knife kill anyone?" No (Whole class feedback) ICQs: Are you reading or writing?(Reading) Do you need to understand every word to answer the question? (No) How long do you have? (30 seconds) Students will be given 3 minutes (contextual guessing) to replace the words in italics with the words above the text. Ss check in pairs then whole class feedback. 1 performed 2 pretended 3 fake 4 audience 5 stage 6 vanished
Before the students read the article in page 96, T gives clear instructions to make them read for gist in order to choose the best explanation for the phrase "the secret is really out of the bag".Time limit 2 minutes. Ss check in pairs. T checks with the class for feedback. a- someone has given a secret away.
T elicits blocking vocabulary e.g. Code of secrecy: private agreement between people that they will not tell other people their secrets like the Mafia members. Traitor: a person you think is on your side but who is really working for your enemy. Apologetic: When you are sorry about something you said or did. Then the students will read the article again, this time for more details to answer the true/false questions. 6 minutes time limit. Ss check their answers in pairs. T writes the answers on the board for feedback. 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 F
Ss read the text one more time to choose the best definition for each word in ex 3. ICQs: 1-How many words? 5 2-How many choices for each word? 2 either a or b 3-Are you working alone or in groups? Alone 4-How long? 3 minutes Ss check in pairs.Feedback by teacher while monitoring. 1b 2a 3b 4b 5a
Ss will sit in groups and nominate a secretary. Each group work together to come up with a story of magician who had performed a trick with an unexpected result, may be good or bad. The secretaries change places and share their group story with other groups. T monitors to collect errors. T corrects the errors on the WB after the Ss finish the activity.