Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

MODULE 2 TEACHER’S PRESENCE IN THE CLASSROOM LESSON LESSON 32
Theme: Questioning in English
Lead-in
Time: 5 min
Materials: flipchart, markers
Preparation: Write the quotation on the board or flipchart

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  Draw participants’ attention to the quotation on the board/flipchart (see below). Ask participants to read the quotation and express their opinion on it.
  

Teaching is more about asking the right questions than answering them.

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  Establish that questions are the most important tools in teaching and learning and say that the session is devoted to this topic.
  

Activity 1. Graded questions
Objective: to raise participants’ awareness of the importance of grading questions
Time: 15 min
Materials: handout 1
Preparation: write the five questions on the board/flipchart (see the table in bullet 1)
►Procedure:

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  (10 min) Divide participants into four groups. Distribute handout 1 to each student. Ask Ss to look at the picture and the questions. Explain that they have to sequence them from easy to difficult: 1 – the easiest to answer, 5 – the most difficult.