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Reading Skills Objectives
Vocabulary: homes and neighbourhoods; adjectives related to feeings Reading: a text about life on the streets (multiple-choice questions) Skill ― reading for detailed comprehension Speaking: talking about what life is like as a homeless person; conducting an interview (role play)
Reading 1
Focus ➤ Introducing the topic ñ Focus Ss’ attention on the person in the picture and ask the class the questions in the rubric. ñ Hold a short class discussion on the topic. Suggested Answer Key T: Have you ever seen someone sleeping in a shop doorway, in a train station or on a park bench? S1: Yes, I have seen many people sleeping in the train station and a few people sleeping in the park. T: Why do you think these people don’t have a home? S2: Maybe they don’t have money to pay the rent or maybe they have lost their homes due to a natural disaster. S3: Maybe they have run away from home. etc
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Focus ➤ Discussing what life is like as a homeless person ñ Write up the title of the text on the board. ñ Select a S to read out the introduction of the text. ñ Ask Ss to imagine what like is life for Jasmine. Suggested Answer Key A: It must be awful to live like that. B: She must feel cold and uncomfortable. It is also embarrassing to have to ask passers-by for money. A: She must be feeling really depressed. etc
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Focus ➤ Reading for detailed comprehension ñ Remind Ss how to approach multiple-choice questions. (Look at the first part of the question and underline the key words and find the part of the text the question refers to before reading options A-D). ñ Allow Ss time to read the text carefully and answer the multiple-choice questions. ñ Check answers with the class. Answer Key 1 C 2 D
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4 B
5 D
6 B
Suggested Answer Key foster: official care by the government couches: along seat for two or three people shivering with cold: to be so cold that it causes the person to shake odd night: occasional night cramped: not enough space for the occupants drug addicts: people who is dependant on an illegal drug filthy: very dirty choke: unable to breath make ends meet: to just cover all your essential living expenses toss: throw posh: expensive dignity: a person’s sense of importance and value vicious circle: a problem or difficult situation that creates new problems which cause the original problem again self-esteem: how a person feels about themselves 4 a)
Focus ➤ Using adjectives to describe cities ñ Explain the task. ñ Allow Ss time to read through the items, filling in the gaps with the adjectives they think are correct. ñ Check Ss’ answers.