By the end of the lesson students will be able: to demonstrate knowledge of what synthesis essay is; to synthesize information from several sources to gain a comprehensive understanding of a topic

Activity 3.

Objective: To read and understand the text

Time: 10 min

Materials: handout 2.

Procedure :

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  Asks Ss to read the text and write down the main points exposed in the text.
  
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  Suggested answer:
  

1.From a quick first reading it is clearly seen that the main reasons for protecting the rainforests are because of: the livelihood of the people who live there, the wealth of medicinal plants, their uses in protecting against soil erosion and their effect on the air.

Activity 4.

Objective: 2-4. Find the relevant ideas in the texts.
Time: 15 min

Materials: handout 3.

Procedure :

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  Teacher explains that students must mark relevant ideas in some way - write them down, underline them or highlight them. Students make sure that they identify the meaning relationships between the words/ideas; read what they have marked very carefully.
  
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  Answer. The relevant areas of the text are therefore marked as well as useful background information for the introduction. The following colours are used: introduction, facts, the livelihood of the people who live there, the wealth of medicinal plants, their uses in protecting against soil erosion and their beneficial effect on the air.