Miss Pui Yee Ingrid Sze for presentation on 28th March 2007

Reading
Lesson Plan
Background Information

Teacher: Miss Pui Yee Ingrid Sze

Time: 55 minutes per lesson
Class: S5B
Class size: 38 pupils
Students’ level: Mixed abilities
Topic: Misleading Advertising (Reading)

Class Objectives
- To learn scanning and skimming skills
- To brainstorm the content by looking at title and coming up with words that relate to the
title or the topic
- To learn how to catch the main idea of the passage (e.g. look at the first paragraph, topic
sentence)
- To learn how to look for specific information (e.g. look for reference words, paraphrased
words
- To learn how to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words

Before the lesson

- Students need to prepare a printed advertisement or video clip in the class, and prepare a
little presentation explaining why they will choose the ad. and telling the class whether
there are misleading information there

Teaching Procedure

Stage Activity Objectives Time

Pre-task: a) A few students are called to - To activate the students’ 10 min
students come to the front and present their scheme for the topic
prepare selected printed advertisement or - To arouse their interest in
before the video clip, then tell the class why the topic
task they choose the ad and whether
the ad. contains misleading
information

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Input 1 Teaching/Classwork 10 mins

(pre-task: a) Teach the class how to catch - These techniques may help
given the main idea of the passage the students to catch the main
Reading by prediction (i.e. predict the idea of a passage faster when
Text 1 and 2 theme, content and vocabulary they read the passage
to the that may be used in the text)
students) The whole class will be
involved
Input 2 Teaching/Classwork 10 min
(while-task: a) Teach the class skimming and - To catch the main idea of the
Reading scanning skills. To grasp the passage quickly
Text 1 and big picture, we need skimming
2) and scanning skills. They
include looking at the first
paragraph and the topic
sentences.
Input 3 Classwork/Teaching 15 min
(while-task: - Teach the class how to look for - To understand the text deeper
Reading particular information in the
Text 1 and text:
2) a) predict the meaning of new
vocabulary by looking at the
context
b) understand reference words
(e.g. ‘this’ , ‘that’, ‘these’,
‘those’) and paraphrased
words
c) Linking words (i.e.
connectives/connecting
sentences)
d) Look for names and
numbers
Input 4 Classwork 10 mins
(while-task: - Group work (4 people): - To relate the text to their
discussion/ Students analyze the facts with life-situation
analysis) the rest of the class and tell
each other if they had any
experience being cheated by
advertisements.
Homework A summary of Reading Text 2
(written work)

Reference:
Consumer Council
(Text 1) http://www.consumer.org.hk/website/ws_en/news/press_releases/p35904.html
(Text 2) http://www.consumer.org.hk/website/ws_en/news/press_releases/1999072601.html

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Writing
Lesson Plan
Background Information

Teacher: Miss Pui Yee Ingrid Sze

Time: 55 minutes per lesson
Class: S5B
Class size: 38 pupils
Students’ level: Mixed abilities
Topic: Misleading Advertising (A letter of complaint)

Class Objectives
- To learn writing of complaint letter

Teaching Procedure

Stage Activity Objectives Time

Pre-task: a) Review the format of letter - To refresh students’ 5 min
memory of letter writing

Input 1 Classwork 10 min

(pre-task) a) Students complete the - This to familiarize the
worksheet about the format of students with the format
complaint letter, and check the
answers with them after 5
minutes
Input 2 Teaching/Classwork 10 min
(while-task) a) Teach the students the - To prepare them for the real
phrases / expressions that they writing task
can use and the tone of the
letter
Input 3 Classwork 20 min
(while-task) a) Students need to write a short - To give them practice time
complaint letter in the class and absorb the information
Input 4 Classwork 10 mins
(while-task) a) Pair work: students exchange - Peer evaluation may increase
their work with a classmate and their motivation in learning
comment their classmate’s work
Homework Extend their classwork into a
longer version

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Listening and Speaking

Lesson Plan
Background Information

Teacher: Miss Pui Yee Ingrid Sze

Time: 55 minutes per lesson
Class: S5B
Class size: 38 pupils
Students’ level: Mixed abilities
Topic: Misleading Advertising (How the professionals respond and how we
will respond)

Class Objectives
- To learn how to capture the main idea of a speech with complex structure
- To learn some discussion skills (what to say after grabbing the chance to be the first and
what to say when the others are opposing to them)

Teaching Procedure

Stage Activity Objectives Time

Pre-task: a) Look at the title of the audio - To prepare students with the 10 min
clips, predict the content and content and the sounds and
words that may appear in the words that may appear in
audio clips. the audio clips
b) Read out the words that may
appear in the audio clips and
ask students to read after me
Input 1 Classwork 10 min
(while-task) a) Will play two audio clips - To play the audio clips twice
b) Play each audio clip twice because the students cannot
c) Take notes while listening take notes fast. They need
d) For the first clip, play once. time to build up this ability.
Stop. Give student one minute The 1-minute pause is also
to tidy up their note card. Play for this reason.
the clip again.
e) For the second clip, repeat the
above procedure.
Input 2 Classwork 5 min
(while-task) a) Peer evaluation: students - Peer evaluation help them to
present what they hear in the class. be more self-aware of our
Some other students help those mistakes and thus improve
students to fill in the missing faster
information

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Input 3 Classwork
(while-task) a) Speaking: Using the
information learnt from the
listening component as the
background, then discuss
whether the problem of
misleading advertisements is
being overestimated.
b) Before they start the 5 min
discussion, teacher will review
phrases / expressions that they
can use to start discussion, to
ask for clarification, to invite
others to talk.
c) Students will also need to 5 min
learn what to say after
grabbing the chance to be the
first speaker and what to say
when the others are opposing
to them 20 min
d) The discussion. Teacher will
walk around the classroom and
help them with expression or
ideas

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