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READING FOR DETAIL AND DEDUCING MEANING
INTERMEDIATE - MIXED ABILITY level

Description

THIS IS ABOUT A TWO LIFE-CHANGING SITUATIONS OF VICTORIA AND SALLY. VICTORIA NOW WORKS AT MONKEY WORLD AND SALLY WITH A TRAVEL AGENT ON A GREEK ISLAND

Materials

Abc PICTURES TO COVEY MEANING FOR UNFAMILIAR WORDS
Abc TEXTS HOs
Abc Meanings

Main Aims

  • TO PROVIDE A LESSON IN COMPREHENSION THROUGH READING

Subsidiary Aims

  • TO PRACTICE FREE SPEAKING RELATED TO THE TEXTS

Procedure

INTRODUCTION (0-2 minutes) • INTRODUCE THE LESSON - LIFESTYLE CHANGES

EXPLAIN WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING 1. IN PAIRS YOU WILL BE GIVEN A HOLIDAY SCENARIO THAT CHANGED SOMEONE'S LIFE: VICTORIA AND SALLY 2. I WANT YOU TO SKIM READ THE TEXT AND THEN READ IN DETAIL THEN GET YOUR PARTNER TO ASK YOU THE FOUR "FINDING OUT" QUESTIONS I WILL PUT ON THE WB. TAKE NOTES. 3. I WILL THEN CHANGE THE TEAMS AND YOU WILL ASK ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON AND ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PERSON. 4. YOU WILL THEN BE ASKED TO GIVE THE MEANINGS OF THE WORDS HIGH-LIGHTED ON YOUR TEXTS.

PRE-EXERCISE (2-10 minutes) • VOCAB + FAMILIARISE SS WITH HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES

1. PUT SOME PERHAPS UNFAMILIAR WORDS ON WB AND CONVEY MEANING WITH PICS: CHAIN STORES - M&S/IKEA/NEXT APES - CHIMPANZEE/ORANG UTAN/GORILLA BIOLOGY - STUDY OF ANIMALS 2. ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT DO WE DO ON HOLIDAYS

READING EXERCISE 1 (10-20 minutes) • TO ENSURE COMPREHENSION THROUGH SPEAKING

1. GIVE EACH PAIR A DIFFERENT TEXT 2. GET STUDENTS TO SKIM THE TEXT (ONE MINUTE) 3. GET STUDENTS TO READ IN DETAIL (FOUR MINUTES) 4. IN TURN GET EACH SS TO TELL PARTNER 4 THINGS THEY HAVE LEARNT: A. WHAT IS SHE DOING NOW? B. WHAT WAS SHE DONG BEFORE? C. WHAT MADE HER CANGE HER LIFE? D. HOW DOES SHE FEEL NOW?

READING EXERCISE 2 (20-30 minutes) • TO ENSURE COMPREHENSION THROUGH SPEAKING

1. CHANGE TEAMS 2. SWAP THE TEXTS. GET STUDENTS TO SKIM THE TEXT (ONE MINUTE) 3. GET STUDENTS TO READ IN DETAIL (FOUR MINUTES) 4. IN TURN GET EACH SS TO TELL PARTNER 4 THINGS THEY HAVE LEARNT: A. WHAT IS SHE DOING NOW? B. WHAT WAS SHE DONG BEFORE? C. WHAT MADE HER CHANGE HER LIFE? D. HOW DOES SHE FEEL NOW?

READING EXERCISE 3 (30-40 minutes) • TO ENSURE COMPREHENSION THROUGH SPEAKING

1. IN PAIRS WRITE THE MEANING OF THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS IN THE FIRST TEXT 2. REINFORCE WITH PRACTICING OUT LOUD THE WORDS (TOGETHER, THEN GO ROUND THE ROOM) (QUESTIONS HO) 3. REPEAT FOR SECOND TEXT 4. SHOW MEANINGS THROUGH DISCUSSION AND PPTs

SPEAKING EXERCISE (40-44 minutes) • PRACTICE UNDERTSANDING OF THE TEXTS THROUGH SPEAKING

GO ROUND THE ROOM AND ASK INDIVIDUALS: 1. WHOSE LIFE DO YOU THINK HAS CHANGED THE MOST? 2. WHICH OF THE TWO HOLIDAYS WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? 3. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE LIKE VICTORIA AND SALLY?

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