. Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción English Pedagogy

SKILL DEVELOPMENT LESSON PLAN

Unit: ”Predictions, promises and offers”

Level: 8 grade

School: Cruz del Sur

Length of lesson: 90 min

Teacher’s name:Valentina Espinosa

Aim:Swilbat comprehend specific and general information from a Horoscope.

Reference to Planes y Programas: OF CMO, AE

Aids:ComputersHoroscope (word)

STAGES ACTIVITIES

What the teacher is going Say (instruction, CCQSto do ICQs, feedback)

STRATEGIES TIME(MIN)

PRE- READINGT greets Ss

T shows Ss a Horoscope which is at the back of a newspaper

T asks Ss if they have ever read the horoscope

T explains the aim of the lesson.

T gives instruction for the task

Hello guys, how are you today?

Do you know what is it?What is the name of it?What is it for?

Have you ever read the horoscope? What did it say? Did you believe it?

Did the predictions happen?

Ok guys, what do you think we will learn today? Very good, today we will read the horoscope so you can

see how predictions are. Let’s go!

Students, I will give you a piece of paper for you to read. This paper is a Horoscope, so it has predictions

about the future for every Zodiacal

Predicting

Contextualizing

1 min

2 min

8 min

2 min

2 min

T gives Ss tips to accomplish the activity.

T times the activity

Sign You will read the horoscope. You

have to read it once, and you will try to understand the general idea. The second time you read it write all the predictions. Predictions are written like this: “TODAY YOU WILL BE VERY LUCKY”, “, YOU WILL BE

BETRAYED FOR A CLOSE FRIEND”

Who can tell me what these sentences have in common? Yes, the word “Will”. This word helps us to make predictions about the future.

Read it again and check the predictions you wrote. Finally, you

will have to compare the predictions you wrote with the classmate next to

you

The first time you read the text as you have to look for the general idea

it is not necessary that you understand every word you read.

Next, as you know how a prediction looks like, you look only for those type of sentences, which is reading

for specific information.

You will have 25 min to read the Organizing (timing)

5 min

1 min

1 min

3 min

WHILE- READING

T checks comprehension Asking some ICQ’s, and

asking for the instruction in Spanish

T give Ss time to read the horoscope

T allows Ss to read the story one more time if they need

T monitors Ss’ work

T finishes activity on time

story three times. Please don’t read aloud

Guys, will we read or listen the Horoscope? How many times do we have to read it? The first time we read it, do I have to look for general or specific ideas? Do you have to write the predictions the second time you read it? Do you have to send the predictions to my email? Do you have to read it aloud or in silence?

Remember, now look for predictions

Ok students, now compare the predictions with your partner.

Ok guys, it’s time to finish and go with the next activity.

Checking comprehension

Comprehending general ideas

Scanning

Scanning

Timing

25 min

POST-READINGT encourages Ss to write a horoscope for every zodiacal sign with their own predictions

T writes the email on the board.

T allows Ss to use some of the predictions they read on the Horoscope T gave them

T monitors Ss work.

T tells Ss to send their work to the teacher’s email.

Now guys, you will have to write a Horoscope for every zodiacal sign with your own predictions. For every zodiacal sign you need four predictions as minimum. When you finish, you will have to send it to my email.

Teacher’s email:Cruzdelsuringles2016@gmail.com

For writing your horoscope you can use some of the predictions you read and wrote from the horoscope I gave you.

Now, you have to send your horoscope to my email.

Mixed abilities.

25 min

10 min

5 min