DIDACTIC UNIT 4

“THE NEWS”

DAY 1

5´ Presentation of objectives

READING :

10´ Reading comprehension

1- “Real life Drama: Couple who survived an amazing 66 days at sea”. (Headway Pre-Intermediate, p.19)

Specifics
Questions info
Global

-Is the story about how to survive in case of a shipwreck? Why?

-How many days passed since Bill & Simone left Panama and their yacht sank?
-What did they eat in order to survive?
-How could they drink salt water?
-Could they cook fish?
-Why fish came to the surface?
-Why about 20 ships passed them?
-Where did the fishing boat take them?

(para “diversity” igual pero T/F)

Objetc: general specific info

WRITING: 10´

1- “Blowing in the wind” Cartoons SS must tell what happened in the

2- “Condorito” cartoons & the differences between past & present

Groups of 4 Object Check if ss know how to express the past simple tense in order to talk about past actions.

PUNCTUATION: 20´

-Text “Dear John” with no punctuation at all.

1- Ss must punctuate the text as they it´ll make sense.

2- I pick up their texts.
3- They´re given 2 texts with exactly the same words as theirs, but differently punctuated.
4- They must work in groups of 4 & work out the meanings of the texts.

Obj: make ss aware of the importance of punctuation & how meanings can change.

GAME: 5´

-It´s good to reward ss when they have been working hard.

Let´s play “ Simons says”.

Obj understand & carry out instructions in a real context.

SETTINGS OF HOMEWORKS: 5´

Bring in an interesting new at class. They have 2 days for it. It can´t be related to violence.

DAY 2:

WARNING-UP LEXIS. 5´

Robbery
Immigration
-What news talk about nowadays? Surgery
War

LISTENING. 20´

-“Canoeist scams own sons”.

-“8 limbed girl heads home after surgery”.

- Pre-listenings & vocabulary.

-Both activities contain - Listening
- Questions

global
Obj. Identify info
Specific

GRAMMAR. 5´ ( It´s just a reminder)

Regular
Past simple
Irregular

Pupils are not supposed to know the p. simple but I´m going to explain it again and clarify its uses ss learnt the past s.
the last year for the first time so, many of them will have forgotten it. “Essential G_ _ _ _ _”, p.18

GRAMMAR. 10´

From “Essential Grammar in use”, Raymond Murphy, 1998, p.19

 Exercises:
1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs.
2. Write down the past simple of the following verbs.
3. Write sentences about the past according to the given information.
SPEAKING. 10´

Groups of 2. Talk about last summer holidays:

-Where did you go?

-Did you stay there for long? How long?
-Did you enjoy?
-Who went with you?
-Did you meet anybody?
-Try to impress your friends telling something remarkable that happened to you.

Obj. Use communication strategies to communicate & be understood in a conversation. (about past events).

DAY 3

REVISION OF HOMEWORK: 15´

We will read the headlines of the news & I will write them on the blackboard. Ss will vote the 3 headlines they like the most
& these three pieces of news will be read aloud. Then we will analyze the structure of a new:
1. Headline
2. Lead (under the headline & smaller font)
3. Body
4. Picture optional