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Speaking: Reading habits
English File Elementary A1-A2(lesson 6a) level

Description

In this lesson, students talk about their reading habits through a series of question (like when was the last time you read? what did you read? etc.) The lesson starts with a warm-up about the pervious questions. This is followed by a speaking activity where students interview in pairs about reading habit. Eventually they share their answer is class.

Materials

Abc Speaking task

Main Aims

  • To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of reading habits

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide vocabulary practice related to reading habits

Procedure

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

The teacher asks students when they last read something and what they read. The teacher then asks what kinds of things they usually read and gives prompts such as books, news and social media if necessary. The teacher briefly shares her own reading habits as an example and elicits a few responses from the students.

Pre-teach (8-10 minutes) • to clarify key vocabulary and blocking words.

The teacher elicits and teaches the meaning, form and pronunciation of "habit", "newspaper", "magazine", "subtitles" and "lyrics" using simple examples, CCQs and repetition. Students then practice the pronunciation of the target words.

Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks

The teacher demonstrates the task with one student. The teacher asks the student the questions and the student answers. The teacher then asks the student to ask one or two questions back. Students listen and observe how to ask and answer the questions before doing the task in pairs.

Useful Language (2-4 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful language for coming productive tasks

The teacher draws students' attention to the useful questions and answers in page 105.

Productive Task(s) (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

The teacher puts students into pairs and asks them to interview their partner using the questions on page 105. Students ask and answer questions about what they read, when and where they usually read, and whether they need to read in English. The teacher monitors the pairs and takes notes on common language errors.

Feedback (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

The teacher asks students three questions about their reading habits. Students share their answers with the class. The teacher listens to their answers, gives brief feedback, and corrects any common errors if necessary.

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