LABORATORY WORK # 13. A plp to develop reading
AIM: to teach students to to be able to make up a per lesson plan to develop reading skills
Task 1
Read and identify activities for different stages of a reading lesson.
Stages and activities for a reading lesson
Activities
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Pre-reading Activity 1
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While-reading Activity 2
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Post-reading Activity 3
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a) Brainstorming (expressing ideas about the topic/ content of the text based on background knowledge and experience) is a...
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b) Elicitation (eliciting something, associated with the topic), vocabulary work
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c) Discussion (encouraging students to exchange ideas/ opinions
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d) Memory games (for warming up relaxation)
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e) Introducing the task (giving instructions)
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f) Matching
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g) Filling in gaps
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h) Information transfer (maps, plans, grids, forms, etc.)
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i) Sequencing
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j) Ticking of items true/false (yes/no) etc.
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k) Identifying the main idea
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1) Answering questions to show comprehension
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m) Writing answers (letters, telegrammes, messages, etc.)
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n) Speaking (e.g. debate, interview, discussion, role play, summarizing, problem solving, etc.)
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o) Summarizing the text
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Task 2 Activities for a Reading Lesson
Stages
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Activities
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Explanation / Demonstration
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PRE - READING
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Warm-up exercises:
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elicitation / discussion about the topic (perhaps based on visuals, title)
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to elicit something associated with the topic
to encourage students to exchange ideas / opinions about the topic
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brainstorming
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word - star: ask students to predict the words and expressions likely to appear in the passage. Teacher writes them on the blackboard.
expressing hypotheses about the content of the passage, based on previous knowledge, by writing notes down
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games
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for warming-up relaxation
for training in basic reading
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guiding questions
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teacher asks / writes questions that help students exploit passages
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WHILE - READING
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comparing
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to compare passage with prediction in pre-reading
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obeying instructions
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students are given instructions and show comprehension by physical movement, finishing a task, etc.
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filling in gaps
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e.g., students read utterances of only one of the participants and are asked to reconstruct those of the others
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detecting differences or mistakes
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students read passages, responding only when they come across something different or wrong
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ticking off items (bingo)
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students read a list of words and tick off or categorize them as they read them
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information transfer
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maps, plans, gifts, forms, lists, pictures, etc.
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paraphrase
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students are asked to focus on certain sentences and paraphrase them
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sequencing
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e.g., students are asked to give the right order for a series of pictures
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information search
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students read a passage and take notes on the segments that answer a particular question
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filling in blanks
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students are given a passage with some words missing and must fill in the blanks while reading
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matching
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e.g., students are asked to match items that have the same meaning as those they read
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POST - READING
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answering to show comprehension of messages
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e.g., multiple choice or true / false questions, open-ended questions, short questions
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problem solving
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students read the information relevant to a particular problem and then set themselves to solve it
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summarizing
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students are given several possible summary – sentence and asked to say which of them fits a text
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jigsaw reading
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different groups of students read different but connected passages, each of which supplies some part of what they need to know. Then they come together to exchange information in order to complete a story or perform a task
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writing as a follow-up to reading activities
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e.g., letters, telegrams, postcards, messages, etc. related to passages
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speaking as follow-up to reading activities
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e.g., debate, interview, discussion, role-play, dramatization
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translation
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projects
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LABORATORY WORK # 14. Exercises to teach writing
AIM: to get students acquainted with exercises to teach writing
Activity 1
Task: Work in groups, recollect your experience at writing sessions and make a list of activities for a pre-writing stage.
- gathering info
- pyramid planning
- discussion
- making mind maps
- using a diagram of ideas
- brainstorming
- organizing points
- using questionnaires
- observing
- note-taking
- conducting a survey
The main goal of writing is to help students learn how to create a clear, meaningful, fluent text which will pass your ideas, feelings, thoughts in such a way that the reader gets your message as you have intended him\her to understand. That's why the task of writing session is to concentrate on techniques to get students to go beyond those sentence exercises, so that they write:
- to communicate with a reader
- to express ideas without the pressure of face-to face communication
- to explore a subject
- to record experience
- to become familiar with the conventions of Written English discourse(a text)
What are the three purposes of writing in real life?
-to inform
-to persuade
-to clarify
Activity 2
Types and kinds of written texts
Task: Read the following paragraphs and decide what was each of them written for, that is determine the purpose of each paragraph: to inform (which implies that the audience has imperfect knowledge of a subject), to persuade ( which implies the audience to be persuaded/ be given reasons why they should think о do in a certain way) or to clarify (which includes not only the audience but tin writer who 'puts pen to paper to test whether his or her own ideas are coheren and clear' [Brooks, a. and Grundy, P. Writing for Study Purposes: CUP, 1990, p 14])
Text one
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful wonders in North America. The 2000,000 tons of water that plummet 160 feet into the bed of the Niagara River each minute provide a continuous visual spectacle for tourists. The greater part of the deluge rushes over a craggy ledge of limestone on the, Canadian side creating Horseshoe Falls. The lesser flow sends the sparkling liquid down even farther forming the American Falls. The two falls known commonly as Niagara Falls were first observed by European explorers in 1678. At night, white and coloured lights dance across the water like millions of tiny diamonds transforming the sight into a colour wheel.
Text two
It is one matter to make New Year's resolutions and quite another to keep them. There are several suggestions one may follow to make the undertaking a bit easier. In the first place, be serious. Don't make a resolution simply because it seems the Thing to do at the moment. You should really have every intention of keeping Resolutions when they are made. Secondly, don't make too many resolutions. It is not reasonable to expect to alter one's life in an evening resolve. Make one or two resolutions, no more. And finally, make your pledge to the future in the presence of witnesses. Granted it is possible to hold to resolutions made in private, but making them public provides the additional motivation to keep them. Most people don't like the idea of breaking a promise, especially when it is on the public record. So, if you take in what has been said above, you might really have a chance to make your wish come true.
Text three
LOVE is a strong feeling of fondness for another person, especially between members of a family or close friends. This notion also includes fondness combined with sexual attraction and, definitely, warm interest and enjoyment. Alternatively, the word LOVE may mean the object of such interest and attraction. In addition, LOVE or LUV (informal) is a friendly form of addressing to somebody, especially to or by a woman.
Activity 3
Task: Kinds of written text are looked at from the point of view of the purpose. Think what may be the purpose of the following kinds of texts.
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