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video and answer the following
questions:
➢
What was presented in the
video that students had
learned before?
➢
What was something new
they learned in the video?
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What question do they have
because inspired by viewing
he video?
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What order should students
see the video in? With
subtitles first or with subtitles
second? Why?
Active Listening
Skills
Active Reading
Skills
Look for
engagement in
activity
Listening for correct
use and
pronunciation of
vocabulary
10 min
(58 min)
PRE-
READING
ACITIVITY
(Part 1)
Article:
National Geographic
“The Five Major Types of
Biomes”
•
Form new small groups with
different members than last
activity.
•
Students examine and analyze
the article for the following
organizational English writing
structures and answer the
following questions
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What is the title of the article?
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What is the subtitle of the
article?
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How many paragraphs are in
the article?
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What is used in the article to
show the beginning of a
paragraph?
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How many topic sentences are
in the article?
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How many supporting
sentences does each paragraph
contain?
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Does the article have an
introduction paragraph?
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Does the article have a
closing/summary paragraph?
Pre-reading skills
English writing
organizational
markers
Structure of a
paragraph
Structure of a
published article
Give directions
Monitoring groups
for interest, task
advancement and
completion of task
15 min
(73 min)
READING
ACTIVITY
(Part 2)
In the same group, students take
turns reading one paragraph
aloud to the group.
➢
At conclusion of the reading
each student picks one biome
that appeals to them.
Active Listening
Skills
Questioning Skills
Use of Appropriate
Vocabulary
Monitor reading
Listening to
presentations in
group
Listening for correct
vocabulary and
pronunciation