New lesson plan: Cold comfort

Mohammed Khir Albrzawi

Cold comfort - B2 level

Cold comfort
B2 level

Description

In this lesson,ss practice skim reading, gist and reading more intensively for details and deducing meaning from context. The lesson starts with a lead in to the reading by eliciting the topic of the text-a heavy cold-and getting the ss to discuss the symptoms. Get the ss to predict what the will read, then the ss do ex 1-and see if their predictions were correct. Ex 2 is to read more slowly and then check their answers in pairs.Ex 3 -ss in pairs find the words to match with defintions.Ex-4 ss will discuss the questions that given in the ex.wc give some FB.

Materials

Handouts

Handouts

Main Aims

To give practice in skim reading for gist,reading more intensively for details comprehension and deducing meaning from context.

Subsidiary Aims

To consolidate vocabulary of illness and symptoms.To practise spoken fluency.

Procedure (35-44 minutes)

Heavy Cold (5-7 minutes) • To give practice in skim reading for gist,reading more intensivly for detaild comprehension and in deducing meaning from context.

-Warmer/lead in to activate schemata and engage the ss by introducing the topic and getting ss to discuss the symptoms. T-S,GW , 5-7 minutes.

(5-7 minutes)

-get the ss to predict what they will be reading. Give them choices in ex 1 & see if they can predict the purpose of the article.Ss skim read to see if their predictions were correct &decide which is the correct answer. Ss check their answer in pairs, then w/c FB & discuss reason for the correct answer.

(15-18 minutes)

-Give ss ex 2 & get them to read the sentences.Ss read the article more slowly & then check their answers in pairs. Deal with any problems in w/c FB. Get ss personal reaction to the text.

(10-12 minutes)

Ss in pairs/small groups discuss the questions in ex4.