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Unit 1 Communication Workshop
Lesson Focus:
·Read the text to get information about difficulties encountered in learning English and specific advice.
·Retell the text using key words and phrases.
Reading
Exercise 1
Purpose: to help students understand the content of a text and to identify types of learning tips
· Read and understand the sample text. Direct students to the photo and realia. Ask“What will the online discussion be about?”Elicit or provide English learning tips. If you feel your students are ready to do the exercise, you may skip this step.
· Say "Read Minghua's online discussion with Steve. What learning tips does Steve offer? Write V for vocabulary, G for grammar and S for speaking in the circles". Monitor as students read, offering assistance as needed.
· Go over the answers, encouraging students to answer in complete sentences.
Answers
V, G, S
Text Builder
Exercise 2
Purpose: to help students complete a table based on a text
· Direct students to the table. Say "Look at the learning problems in the table. Read the online discussion again and complete the table". Monitor, offering help as needed. If students need support, have them work in pairs.
· Go over the answers, first having students compare their answers with a partner's or another pair's. Then ask individual students to say the solutions aloud. Encourage students to answer in complete sentences.
Answers
1. make word lists and review them
2. use pictures and tables, put difficult structures into songs, use them
3. talk to yourself when you're alone
Expansion: Don't Stop!
Note: Use this activity with more proficient students. Challenge students to retell, using their own words, the tips Steve gives Minghua. Ask them if they think the tips are good.
Do they use any of the tips? What tips would they give Minghua?
Writing
Exercise 3
Purpose: to help students pre-write by listing their English learning problems
· Brainstorm what you want to write. Tell students to recall some of the English learn