A READING LESSON PLAN
Stage of Lesson
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Duration
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Teacher activities
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Pupil activities
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Interaction
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Purpose
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Resources Needed
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1.Opening
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3 minutes
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a. Show some pictures of the teachers who are teaching the class and encourage the students to guess what today’s topic is
b. Show agreement with the
proper prediction and
write down today’s topic
“My New Teacher” on the
blackboard
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- Watch the photos, guess the topic for today’s class, and respond to the teacher
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TÛC
T®C
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To draw students’ attention to class
To provide students with an opportunity to influence the classroom climate
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Several photos of the teachers teaching the class;
OHP
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2.
Orientation
3.
Participation
1) read for gist
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7 minutes
( 10’)
5 minutes
(15’)
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a. Give a very brief introduction to the content and goals of this lesson
b. Ask students to brainstorm words used to describe personality, and work as a secretary to copy the words and expression given by the students on the blackboard
c. Present a few photos sequentially and help students to describe the character in each picture by asking students what their impression of the character is
d. List the adjectives the students use to describe the characters and ask students to decide whether the words are positive or negative
a. Tell students to turn to Page 12 and go through the text(See Appendix 3) quickly to find out the answer to the following questions:
1) How many teachers are
mentioned in the text and
who are they?
2) What subject does each teacher teach?
b. Check the answers to the above questions
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-Get an idea of what to do and what to achieve during this period
- Think and speak out words or expressions used to describe personality
- Observe the character in each picture and tell their impression of the characters
-Look at the words and tell if they are positive or negative
- Skim the text and look for the answers to the questions
- Answer the above questions
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T®C
TÛC
TÛC
TÛC
Individual work
C
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To activate schema and familiarize students with the specific vocabulary and expressions used to describe a person’s personality
To practice the reading strategy of skimming;
To get a clear idea of what kind of information to encounter
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A few photos showing people’s personalities;
Blackboard and chalk
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2) read for specific information
2) read for specific
information
3) presentation
4)
reviewing
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20 minutes
(35’)
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a. Arrange students into
groups of 3
b. Assign work to each group member
c. Give each group a handout containing a table and give clear instructions for group work
d. Walk around the class and cooperate with those students who need help
e. Invite volunteer students from different groups to show their table and give a brief presentation of what they have read
f. Comment on the
volunteers’ performance.
g. Invite one student to give a brief summary of the whole text and encourage students to share their opinions of the three teachers mentioned in the text with their partner
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- Make sure who is
Student A, who is
Student B, and who is
Student C
- A reads Para1, B
reads Para 2 ,and
C reads Para 3 for detailed information about the teacher’s personality and ways of teaching
-Make sure of what to do
next and how to do it
- Refer to the table and
take turns to retell the
passage in groups and the
two listeners take notes
and fill in the table while
listening to their group
members
- Take about the three
teachers introduced in the
passage in terms of
appearance, personality,
and ways of teaching
- Listen to the summary
and exchange their
opinions of the three
teachers in pairs
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T®C; IÛI
T®C;
Individual work
Group work
C
C
Pair work
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To get ready for group work
To create information gap and inspire students’ curiosity
To promote collaborative learning.
To integrate listening speaking and writing skills into reading comprehension
To check on literal comprehension and make sure students have understood the surface meaning of the text
To practice listening and speaking skills
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Handout;
OHP
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4. Production
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10 minutes
(45’)
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- Present the discussion topic
What qualities do you think
a good teacher should have,
and why? and encourage
students to speak out their
ideas according to the
reading material and their
own experience as students
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- Engage in discussion and
set criteria for a good
teacher
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C
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To help students to go beyond a literal understanding of the text and develop critical thinking skill.
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OHP
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5. Follow-up
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5 minutes
(50’)
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a. Ask a volunteer student to give a very summary of this lesson by telling what he/she has learnt.
b. Assign homework:
1) Be prepared to give a description of one of your teachers and get your classmates to guess who he/she is at the beginning of next lesson.
2) Write down your suggestions for one of your teachers according to the criteria you set for a good teacher.
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- Recall the content of this lesson
- Make clear what the assignment is and how to do it
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C
T®C,
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To reinforce students’ knowledge of language that can be used to describe personality;
To prepare for next lesson
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OHP
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