Stage1: The learners watch a silent 2-minute video clip of an air steward dealing with a violent passenger.
The aim is to ...
- focus on key vocabulary
- intrigue and activate knowledge
- elicit narrative tenses
Stage 2: The students look at a headline and picture from a newspaper.
The aim is to ...
- get the students to use prediction skills
- activate knowledge of the world
- understand key lexis
Stage 3: The teacher hands out a cut-up version of the text for learners to arrange in order.
The aim is to ...
- focus the learners on narrative staging
- focus the learners on key verbs
- encourage scanning for data
Stage 4: The learners read the text and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions.
The aim is to ...
- ensure adequate understanding of the content
- focus on text staging
- focus on cause and effect
Stage 5: the learners write a 50-word summary of the text.
The aim is to ...
- make sure the learners can recognise key points
- practice intensive reading
- practice narrative writing skills
Stage 6: The learners listen to another news report of the same story which has three differences they must identify.
The aim is to ...
- to practice integrated skills
- to test the learners' memories
- to practice listening for gist
Stage 7: The learners discuss the story and tell each other what they would have done on the flight and how they would have felt.
The aim is to ...
- reinforce the learning through personalising response
- practice narrative telling
- practice oral summarising