The source is: www.dailymail.co.uk
Although the majority of the words is A2 CEFR level, there are some B1 and a few B2 level.
I would have this ELT material with B1 level students, in a class focused on vocabulary.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
For the second task I have chosen an article from a UK newspaper.
For the second task I have chosen an article from a UK newspaper.
The source is: www.dailymail.co.uk
Although the majority of the words is A2 CEFR level, there are some B1 and a few B2 level.
I would have this ELT material with B1 level students, in a class focused on vocabulary.
The source is: www.dailymail.co.uk
Although the majority of the words is A2 CEFR level, there are some B1 and a few B2 level.
I would have this ELT material with B1 level students, in a class focused on vocabulary.
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Very sweet story about a very popular couple. I think many young people are taken in by these two. I like the vocabulary exercises, thought that maybe question 2 and 4 in Exercise 3 would be even better if more open - so that they can't be answered yes/no - what is their relation to animals - how did they bond with the children - or something like that. Thanks a lot for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisbeth! Yes, you are right about 2 and 4. 😊
ReplyDeleteI like the margins and the picture at the top. Very clean looking. This format always works and you'll never really have to change it. I LIKE IT!
ReplyDeleteThank you Rhett Burton!
ReplyDeleteHere is the list from the CEFR vocabulary profiler, which I find very useful:https://plus.google.com/photos/116102140312986905185/albums/6577231128644322545/6577231129466339602
ReplyDeleteRenata Todorovska looove the design of the material, as well as its content.It's engaging and has clear instructions. The discussion of the up- to - date world matters makes it even more interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Renata Todorovska for the great material.
Mariia Ruban- Thank you so much!!!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your materials for week 2. Here are a few comments.
Very topical article that lots of people will enjoy Reading and be motivated by. I think a lot of people outside the UK are interested in the Royal Family and especially this couple – for obvious reasons. Newspaper language is notoriously complex so I would expect quite a lot of support in the materials. It’s got some great language though!
Ex. 1 Read the text. This is fine but it’s sometimes a good idea to add a question here – just to give students a reason to read. Eg. Which of these topics is not mentioned: food clothes hairstyle (food).
You could also use the photos as a way in to – a pre-reading activity maybe. Just a thought as they are there!
Ex 2. Nice activity to focus on chunks of vocabulary. I’d change 2 small things.
1. If the Word is wthout a capital letter in the text ¡, I’d keep it without one here too (e.g. stroke)
2. If more than one word needs to follow, I’d indicate this using lines. (e.g. stroke __ __ (his beard)
*Do they find the missing words by looking back at the text (in context) or by looking at the words in the cloud (as a puzzle)? I suppose they could find them in the cloud and then check back in the text.
Ex 3. In Q1 I’d use names instead of ‘they’ – just to make it absolutely clear.
I think it might be better to change the yes/no Qs to ones which require more thinking. E.g. 2. What do they think of animals? How do you know? 4. What (if any) contact did they have with children? (or ‘kids’).
Ex 4. Lovely – but be careful with spelling of immaculate.
Ex 5. You need to add something to the instruction to let students know they can change the form of the words.
Ex 6. More than one answer is possible in some cases you you might need to rethink this or actually say that there is more than one possible answer. E.g. stroke her hair/ his beard.
Lovely materials with a lot of scope for learning and practising some rich vocabulary.
Thank you Katherine Bilsborough! What great comments and yes ways of thinking right when creating exercises... yes, I agree...in fact I learn a lot from the mistakes I make. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of finding the hidden words (ex 2). It provides weaker students with some clues and more fluent students with opportunities to self-assess.
ReplyDeleteSince we did discuss on graphic this week, I think the cloud could be replaced with a more attention grabbing graphic, replacing the font would be nice too.
Day In Day Out Thank you for the suggestions! Yes, you are right. 😊
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