Unit 07: Books & Magazines
Objectives
Skills
Listening
- Task 1:
- Task 2:
- Task 3:
Reading
- Task 1:
- Task 2:
Speaking
- Task 1:
- Task 2:
- Task 3:
- Task 4:
Writing
- Task 1:
- Task 2:
- Task 3:
Language Components
Grammar
- Learning item 1:
- Learning item 2:
Vocabulary
- Set 1:
- Set 2:
- Set 3:
- Set 4:
Pronunciation
Learning item:
Project/task (P/T)
- P/T 1. Speaking.
- P/T 2. Speaking.
- P/T 3. Speaking.
- P/T 4. Writing.
Class Activities
- Initiating unit 7. Ss write to develop the idea of "reading vs me". They look at the activity of reading and what it means to them individually.
- Ss form groups and discuss the different purposes of reading and find examples of genres that illustrate this point.
- As project/activity, ss interview (national tv) themselves about their reading habits.
- Class discussion about the nature of reading, its importance, its use and its reality in Colombia
- Discussion. Pairs. Fiction vs Non-fiction literature. Preferences. Reasons.
- Discussion. Groups. Comics: Trash or Treasure. Students design presentation out of their discussion. Select a member as speaker to represent them.
- Activity. Groups. Students use slips of paper with introductory phrases such as "Tell me wh…." leading to a question to be asked of any group member. The answer should take 30 seconds.
- Followup. Whole class. Discovery. Groups choose 4 sentences in above activity and write on board. Class works toward understanding Embedded Questions. Corrections are made at the end.
- Lab work. Class exercise use of reported speech.
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