Assignment C - Part 2.

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Activities

Three follow-up activities for exploiting the authentic text with advanced students

✔ Before you begin, read the instructions and notes on the assignment platform and the relevant
section of Advice on Approaching this Assignment.

First Activity
a) A dictionary activity, for vocabulary and dictionary skills development AFTER the class have
read or listened to your selected text.

This could be used later in the same lesson or in another lesson. You can use the vocabulary items
you have selected for pre-teaching or make a different selection. The vocabulary must be from the
text or clearly relevant to the text.

Same, opposite or different - Dictionary challenge

Name of Activity
Activity adapted from: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-
resources/teaching-adults/activities/advanced-c1/same-opposite-or-
different-dictation

25 minutes
Time

-Using dictionaries to check for the words meaning

- Improving fluency by discussing in groups

- Use critical thinking when engaging with their target language by

Aims exploring the slight differences in meaning and connotation

- Revising some of the vocabulary items and learn them in pairs

- Consolidating meaning,form and pronunciation

- Instruct students to work in 5 groups of 3

Teacher’s Instructions - Hand a worksheet to every group, based on their level
- Give the instructions for the activity and invite students to pick up

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- Set a timer for 15 minutes
- Monitor and help students if necessary
- Students work in groups to decide if the pair of words have the
same,opposite or different meaning
- Follow-up: 5 minutes of class discussion, check if everyone agrees
on the answers
5 worksheets with word pairs (differentiated by language level),
Materials dictionaries for each student

Word pairs: Example of worksheet:

1.
hypothesis - theory
debate - believe
grounded - sensible

2.
assertive - unsure
messy - careless
decoding - encoded

3.
certainly - assuredly
cognitive - knowing
recognise - perceive

4.
influence - alter
different - common
think - analyze

5.
mindset - inclination
perceive - ignore
universal - broad

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 Second Activity
b) An activity which requires students to use online resources
This task should be designed for use in a follow-up lesson. It should require students to find out
more about the topic, or something clearly related to the original topic, of the text.
You must provide a worksheet for the students. This should include clear instructions for students
to follow. In the worksheet you MUST give examples of websites students can use for this activity.

Language cultural diversity - “untranslatable words”

link to the worksheet:
Name of Activity
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MrFGbENDhIKEn6-
uye6_ekVumKfiSqRXkUy295NOV90/edit?usp=drive_link
30 minutes
Time

- Practising speaking by working in groups on research activity and

discussion
Aims
- Using online resources for gathering information

- Instruct students to work in 5 groups of 3

- Send a link to the worksheet to every student
- Give the instructions for the activity
- Set the time limits for every task
Teacher’s Instructions - Monitor and help students if necessary
- Students work in groups to do the research and the discussion
activity
- Follow-up: 5 minutes of class discussion

link to the worksheet, laptops with internet access

Materials

Student Worksheet

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 Third Activity
C) Follow-Up Activity
Another activity clearly related to your text in some way to be used in a later lesson.

Name of Activity “Writing skills practice: For and against essay”

Time 15 min

- Practice accuracy in writing

- Practice argumentative skills in writing
Aims
- Improve writing fluency
- Practice writing with a clear essay structure
- Hand a worksheet to every student
- Give the instructions for the activity
Teacher’s Instructions
- Set the time limit for 15 minutes
- Students work independently

Materials worksheets for every student

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