I don't know if you can help me cause no one will. I have to create two lessons one a listening and the other grammar. They both have to be 50 min. long for intermediate 19-24yr. olds. I wouldn't ask but I have been looking at it for a month now and still can't come up with the lessons. I don't know what to do. Please can you help me?
Here is the listening text: “There have always been stories about animals that bring up children. One of the most famous is the story of Romulus and Remus; the twin boys who were raised by a wolf. When the brothers grew up they founded the city of Rome. While this is a legend, there are many modern stories about children being raised by wolves, which are believed by many people. In an Indian jungle in 1867 a boy was found by some hunters. They said he was living with wolves – he was about six years old. He was named Dina and went to live with humans, but he never learned to speak. The wolf-girls Kamala and Amala were also Indian. Their story was reported by a priest who said the girls were discovered in 1920. Although this story is widely believed, recent examinations of the account have cast doubt on it. It seems more likely that the girls were autistic and had been rejected by their family. There are also stories about human children who were cared for by other types of animal. In 1724 a boy of about 12 was seen in the forest near Hanover. He was known as Wild Peter. It is unclear what kind of animal Peter lived with, but he didn't eat meat; he ate tree bark, like deer. This is similar to the story of the Syrian Gazelle Boy, who was spotted in the desert in 1946. The boy was reported to be living with a herd of gazelles. He ran very fast on all fours and ate the same food as the gazelles. However, reports about this child are inconsistent and there is no record of what happened to him. Marina Chapman is from Colombia and is now about 65. She claims that when she was five she was kidnapped and ended up living in the jungle with monkeys. After a few years she was rescued by hunters. As there are no official records, her story can't be disproved, but her original family has never been found. More recent stories are about children who were neglected by their parents and were looked after by animals. There are videos on the internet of Oxana, a Ukrainian girl, who moves and behaves very much like a dog. She was found in 1991 living with the dogs in her parents' backyard. Oxana's case is welldocumented and experts agree that for about five years she really lived with dogs. Many other cases, however, may have little basis in reality.”
For the grammar part the aim to introduce students to passive forms in past simple and present perfect forms.focusing on getting the students to practise using the target language. Include concept questions, some drilling of short sentences, controlled and freer practice.
I am not good with this I am not good at planning structures like this.
So like I said any help you can give me I would so appreciate it.
Hi, thanks for commenting, I wasn't sure my blog was still online. I'm not sure what context you're teaching in to have 1 month to plan 2 lessons ;) but here would be my suggestions.
For the listening lesson: 1. Pre-listening task to encourage students to predict the listening content. For example you show some pictures of the people who are mentioned and give some discussion questions. Who do you think they are, what is happening etc. 2. Pre-teach any vocabulary which is necessary 3. Set gist questions 4. Listen once 5. Set detailed questions 6. Listen again 7. Check answers 8. Ask a couple of final discussion questions eg. do you think these stories are true? Why/why not? Etc
For the grammar lesson: 1. Well, you have already introduced the context so ask the students what they remember about the listening. 2. Write up a sentence in the past simple passive from the listening, eg: Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf. Check that students understand the meaning. Identify the passive form (subj + was/were + V3). 3. Same again with a sentence in present perfect passive. 4. Hand out the listening text and have students underline all of the sentences in the passive. 5. Check that students understand that the subject of the passive sentence does not do the action, but receives it. 6. Drill the sentences from the listening text. 7. Controlled practice, you could make a sentence completion type of exercise 8. Freer practice, you could give students some discussion questions that use the passive and are more or less related to the text. Eg. have you ever been chased by an animal? And at this point just spot and correct mistakes with the passive.
I don't know if you can help me cause no one will. I have to create two lessons one a listening and the other grammar. They both have to be 50 min. long for intermediate 19-24yr. olds. I wouldn't ask but I have been looking at it for a month now and still can't come up with the lessons. I don't know what to do. Please can you help me?
ReplyDeleteHere is the listening text:
“There have always been stories about animals that bring up children. One of the most famous is the story
of Romulus and Remus; the twin boys who were raised by a wolf. When the brothers grew up they
founded the city of Rome. While this is a legend, there are many modern stories about children being
raised by wolves, which are believed by many people. In an Indian jungle in 1867 a boy was found by
some hunters. They said he was living with wolves – he was about six years old. He was named Dina and
went to live with humans, but he never learned to speak. The wolf-girls Kamala and Amala were also
Indian. Their story was reported by a priest who said the girls were discovered in 1920. Although this
story is widely believed, recent examinations of the account have cast doubt on it. It seems more likely
that the girls were autistic and had been rejected by their family.
There are also stories about human children who were cared for by other types of animal. In 1724 a boy of
about 12 was seen in the forest near Hanover. He was known as Wild Peter. It is unclear what kind of
animal Peter lived with, but he didn't eat meat; he ate tree bark, like deer. This is similar to the story of the
Syrian Gazelle Boy, who was spotted in the desert in 1946. The boy was reported to be living with a herd
of gazelles. He ran very fast on all fours and ate the same food as the gazelles. However, reports about
this child are inconsistent and there is no record of what happened to him.
Marina Chapman is from Colombia and is now about 65. She claims that when she was five she was
kidnapped and ended up living in the jungle with monkeys. After a few years she was rescued by hunters.
As there are no official records, her story can't be disproved, but her original family has never been found.
More recent stories are about children who were neglected by their parents and were looked after by
animals. There are videos on the internet of Oxana, a Ukrainian girl, who moves and behaves very much
like a dog. She was found in 1991 living with the dogs in her parents' backyard. Oxana's case is welldocumented and experts agree that for about five years she really lived with dogs.
Many other cases, however, may have little basis in reality.”
For the grammar part the aim to introduce students to passive forms in past simple and present perfect
forms.focusing on getting the students to practise using the target language.
Include concept questions, some drilling of short sentences, controlled and freer practice.
I am not good with this I am not good at planning structures like this.
So like I said any help you can give me I would so appreciate it.
Hi, thanks for commenting, I wasn't sure my blog was still online. I'm not sure what context you're teaching in to have 1 month to plan 2 lessons ;) but here would be my suggestions.
ReplyDeleteFor the listening lesson:
1. Pre-listening task to encourage students to predict the listening content. For example you show some pictures of the people who are mentioned and give some discussion questions. Who do you think they are, what is happening etc.
2. Pre-teach any vocabulary which is necessary
3. Set gist questions
4. Listen once
5. Set detailed questions
6. Listen again
7. Check answers
8. Ask a couple of final discussion questions eg. do you think these stories are true? Why/why not? Etc
For the grammar lesson:
1. Well, you have already introduced the context so ask the students what they remember about the listening.
2. Write up a sentence in the past simple passive from the listening, eg: Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf. Check that students understand the meaning. Identify the passive form (subj + was/were + V3).
3. Same again with a sentence in present perfect passive.
4. Hand out the listening text and have students underline all of the sentences in the passive.
5. Check that students understand that the subject of the passive sentence does not do the action, but receives it.
6. Drill the sentences from the listening text.
7. Controlled practice, you could make a sentence completion type of exercise
8. Freer practice, you could give students some discussion questions that use the passive and are more or less related to the text. Eg. have you ever been chased by an animal? And at this point just spot and correct mistakes with the passive.
Hope that helps at all! :)