News

Name: Asmaa Taha

Time: 6:00- 8:00 pm Level: Low Intermediate

Date: 22/10/2013 Context: ESL-International

Grammar/Lx Focus: Syntax & Writing System Partners/Spouses of Faculty Learning Aims: Main aim

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know/use relative clauses. They will be able to identify the whole relative clause and the relative pronouns. Subsidiary aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know/use some new vocabulary.

Anticipated problems: Students might need to listen to the listening more than once. Students might not know some new vocabulary that will be presented in the lesson. Materials:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/article/1771104.html

Stage aim 1) Lesson Objectives 1) Warm Up

Stage/Procedure The teacher will introduce the lesson objectives to the students. The teacher will warm the students up by discussing some questions in pairs then the teacher will check with them. The teacher will share some of the answers with them. Students will work in groups of 3 to match the target vocabulary with their meanings. The main purpose behind this activity is to get them familiar with the vocabulary used in the listening task. The teacher will check with the students when they finish. The teacher will work on some pronunciation if needed as well as give some examples. Students will work in pairs to talk about the picture sharing what they know about it and about people in it. The main aim of the activity is to pre-lead to the news that will be presented. Students will listen to the news and answer two skimming questions about it. Students might need to listen twice then they will check answers together. At the end, the teacher will give students feedback. Students will listen to the news and answer some detailed questions about it. Students might need to listen twice then they will check answers together. At the end, the teacher will give students feedback. Students will have a coffee break.

Interaction patterns Teacher- Student Student- Student Teacher- Student Student- Student Student- Teacher

Timing 5 minutes 10 minutes

2) Presenting new vocabulary

15 minutes

3) Pre-listening task 4) Skim Listening

Student- Student Student- Teacher Student- Student Teacher - Student Student- Student Teacher - Student

10 minutes

15 minutes

5) Listening for details

20 minutes

6) Break 7) Relative clause (Syntax)

10 minutes

Students will work in pairs to notice the example of relative clauses Student- Student 10 minutes then they will work to complete the rule. The teacher will check answers with them. Then the teacher will write some sentences on Teacher - Student the board and elaborate on relative clauses and relative pronouns.

8) Practice using the rule (Writing) 9) Assessment and wrap-up

The teacher will check answers with the students asking them about possible answers. Students will work in groups of three to write a piece of news that Student- Student 20 minutes they have heard or read. Then they will report to the class. The teacher will give help and support if needed. Teacher - Student The teacher will ask students to give some example of things they Student- Student 5 minutes have learnt today. Student- Teacher

A. 1. 2. 3.

Directions: Discuss these questions in pairs: Where do you usually get your news- the TV, the radio, the newspapers or the internet? Do you watch or listen to the news every day? If yes, when? What was in the news yesterday?

B. Directions: Work in group of three and match the new vocabulary with their meanings.
Vocabulary 1. activist 2. banned (verb) 3. prohibition (noun) 4. award 5. treatment 6. courage 7. shot 8. wounded 9. personality Meaning

A. officially forbidden (not allowed) B. to use a lot of effort to defeat or achieve something, or to stop something happening C. a person who believes strongly in political or social change and works hard to try and make this happen D. refuse to allow (forbid) E. prize or money F. the use of drugs to cure a person of an illness or injury G. to kill or injure or hit a person or an animal by firing a bullet or an arrow. H. injured or I. Character (the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and think) J. bravery ( the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situations

10. to fight for

C. Directions: With a partner, look at the following photo. Who are the people in the picture? Have you heard about Malala Yousfazi? What do you know about her?

D. Directions: Now listen to the news about Malala Yousfazi. Listen to the news and answer the following questions: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/article/1771104.html 1. What is the news about? 2. What do you know about Malala Yousfazi?

E. Directions: Now listen again and answer the following questions. 1. Did Malala get the Nobel Prize? 2. What award will Malala get? 3. What does Malala fight for? 4. What happened to Malala in 2012? 5. What do people think about Malals success?

Main tasks:
F. Directions: Look at the underline clauses which are called relative clauses. They tell which person, thing or place we are talking about.

The White House visit came on the same day that the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize. Mr. Schulz said the European Union is a proud ally of people like Malala, who/that stand up for equality for girls and women.

An 11-year-old who was told she's going to be killed because she simply wants to go to school.

However, the prize went to the Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which/that is currently working in Syria.

The white House is where Malala met the First lady Michelle Obama and the President and their older daughter, Malia.

G. Direction: Complete the rule with the words in bold: To introduce relative clauses we use:

A. .. or for people. B. or for things.

C. for places. D. Direction: Complete the following sentences with who, which, that, or where. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Then underline the relative clauses in the sentences. 1) Nagib Mahfouz is the Egyptian writer . won the Nobel Prize in 1998. 2) The house at the end of this street is .. I live. 3) Elisabeth Freeman is an American woman .. fought for womens rights. 4) A charity organization is an organization . helps people and community.

5) He is the man ...... shot by the criminals.

Post tasks:
H. Directions: work with in a group of three think about any news that you have heard or read. Then write short news about someone/ a crime/ a sport event using relative clauses.

I.

Now report your news to the class. Which one is more interesting and why?

VOA Transcript
Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. But first, President Obama had a special guest at the White House recently: 16year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai. One year ago the Taliban shot her because of her efforts to support education for girls. The White House said the president wanted to thank Malala for her work on behalf of girls' education in Pakistan. First lady Michelle Obama and their older daughter, Malia, were also at the meeting. Kelly Jean Kelly has our story. The White House visit came on the same day that the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize. Malala was considered a favorite to win this year. However, the prize went to the Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is currently working in Syria. But a day earlier, Malala won the European Union's top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, made the announcement in France. The Sakharov prize will be presented on November 20. The annual prize comes with an award of more than $65,000. Mr. Schulz said the European Union is a proud ally of people like Malala, who stand up for equality for girls and women. "An 11-year-old who was told she's going to be killed because she simply wants to go to school. Just imagine the courage that she has shown. As far as I'm concerned, Malala is an incredible personality of the 21st century." Malala was 11 when she became an activist for women's education and freedom in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The Taliban banned women from attending school there in 2009. She began a blog, writing under a different name, and quickly became a voice for women's rights. Then, on October 9, 2012, Malala was shot while returning home from school in the Swat Valley. Two other students with her were also wounded.

VOA Transcript
Malala was shot in the face. She was taken for specialized treatment in Britain. She recovered, regaining her sight and her voice, and has continued to fight for women's rights. "Education is the only solution. Education first. Thank you." Now, one year after the attack, many Pakistanis express their pride in Malala Yousafzai. Mazhar Abba is a Pakistani journalist. "It's great not only for her, for her family, but for the whole nation." But not everyone in Pakistan is celebrating Malala's success. Mohammad Sohail lives in Karachi. "My point of view on Malala is that the whole thing is a drama. There are lots of issues here, like drone strikes, other things happening. You are ignoring all the issues and following a girl." In Malala's hometown in the Swat Valley, she is a hero to student Saadia Shah and others. "She is an extremely intelligent and brave girl. I want to be like her. She did a lot of work for the education of girls." Malala now lives in England and promises to continue her work for years to come.