bam sat 11 - reading

PERIOD STONEHENGEREADING THE PASSAGE AND DO EXERCISES Date of preparation: 04/ I.. Goals: Read the passage and then answer the questions and decide whether the statements are True, False

PERIOD STONEHENGE

READING THE PASSAGE AND DO EXERCISES

Date of preparation: 04/

I Goals:

Read the passage and then answer the questions and decide whether the statements are True, False or Impossible to know

II Objectives:

Students are able to develop such reading micro-skills as scanning for special ideas and identifying meaning in context

III Materials:

Textbook, handouts

IV Procedure:

I Warm Up:

II Lead-in:

III New lesson:

- Ask sts to listen to teacher once

- Ask sts to pick out some new words if

necessary

- Ask sts to do 2 exercises after

reading

Exercise 1: Answer the questions

- Guide the way to do exercise

- Ask sts to do exercise

- Go around and provide help if

necessary

- Ask sts to give answers in front of

class

- Ask other sts to give comment

- Feedback and give correct answer

Exercise 2: Decide whether the

- Listen to

- Pick out new words

- Do 2 exercises

- Listen to

- Do exercise

- Give answer in front of class

- Give comment

Expected answers:

1 Stonehenge symbolizes mystery, power and endurance.

2 Three speculations: Stonehenge was a temple made for the worship of ancient earth deities; an astronomical observatory for marking significant events on the prehistoric calendar; a sacred site for the burial of high-ranking citizens from the societies of long ago.

3 It required commitment, time, and vast amounts of manual labor.

4 Many of the original stones have fallen or been removed by previous generations for home construction

or road repair.

5 We really don’t know the ancients’ purpose in constructing Stonehenge.

statements are True (T), False (F) or

Impossible to know (I)

- Ask sts to read the text again

carefully and do exercise

- Go around and give help if

necessary

- Ask sts to give their answers

- Ask others give comment

- Feedback and give correct answers

IV Wrapping

- Summarize the main points

- Assign homework

- Read the text again and do exercise

- Go to the board and give the answers

- Give comment

Expected answers:

1 F 2 T 3 I 4 T 5 F

6 F 7 F 8 T 9 I 10 T