Then teacher gives learners self-assessment papers and asks them to colour one of the “person”, answering the question “ How do you think, where you are now, before the lesson?” Pre-reading task Teacher introduces and drills new vocabulary with the help of pictures and gestures (miming) New words: Goat Hippo hare deer horse turkey (W, G,P,I) Teacher put some pictures of animals in the centre of a table for every group, learners ask teacher: Did you see……? When teacher says “Yes, I did”, they must find the picture of this animal as quickly as possible and show it to the teacher. The fastest student now is a “teacher”. (W) While-reading task Now children, be ready to read the text and answer my question (for top down reading): You should read individually and I’ll give you 5min. So, students : What question should you answer after reading? Are you going to work individually or in groups? How much time do you have? Learners read the text (I) Animals There are two types of animals. We know wild animals. They are those that live in the woods, jungles and in the fields. They are: foxes, tigers, hippos, elephants, hares, deer and so on. And there are animals that live near the people. They are called domestic animals. And some of them even help people. Horses, dogs help people a lot. Domestic animals are cows, cats, sheep, goats and so on. Many years ago when there were no cars, people used horses working in the fields. Dogs are our great friends but they also guard our houses and they are used in the army and by the police. Cats catch mice and rats. As for other domestic animals they are also very useful. Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys give meat and eggs. Cows and goats give milk. Teacher checks answer gist question, then present learners some sentences (True or False) for detailed comprehension. Post-reading task Learners work in a group and say (G) True or False. (for bottom up reading) There are 5 types of animals Deer, hippos, wolves are domestic animals. Cow is a domestic animal Many years ago people rode cats Dogs are used in the army and police Teacher asks learners to work in pairs and write a short dialogue about their favourite animal, then read them before class. Teacher gives learners 5 minutes and explains descriptors. (P) The theme of the dialogue is “ My favourite animal” Write 7-8 sentences Use correct word order in the sentences Teacher gives the learners cards with a task. Learners write on the given cards. (Differentiation by tasks) A-Name all domestic animals and wild animals B- write about domestic animals (teacher supports some learners) C-write about wild animals Teacher checks these cards after the lesson and writes feedback for every learner. |