Universidad Catlica de la Santsima Concepcin

English Teaching Programme

Practice V

Unit: 5 How About

Working

Level
4 Medio

Date
29/09/2014

Length
45 min

Student- Teacher
Nayareth Hernandez, Gerardo Prez, Karen
Utreras
Aims: Students will be able to understand comprehend a text about international volunteering program organisation
Ref Planes y Programas: OF CMO, AE
Assumed knowledge ( Content, vocabulary, strategies)
Structure of letter of application
Modals verbs (should, would)
Have to/need to
Different kind of texts (magazine, letter, newspaper article, advertisement)
To be going to/ will in order to make predictions
Volunteer organization in Chile (Chile, Techo, Hogar de Cristo)
Anticipated Problems

Aids
Ppt presentatio
Worksheets
Dictionary

..and Solutions

Ss may have forgotten the difference between have to /need to - to review the difference between have to/need to with some
Ss may get confused with the different sort of texts

Stages

exercises
- to show some picture with the different kind of texts.

Procedure

Instructions

What am I going to do?

What are students going to do?

What am I going to say?

Time

Interaction

Objectives T-Ss;Ss-Ss;etc
(min)

Pre Reading

T presents pictures about different

volunteering jobs such as Green Peace,
Teletone, Techo, Hogar de Cristo in
paper or if there is data, in a power point
presentation.
T asks questions about the images.

Todays lesson is going to be

about reading.
But, before we go straightforward To introduce the topic.
to the reading, look at those
pictures, what can you see about
those
photographs? What are
they about? What are they doing?

Before presenting the text (Amigos de las Ok, now lets get in pairs, I
Americas), T asks Ss to get in pairs.
cannot be your desk mate.
T presents some Questions.
T gives the instructions for the activity.

Now that everybody is in pairs, To activate previous

discuss the following questions in knowledge
two minutes:

T asks Ss to make a list of jobs that teens -What you are planning to do in
can apply to.
the summer?
-Have you ever worked during
T asks Ss to give some characteristics your vacations?
about the jobs previously asked for.
Now that the time is up, you have To Introduce the reading
to make a list of in your note task.
book about what jobs teenagers
can apply to. Youll have 20
minutes to do it.
Time is up guys! Is there any
volunteer to share his/her list?
Nobody? XX you are the chosen
one!

10 min.
T - Ss
Ss Ss

While Reading T delivers a worksheet with the reading.

Now that everybody knows

something about teen jobs, lets
T asks Ss to have a look at the text and do the reading task.
they have to decide what kind of text it
is.
YY, Can you help me delivering
the worksheets? Thank you.
Ss read the text quickly (Skimming) and
check the previous prediction.
Ok, have a quick look at the text,
what kind of text is it? Is it an ad? To read for skimming
T asks Ss to get in groups of four and to Is it a magazine article? Or Is it
discuss about the meaning of the words an encyclopaedia entry?
given in the box.
Lets have a rapid reading and
T asks each group to share with their with your classmate decide what To practice their reading
classmates the meaning of a specific sort of text it is. Two minutes for skill
word.
the skimming.
T checks understanding of the meaning As you can see below the article,
of the words.
there is a box with some words. To get the meaning of the
Before you fill in the gap, please unknown words
Ss fill in the gap with the words in the get in groups of four and discuss
box
the meaning of those words. You
can use dictionary. Youll have 5
T checks Ss answers while asks certain minutes.
Ss to read some extracts of the article.
Times up, each group will have
T discuss about the topic with Ss.
to share the meaning of one word
that Ill decide.
Lets start with this group
Now that everybody knows the
meaning of those words. Please
fill in the gap with the belonging
word.
In order to check the answers,
lets read the text: please ZZ read
the first paragraph.

20 min.

T Ss
Ss Ss

T asks students to answer questions Now, get in pairs and answer the To check reading
about the text in order to check reading questions (6 questions) below the comprehension
comprehension
text. You will have 10 minutes to
finish the task.
Now, lets check. Any volunteer?
Post Reading

T asks Ss about what is an application Good job everybody, what do you To create expectation for
form.
think about the article? Would the next task
you apply for Amigos de las
T gives instructions about the production Americas organisation?
task.
T delivers a piece of sheet with an To apply to any organisation you To practice their writing
application form from Amigos de las have to complete an application skill
Americas organisation.
forma and write a letter of
application or at least this is the
Ss write a draft of a letter of application. case for Amigos de las Amercias
organisation.
T asks Ss to give back the application
form and letter of application draft in Does anybody know what an
order to finish it next class.
application form is? Or what is it
in it?
Do you remember how to write a
letter of application?
Excellent, As you remember,
youll have to fulfil an
application form for Amigos de
las Americas organisation. When
you are ready, please start writing
your letter of application draft at
the other side of the worksheet.
If you have any doubt, please ask.
Now, youll
individually.

have

to

work

15 min.

T Ss
Ss Ss

Ok guys, before you leave, Ill

keep your application forms and
letters of application. So give
them to me please.
Have a nice week!

Reading Comprehension Task Checklist

YE

NO

S answers correctly question n 1

NO

S answers correctly question n 2

NO

S answers correctly question n 3

NO

S answers correctly question n 4

NO

S answers correctly question n 5

NO

S answers correctly question n 6

S
YE
S
YE
S
YE
S
YE
S
YE
S

Letter-Writing : Letter of Aplication Rubric

Teacher Name:
Nayareth Hernndez,
Gerardo
Prez, Karen Utreras
Students Name:

________________________________________

CATEGORY
4
Salutation and Salutation and
Closing
closing
are
both
present
in the letter
and are clearly
stated.
Grammar &
Writer makes
spelling
1-3 errors in
(conventions) grammar
or
spelling.

3
Salutation and
closing
are
both
present
in the letter,
but are not
clear enough.
Writer makes
4-5 errors in
grammar
and/or
spelling.

1
2
Salutation and Salutation
closing
one and closing
out of the two
are
not
elements
is
present
in
present.

Capitalization
and
Punctuation

Writer makes
4-5 errors in
capitalization
and
punctuation.

Writer makes
5-6 errors in
capitalization
and
punctuation.

Writer makes
1-3 errors in
capitalization
and
punctuation.

Writer makes
5-6 errors in
grammar
and/or
spelling.

the letter.
Writer
makes more
than 7 errors
in grammar
and/or
spelling.
Writer
makes more
than 7 errors
in
capitalizatio
n
and
punctuation.

Content
Accuracy

The
content
corresponds to
what a letter
of application
is.

The content is
not
clear
enough, but it
still
correspond to
a
letter
of
application.

The content is
vague and it
might not be
part of a letter
of application.

The
letter
has
no
connection
to what a
letter
of
application
is
whatsoever.

Format

The letter has

a
clear
introductory
paragraph,
body (2) and
conclusion.

The letter has

an
introductory
paragraph,
body (1/2) and
conclusion.

The
letter
misses
the
introductory
paragraph, or
conclusion.

The
letter
misses
the
introductory
paragraph,
body
(0/2)
and/or
conclusion.