Task
4
5 min
Students read a number
of True/false questions
and then scan the text
in order to find the
answers. Teacher gives
feedback orally.
Focusing on detail is a The text
skill necessary when
readers need to read
long texts where not
everything they read I
important.
True/False
questions can be
50%
correct
even
if
the
students answer
by pure chance.
The teacher has
to ensure that the
students really
know the correct
answer.
As
the
terminology
about castles is
unknown
to
students,
they
might find the
meaning
of
words but they
won’t be able to
understand their
function.
The
use of visuals is
an important aid.
Task
5
5 min
Students try to find the
meaning of words
guessing from the
context
Guessing from the The text
context is a skill
native
speakers
usually making use of.
It also helps students
acquire
vocabulary
naturally,
in
its
context
Task
6
4 min
Task
7
5 min
Students are asked to
give the meaning of
some
words
by
pointing on the diagram
of the Tower
Students are asked to
find anaphoric relations
The students relate A diagram of The diagram is
vocabulary
to the tower
not very clear
something real and
and in small
use
it
scale.
communicatively.
Being
able
to The text
recognize anaphoric
relations is important
towards an overall
understanding of the
text.
After- reading activities
Task
8
8 min
Students are asked to
work in pairs and fill in
the
blanks
in
a
summary of the text.
The words are given in
jumbled order.
It is important that A summary
students can retrieve the of the text
knowledge they have
acquired.
It is important
that
students
complete
the
task
without
looking at the
text.
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