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Reading Courseware
for Teachers
Chapter 4 Lending a hand
Learn to Read
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Today we are going to read a story.
Let’s look at some pictures!
Pre-reading
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Larry
Larry wanted to return the bag to its owner.
One day, Larry saw
a bag in the lobby of
his block of flats.
Introducing the setting
Say Today we’re going to read a story about Larry.
Say This is Larry. He likes helping people. [Click to show the narration] Say One day, he saw a bag in the lobby of his block of flats. Ask What was in the bag? (Dog food.) – observing
[Click to show the narration] Mime thinking aloud and say Hmm. Larry wanted to return the bag to its owner. Ask How could Larry find the owner of the bag? Do you think the owner of the bag has a dog? (Yes.) Maybe Larry could ask his neighbours with dogs. – inferring
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How could Larry find the owner of the bag?
Larry has many neighbours with dogs.
Introducing the setting
[Click to show the narration] Say Hmm. Larry has many neighbours with dogs. [Click to show the question] Ask How could he find the owner of the bag? What could Larry do? (e.g. Wait for the owner in the lobby.) – predicting
Say Let’s read the story and find out what Larry did with the bag.
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Let’s read the story!
First reading
Do you think the bag is heavy?
Shared reading
[Draw pupils’ attention to the bag] Say Look. Larry saw a plastic bag in the lobby. There are many cans of dog food in the bag. [Click to show the question] Ask Do you think the bag is heavy? Say That’s right. It must be very heavy! – observing / guessing
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Who did
Mrs Lee think
Larry could ask?
Was it Mrs Lee’s bag?
Shared reading
Say Larry took the bag upstairs to Mrs Lee’s flat. Look at Mrs Lee. She was shaking her head. [Click to show the question] Ask Was it Mrs Lee’s bag? (No.) Say It wasn’t Mrs Lee’s bag. Ask What did Mrs Lee say to Larry? (It’s not mine.) [Click to show the question] Ask Who did Mrs Lee think Larry could ask? (Mr and Mrs Wong.) – observing / locating specific information
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Did Larry know
who the owner of
the bag was?
Was the bag
Mr and Mrs Wong’s bag?
Mr and Mrs Wong
Shared reading
Say Larry took the bag upstairs to the Mr and Mrs Wong’s flat. Look at them. They were also shaking their heads. [Click to show the question] Ask Was the bag Mr and Mrs Wong’s bag? (No.) What did Mr and Mrs Wong say to Larry? (It’s not ours.) – observing / locating specific information
Say Larry visited three more flats but he still couldn’t find the owner. Ask How many flats did he visit in total? (Five.) Did the bag belong to any of the people who lived in those five flats? (No.) – inferring
[Click to show the question] Mime thinking aloud and ask Hmm, did Larry know who the owner of the bag was? (No.) What do you think Larry should do next? (Pupils’ own responses.) – inferring / predicting
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Why did Mrs Kong leave the bag
in the lobby?
What do you think
of Larry?
Was Larry happy to find the owner?
Shared reading
Say Oh! Larry went back to the lobby. He found the owner of the bag. Whose bag was it? (It was Mrs Kong’s.) [Click to show the question] Ask Was Larry happy to find the owner? (Yes.) Say Yes, Larry looked happy. But he also looked very tired! – locating specific information / observing
[Click to show the question] Ask Why did Mrs Kong leave the bag in the lobby? (The bag was too heavy for her to carry.) When she came back, could she find her bag? (No.) Why? (Larry took it.) Do you think she thought it was lost? (Yes.) – locating specific information / inferring
Say Larry helped Mrs Kong carry the bag upstairs. [Click to show the question] Ask What do you think of Larry? (e.g. Kind and helpful.) Do you think Mrs Kong was happy with Larry? (Yes.) – evaluating
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Do you think
Larry’s mother was proud of him?
Was Larry too helpful? Why?
Why do you think Larry was tired?
Shared reading
21st Century Skill: Critical thinking
[Click to show the question] Ask Why do you think Larry was tired? (He carried the bag to many different flats.) Was the bag heavy? (Yes.) – inferring
[Click to show the question] Ask Do you think Larry’s mother was proud of him? (Yes.) Why? (Because he was very helpful.) [Click to show the question] Ask Was Larry too helpful? Why? (e.g. Yes, because he was very tired that evening.) – inferring / evaluating
[Click to show the post-reading question] Read the question aloud, Should we take other people’s bags away? Why? (Pupils’ own responses.)
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Let’s read the story again!
Second reading
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He wanted to take the bag of dog food to the owner.
Answers
She lived on the eighteenth floor.
They had two dogs.
She couldn’t see her bag of dog food.
He took it to Mrs Kong’s flat.
Because Larry got very tired that evening / Mrs Kong thought her bag was lost.
Activity 1
Instruct pupils to complete Part D individually in their books. The activity can be completed in class or for homework. – locating specific information
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Let’s do some more activities!
Post-reading
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Reading aloud
Activity 2
Put pupils into groups and assign each group a few paragraphs. Ask each group to read their paragraphs aloud.
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Floor
Larry 8/F
Mrs Lee
Mrs Kong and Joe
Mr and Mrs Wong
Who lives where?
Activity 3
Say Larry went to many flats to find the owner of the bag. Can you figure out who lives where?
Have pupils read the story and fill in the table on their own. Then have pupils share their answers in pairs.
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Floor
Larry 8/F
Mrs Lee 18/F
Mrs Kong and Joe 4/F
Mr and Mrs Wong 13/F
Activity 3
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Lost Property
Lost
A water bottle and an umbrella
Mr and Mrs Li, 3/F
Activity 4
Say Larry and Mrs Kong’s son, Joe, found some lost things. Larry and Joe want to return the things to their owners. Let’s help Larry and Joe return each thing to its rightful owner!
Invite pupils to come to the front of the class and act out the roles of the following characters: Henry, Mr and Mrs Li, Chris Wang, Polly Zhang and Jenny. Prepare the following items: a book, a water bottle, an umbrella, a green jacket, a wallet and a watch.
Then invite other pupils to take turns to act out the roles of Larry and Joe. Have Larry pick up an item (e.g. a book) and talk to Joe.
Larry: Whose book is this?
Joe: Maybe it’s Henry’s.
Larry: Let’s return it to Henry.
Have pupils return the item to its owner, e.g. Henry. The owner can respond with Yes, it’s mine. Thank you.
Repeat until each item has been returned to its rightful owner.
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