Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Activity 1 Giving instructions
Objective: to help learners explore the characteristics of good instructions and practise giving them
Time: 35 min
Materials: handouts 1, 2 and 3
►Procedure:

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  (5 min) Say that most teachers use English a lot when giving instructions during classes. Say that this activity will be about giving effective instructions. Ask participants to listen very carefully to the explanation below. Read it out.
  

NB Check the pronunciation of every difficult word beforehand so that you do not make mistakes while reading. Make pauses when you read.
If you want to prepare a delicious breakfast you should acquire an egg, wash it thoroughly in low temperature water until cleansed of any foreign or adverse substance. Obtain a heatable mug and situate the bathed egg in the procured mug for further treatment.
Douse the egg until it is completely covered with water and position the mug onto a combustible source, whereupon it should simmer for approximately one tenth of an hour until it obtains a durable quality.
Switch off the flammable source and position the mug with its contents under the cold water tap to lower the temperature of the ripened egg. Shed the outer wrapping from the egg and take immense pleasure in eating it.

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  (3 min) Ask participants the following questions:
  

~ What did the instruction ask you to do?
~ Was it easy to understand? Why / Why not?

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  (3 min) Read out the second explanation.