Unit 1: School talk

Objectives By the end of the lesson ,Ss will be able to: Define team learning and discuss ways to build an effective team learning.. Suggested ideas: Share ideas with / get new ideas fro

UNIT 1

SCHOOL TALKS (Reading) Period 2&3

1 Aim

Reading a passage about learning

2 Objectives

By the end of the lesson ,Ss will be able to:

Define team learning and discuss ways to build an effective team learning

Improve reading skill True ,False or Not mentioned and Summary Mapping exercises

3 materials

Textbook , whiteboard marker,

Pictures demonstrating team learning

4 Anticipated problems

Ss may have difficulty in doing True, False or Not mentioned and Summary Mapping exercises

4 Procedure:

arrangemen t

Brainstorming:

Ask Ss to work in pair and discuss the advantages of studying in group and studying

individually

Gather ideas and write them on the board

Suggested ideas:

Share ideas with / get new ideas

from friends

Think and solve the problems in dependently

Help each other in learning Do not depend on other in

learning Have more fun (chat or play

games after studying)

Improve concentration and learning autonomy

Build up team working ability

Have Ss ask and answers the question:

Which way of learning do you prefer? Give reason

Call on some Ss to share the ideas in front of the class

Set the scene

Team working in general and team learning in particular has been popular in recent times

More and more students enjoy learning in a team In today’ lesson, we will find out the

activities that a team can work together and the strategies for building a strong team work

Pair work

Vocabulary pre- teach:

Achievement (n): the act of achieving smt ,success

Satisfaction (n): the act of satisfying or the act of being satisfied

Class note: main points taken in class /during the lesson

Unfamiliar(a): not knowing well or at all

-Strategy (n):the act of planning and policy in learning

-Maximize (v): giving or showing attention

-Cooperative(a): working together

-Personality (n): personal character, identity of a person

Shared interests and lifestyles (n):the same hobbies and way of living

Checking technique:

Sentences modeling

Ask Ss to make the sentences with the new words above C all on several Ss to make

sentences with the same word to make sure Ss understand the meaning of the words

Whole class

work

Task 1-True False or Not Mentioned

Tell Ss to read the statements carefully before reading the passage

-Explicit the term Not Mentioned/ / Not Given

Ask Ss to read the passage individually and decide whether he statements are true false or

not mentioned Correct the false statements

Have Ss compare their answers in front of the class

Feedback and give correct answers:

1 T 2.T 3.NI

4.F 5.F

-Correct wrong information

4 You should choose teammates with shared interests

5 A small team allows more face-to-face interaction and is easier to get together

Task 2 –Answering the questions

Ask Ss to work in pair, read the passage again and answer the questions

Tell Ss to discuss and highlight or underline parts of the text to locate the information for

the answers

Call on some pairs to read their answers aloud in front of the class

Correct the answers in front of class as a whole

1. Because you and your teammate can understand the lesson more thoroughly

2. It helps you get together outside of class more easily and you have more

face-to-face interaction

3. having right teammates forming teams with both genders ,having small-size groups

make a ream successful Some team are more successful than others because they have effective strategies

4. (Ss ‘answers )

Task 3-Summary Mapping

Form small groups Ask Ss to read the text again and complete the map in the book

Encourage Ss to complete the map as quickly as possible

Draw the on the board

Call on representatives from groups to go to the board and complete the map

Ask Ss for comments and corrections

Feedback and give the correct answers :

1. Strategies

2. Sharing class note

3. Reviewing test results

4. Forming teams with both genders

5. Keeping your groups size small

6. Learning more from friends than from teacher or textbooks

Ask Ss to close the book and discuss the questions:

Why is team learning important

What are the strategies for the maximizing the performance of team work ?

Encourage Ss to add their own ideas when discussing

Call on some Ss to make short talks on topic in front of the class

Ask other Ss for comments on the presenters’ performance regarding accuracy, content and

fluency

Note : Ts can also organize a competition to find the best presenter of the day following the

below assessment criteria :

(3)

Fluency (3)

Content (4)

Total (10) 1

2

Group work

Summarize the main points

Assign homework