LESSON OBJECTIVES
After this lesson, students should be able to
1. understand the meaning of the text
2. remember and use the mastery vocabulary and know some important words for world geography
3. write something or talk about world geography
4. understand and write down some missing words as heard in sentences or passages in different contexts
CLASS OPENING (15 MINUTES)
Introduce the topic for Unit 7. See "Teaching Techniques" at the back of this teacher's guide for information about introducing units.
STUDENT BOOK (15 MINUTES)
There is one reading for this lesson. The reading presents the new vocabulary for this lesson.
The new vocabulary for this lesson includes the following words and phrases:
Mastery Vocabulary
island, land, river, world
Oral Vocabulary
continent, desert, geography
There are many ways to teach immersion reading. Here are some step-by-step instructions for one way to teach the reading in this lesson. Also see "Teaching Techniques" at the back of this teacher's guide for more general information about teaching readings.
Step 1: Check to see if the students have previewed the text. Ask if they have any questions concerning the meaning of the text. Encourage other students to try to answer the questions. Ask the class what they know about the world, including the continents, population, oceans, deserts, islands and rivers.
Step 2: Play the audiotape. Have the class follow the audiotape while looking at the text. Use your judgment to decide whether you want to spend some time on any of the new words. You might select one or two words from the vocabulary list and ask if anyone has figured out the meaning. If a student replies correctly, ask him or her to share the strategies used to puzzle out the meanings.
Remember to give lots of praise for a good try, even if it's wrong.
Step 3: Divide the class into small groups. Ask each group to do two things: First, summarize the main ideas of the text. Remind students of useful strategies for determining the main ideas of a reading. Second, have students discuss the reading, using as much English as possible. They can concentrate on statements, information, facts and questions such as:
The world is made up of many different kinds of places. What are some of the world's physical features? (Mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts, continents, islands)
CLASS ACTIVITY: THE TRAVEL GAME (15 MINUTES)
Have the class play the game "Travel" to review the vocabulary about geography. See "Games" at the back of this teacher's guide for an alphabetical list of games with instructions on how to play. Note that you will need maps for this game. Adapt the game and the questions to suit the vocabulary you are reviewing.
For your reference, here is a list of the capital cities that students know:
Country Capital City
U.K. London
U.S. Washington, D.C.
Canada Ottawa
Australia Canberra
China Beijing
Here is a list of words about travel and geography
that students know.
land world island
river ocean desert
continent America town
village Japan Japanese
Asia India Africa
England Russia Russian sea
Britain America North America
South America map north
south east west
country capital city China
Canada UK. US
Australia mountain
ACTIVITY BOOK (5 MINUTES)
Play the audiotape. The aural exercises for this lesson are:
1. Listen to the audiotape. Fill in the blanks. Write the words you hear.
A Smart Mother! Part One
Tasha is a dog. She has six children. She lives with Gary. Gary lives in a house in the United States.
It is raining in the city. It is raining hard. Water is in the streets. Water is in the houses.
Water is coming into Gary's house. Gary runs to his car with his clothes. Gary runs to his car with his books. Gary runs to his car with his TV.
Oh, no! Where is Tasha? Where are her children'?
CLASS CLOSING (5 MINUTES)
Below is the suggested homework for this lesson. Aim to give students about thirty minutes of homework. Use your discretion in deciding how much reading or how many exercises to assign as homework. Base your decision on students' progress.
the first reading in the reader
the remaining activity book exercises
the next lesson in the student book