Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Activity 3. Case study
(5 min) After you and participants have analysed the lesson they have had as learners, ask them what else they can do to exploit the text.
Possible answers:
• divide the story into parts and give headings for each;
• think of a different ending;
• think of adjectives that can be used to describe each character
Elicit from participants what they were asked to do at the post-reading stage in their lesson. Answer: They were asked to go beyond the text and produce a piece of writing which is only slightly related to the topic of the text.
(15 min) Ask participants to discuss in their groups the characteristics of a good reading lesson. In a plenary discussion that will follow, try to establish the following points and put them on the board: