Manel Manel

Epic hsroisim; personal qualities
Upper-Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson Ss will be introduced to some vocabulary and qualities related to the theme of heroisim through a poem entitled" Gilgamech".The lesson covers a variety of voacbulary.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide gist, scan and detailed reading prcatice text about the epic hero"Gilgamesh"

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of vocabulary related to heroism

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-7 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

T welcomes the Ss with a smile. T shows the students some pictures about historical heros and heroines on the board. T asks the Ss to dicuss the constetoftshe pictures in pairs. Ss share their ideas about the pictures with the whole class.

Pre-Reading:gist reading (3-5 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

T writes 3 clues sentences at the board about the possible main aim of ths text. T tells the Ss to read the sentences quickly. T hands ths text to the Ss T tells the Ss to read the text quickly then to choose the right sentence T feedback about the task

While-Reading:reading for specfic information (3-6 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging specific information reading

T set the task T instructs the Ss about the task T hands the Ho to the Ss Sutdents work alone T monitors the classroom T tells the Ss to discuss their answers in pairs T shows the answers on the board.

pre-teaching vocabulary task: (2-4 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging tasks

T sets the task T instructs about the task T gives the Ss the scarmbled words handout Ss do thetask alone Ss check their aswnerswith their pairs T feedback the task

Teaching-vocabulary (3-6 minutes) • Clarification of the meaning

T extracts some vacbulary from the text T calrify the form,meaning and pronounciation of the vocabulary T drills the words with the Ss

Semi-controlled practice (3-7 minutes) • To provide students with a language task

T instructs the Ss about the vocabulary tsk Ss have to match the words witht the right defintions Ss work alone T monitors Ss check their answers in pairs T feedback about the task

Post-Reading activity/speaking activity (3-10 minutes) • To provide students with a speaking task

Tsets the task and gives instructions T gives the Ss picutres of contemporary and ancient heros/heroines . T gives the Ss information and prompts about the pictures in the task T divide the Ss into groups/pairs Ss will choose one picture then talk about it Ss work in pairs dicuss the quqlities of the heros/heroines and their achivements if they know T monitors Ss swap their partner and the pictures T corrects the errors of the Ss if there is any

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