New lesson plan: Reading -the glass bottle- pt.1

Hasti Nikbakht

Reading -the glass bottle- pt.1 - English File Elementary A1-A2(lesson 6a) level

Reading -the glass bottle- pt.1
English File Elementary A1-A2(lesson 6a) level

Description

In this lesson, students develop their reading skills through a text about a glass bottle. The lesson starts with a warm-up and prediction questions based on the picture. Students then skim the text to understand the general idea and scan it to find specific information. Key vocabulary is pre-taught through meaning, form and pronunciation. Students answer comprehension questions and check their answers in pairs.

Materials

Reading task

Reading task

Main Aims

To provide gist and scan reading practice using a text about the glass bottle in the context of traditional story

Subsidiary Aims

To provide clarification and review of reading text's new words

Procedure (36-47 minutes)

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

The teacher shows the picture and asks students to look at it carefully. The teacher asks, “Where are they?” and “Do you think they are rich or poor?” and elicits students’ answers. The teacher then zooms in on the glass bottle and asks, “What is this?” The teacher elicits “a glass bottle” and briefly introduces the topic of the reading.

Pre-Reading/Listening (5-8 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

The teacher asks students to read the text quickly and answer the gist question. Students then read the text again and answer the five questions to find specific information. The teacher asks students to underline the parts of the text where they found their answers. The teacher asks students to underline and guess the new words.

While-Reading/Listening #1 (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

The teacher asks students to read the text quickly and answer the gist question: “Why is the glass bottle important in each part?” Students read individually and choose the best answer. The teacher then checks the answer with the whole class and briefly asks students to explain their choice. Also they answer the task's questions which they are the questions of scanning.

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

The teacher pre-teaches the key vocabulary from the text: traditional, dessert, empty, and towards, using pictures, examples, and simple CCQs. The teacher checks the meaning, form, and pronunciation of each word. Students work in pairs and compare their answers to the five reading questions. The teacher checks the answers with the whole class and asks students to explain where they found the answers in the text. Students should do the second task which is matching pictures and words.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

The teacher asks students to read the text again and look carefully at the picture. The teacher asks students to identify and describe what they can see in the picture and relate it to the information in the text. The teacher then elicits answers from the class and provides feedback.