New lesson plan: Empower_A1_LP8 (Reading and Writing)

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Empower_A1_LP8 (Reading and Writing) - A1 level starter level

Empower_A1_LP8 (Reading and Writing)
A1 level starter level

Materials

Main Aims

To provide SS with practice in reading for gist and specific information using a short text in the context of the person's life and location

Subsidiary Aims

To provide process and product

Procedure (62-89 minutes)

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

Show the pictures of a city (Hull) and a small town (Brough). Ask SS to describe them using basic adjectives (e.g.,big, small, nice, old). Ask SS to work in pairs and talk about where they live. Have SS to ask some questions with one another: "Do you live near your job or school?" "What places are near your home?" (park, supermarket,hotel) "Do you like your town? Why or why not?"

Vocabulary (10-12 minutes) • To prepare students for the next reading tasks

Ask SS to look at pictures of a park, supermarket, hotel, office, and receptionist. Have SS to match the pictures with given those words. Ask SS to give examples of similar places in their own town or city. Have SS to use the new words in short personal sentences

Pre-Reading (5-7 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Ask SS to look at the title and predict who Mark is and where he lives. SS to discuss in pairs what life might be like in a big city and a small town. Have SS to think about what jobs people do in a city and what places are important in a town. SS to share their ideas with the class. Open class feedback.

While-Reading 1 (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist reading task

Ask SS to read the text quickly for general understanding. Have SS to choose the correct summary from the multiple-choice options (A-D). Ask SS to compare their answers in pairs and explain their choice. Monitor and notes any misunderstandings, if needed.

While-Reading 2 (12-14 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed reading task

Ask SS to read the text again and answer the comprehension questions individually by choosing "Yes, it's" or "No, it isn't". Ask SS to underline parts of the text that helped them choose each answer. Have SS to compare their answers in pairs before having a whole class feedback. Elicit some correcting for Yes/No answers while conducting a feedback.

Post-Reading (10-15 minutes) • To identify the text structure

Ask SS to look at the text and find how many paragraphs it has. Have SS to identify the main idea of each paragraph. Ask SS to label each paragraph with a short heading like, e.g., "About Hull", "Job", "Home in Brough". Ask SS to work in pairs and to talk to each other about their locations and places

Writing Preparation (5-10 minutes) • To organize ideas before writing

Ask SS to answer the five questions (like a writing frame or outline). Then, to work in pairs to compare answers and get peer ideas. Elicit synonyms or opposites on the board as needed (e.g., park, supermarket, new, quiet, town, village, city, interesting and etc)

Writing Task (5-10 minutes) • To write a short, coherent paragraph

Have SS to write a short paragraph (5-6 sentences) about their home using their answers. Encourage them to connect ideas and check for word order.

Feedback and Error Correction (4-6 minutes) • To provide feedback on content and language used

Ask SS to use the checklist to assess their answers. As a class identify strong features and highlight them on the board. Invite some SS to reflect on what was easy and what was difficult for them.