To make sure that the learners can handle a reading text and are not blocked by unknown lexis.

To ensure some variety and peer-to-peer co-operation.

To make sure that the learners are reading for a reason.

To provide a real information gap to bridge.

To allow the students practice in using the core lexis orally.

To check learning and accuracy of production of the target language.

To provide a further opportunity to reinforce the targets.

To give learners the chance to deploy the language independently.

Divide students into groups.

Students exchange information about the event they have read about

Hand out the homework writing task.

Give the learners different parts of the text to read.

I correct errors in plenary using the whiteboard and drill where necessary.

Students feedback their decision as a group.

Explain the task and set three questions to answer from the text.

Present new lexis in context and make sure the meaning is clear.