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TP8 Film and Television
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, the students will be practicing their receptive reading skills in the context of television theories. First they'll be doing pre-reading vocabulary. Then skim reading and reading for specific information. Lastly, they will be doing a speaking task during the post-reading stage. If there is time, they will make a poster about one theory.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To give students practice in reading; in particular to skim reading for gist, scanning for specific information and deducing meaning from context through the context of television theories.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide product writing practice of a poster in the context of televi
  • To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a debate in the context of television theories.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

-Play a 1 minute commercial video. -In Pairs, let the students discuss what are some effects of watching television. 'What can happen to you if you watch television a lot?' Then elicit some ideas from the class - at least 2 to 3 ideas. .

Pre-Reading (8-10 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

-For vocabulary, students will match the following words with their pictures: theory, effects, society, develop, dangerous, crime, violent, fat, headache, hurt, intelligent, lazy, and society. -Students will stick the word and the picture on the board and they'll sit next to their new partner. -Drill the words with the class.

While-Reading #1 (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading tasks

-Tell students they’ll reading 6 short paragraph about television theories . -In Pairs, students need to put the heading for each paragraph. ''In 2 minutes, quickly read the paragraph and choose the correct heading from the box.'' -Ask the students to check their work against the answer key posted on the wall.

While-Reading #2 (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading tasks.

-Now tell the students to read the paragraphs. -Give instructions: Look at the sentences below. Match each sentence to a television theory. One of it will not be used. -Let them check first with a partner and then elicit the answer from the students. Let them write their answer on the board.

Post-Reading (8-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

-Group the students into 3 to 4 members. -In groups, ask the student to look at the television theories again and mark their opinion next to each one. 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree. Then work in groups and compare their answer. -Encourage them to give reasons. Useful Phrases: -What do you think? -I agree that... -For example, there are lots of ... programmes on television. -I disagree, I think that ... -Monitor the students. -Get general feedback. Ask the students to raise their hand if they agree or disagree with each theory.

Freer writing practice in the context of watching television (3-5 minutes) • To give students a chance to express their views about watching television by making a poster

-If there is time, ask the students to make a campaign poster about watching television. They need to use one theory from the reading text and use the reasons they've mentioned during the speaking task. -Let them post their work on the wall and let other groups to read them.

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