Useful URL

Hi

This week we also had to find useful websites. Reading the posts by the other participants proved to be like opening a big gift. Eve even added some useful links to her blog.
I found the resourceful list of multi-skill websites very valuable. Since what I don’t use now, is still available to enrich a next lesson.


1.What I found?
I found this great website for my LPB classes. It contains exercises on current topics.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ -different free lesson topics, selected the first topic ‘Teacher on Trial for Attacking Student, (29 April 2010)’

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1004/100429-teachers.html

2. What is expected from the students?
i. The student start of with a warmer activity; answering some questions on careers, and teaching.
ii. Then a before reading/listening activities
-T/F, synonym match, and a phrase match
iii. While reading/listening activity
-gap fill [like a pre-reading/listening activity]
iv. After reading/listening
-word search, article with questions, gap fill, vocabulary, test each other [how the given words were used in the text], survey, discussion [great different question cards for student A and B], 12 MCQ, short writing activity with the option to correct your partners work, followed with homework and best of all the answers!

3. Why it will work? Why useful?
Work is prepared with a variety of useful exercises. The teacher spends time selecting the specific topics. There are so many relevant topics. Students are required to interact with the text through the various activities. My students will not be bored because text are authentic and activities engaging.



4. ABCD for this lesson
After searching the URL as presented on the board, LPB students will interact with the text to complete the various activity, submitting the writing activity with 100% correct vocabulary.

Well enjoy

Juliet