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IELTS Lesson planning for reading

Nane: He Yijie
Length:40 mins

Sample Lesson Plan


IELTS Reading - Matching Features and Paraphrasing
Objectives:
To make students understand 'matching features' in the IELTS reading test.
Have a general idea of how paraphrasing is used in IELTS reading.

Student Level: Basic level(score around 5) Duration: 40min


Stage Procedures Inter Time
Pre-reading activities
Stage 1: Review Lead in with a video about reading skills S-S 5
different Reading Divide into 3 groups with 5 students each. T-S min
Skills Each group gets a short sample paragraph
Aim: To recap the and they are asked to identify the main idea
meaning and (skimming), find specific details (scanning),
usage of skimming, and answer deep questions (search reading).
scanning, and Discuss each reading strategy as a whole,
search reading. finding out when and why each one is used.
Stage 2: Lead-in Show a video of music play called Cat. T-S 5
Aim: To activate Make students share their ideas and feelings S-S min
schemata and elicit relevant vocabulary related to music
regarding and theater.
music, rhythm and Write these words on the board.
lyrics, elicit Ask students to discuss what is
vocabularies paraphrasing.
from students, Try to elicit student to discuss how can
and introduce the these expressions be paraphrased
idea of
paraphrasing.
Stage 3: Warm up Introduce words like ' hoi polloi ', T-S 5
and Pre- ‘surreptitious' in sentences and ask S-S min
teaching related students guess their meanings from
Vocabulary context.
Aim: To Provide further information and additional
teach essential examples if necessary.
words to unblock
reading.
While-reading activities
Stage 4: Show students the 'matching features' questions T-S 5
Introduce 'Matching from the sample IELTS test. S-S min
Features' Divide students into small groups and discuss S
Aim: To introduce the which reading skills will be needed to
Matching features answer these questions, e.g., scanning or
questions and teach search reading).
students how to
approach them. Have students practice scanning the text to
locate the place names.
Stage 5: Divide students into pairs and assign each pair 2- S-S 5
Recognizing 3 of the 'matching features' questions. min
Paraphrases Each pair should write down possible
Aim: To help paraphrases for their assigned questions.
students identify Pairs swap their paraphrases and discuss, adding
possible any additional possibilities they think of.
paraphrases in the
text.
Post-reading activities
Stage 6: Test Divide students into different pairs. S 10
Connection Divide Students a new set of matching features S-S min
questions from IELTS reading practice tests.
Aim: Make Set a fixed time, when time is up, students swap
students use skills their questions and answer in their pairs.
and strategies to T monitors and offers support when needed.
IELTS Reading Peer-assess and discuss differences in opinions.
test Finally, agree on final answers to the 2 sets of
questions.

Stage 7: Feedback T establishes answer on the board. T-S 5


Aim: To give The pairs that have the most correct answers win. min
positive feedback Praise the students for their efforts and give
and provide feedback on the types of mistakes and possible
correction. reasons.
Provide feedback on language-related mistakes
and reemphasize on the importance of
paraphrasing.

Homework Assign students timed IELTS reading practice.

To reconsolidate Assign students to write IELTS essay on the


the skills and topic of theater and music. Encourage students to
strategies learned. use the vocabulary and ideas from the reading
To recycle the passage in their final essay.
ideas and
languages from the
reading.
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