New lesson plan: How colour affects our mood

Sofia Moreno

How colour affects our mood - intermediate level

How colour affects our mood
intermediate level

Description

This lesson aims to provide reading practice for gist and specific information in the context of “How color affects our mood”.

Materials

English File Student book

GOOGLE FORMS 2

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Canva presentation

GOOGLE FORMS 1

English File Student book

GOOGLE FORMS 2

Canva presentation

GOOGLE FORMS 1

Main Aims

To provide reading practice for gist and specific information in the context of “How color affects our mood”

Subsidiary Aims

To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about How colors affect our mood

Procedure (41-46 minutes)

Lead-in Good idea or bad idea? (5-6 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

The teacher writes the following ideas on the board: A red bedroom A yellow kitchen A black living room A white study Instruction: Talk to your partner. Are these good or bad ideas? Why? Learners discuss in pairs. feedback.

Pre-Reading (5-6 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

3/4 blocking words (GIRLIE, SCHEME, DISCOURAGE, CUSHIONS). Meaning, form and pronunciation are clarified. Learners complete a short matching. Whole class feedback.

GIST (7-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

Instruction: Read the text quickly and choose the main idea. Individual reading + gist task on Google Forms (3 min). Pair check in breakout rooms (2 min). Open class feedback (2 min).

Reading for Specific Information (13-14 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading tasks

Instruction: Read the text again and decide if the sentences are true or false. Individual reading + T/F task (6 min). Pair check in breakout rooms (3 min). Open class feedback with justification (4 min).

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

Learners discuss in pairs or small groups: Do you agree with the article’s ideas about colours and mood? Why / Why not? Which colour from the text would you never use in your home? Which room in your house would you change after reading the text?

Delayd Error Correction (3 minutes) • Correct common errors.

The teacher writes examples of errors heard during the speaking task. Learners suggest corrections. The teacher confirms correct forms.