ESL Resource Kit (pdf. 2MB) - Ku-ring-gai Council
ESL Resource Kit (pdf. 2MB) - Ku-ring-gai Council
ESL Resource Kit (pdf. 2MB) - Ku-ring-gai Council
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TEACHERS’ NOTES<br />
Activity 3: Reading an information report<br />
Purpose<br />
• Introduce more words from word list<br />
• Familiarise students with the type of information that might be given du<strong>ring</strong> the excursion<br />
• Build skills required for reading information reports<br />
1. Hand out Activity 3: Reading an information report<br />
2. Give students five minutes to do the matching words and their definitions exercise and then compare<br />
answers with a partner.<br />
3. Invite students to read answers to the whole group.<br />
4. Introduce the information report. Ask what it’s about.<br />
5. Give the students a few minutes to skim the report and do the sequencing exercise.<br />
General statement about the animal (paragraph 1)<br />
What happens when it moves around (paragraph 7)<br />
What it does in and out of the water (paragraph 5 and 6)<br />
What it eats (paragraph 4)<br />
What it looks like (paragraph 3)<br />
Where it lives (paragraph 2)<br />
Then:<br />
5. Give the students time to read the report in more detail and try the questions.<br />
6. Read it through with them and invite them to share their answers.<br />
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