SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES SEMESTER 2, ACADEMIC SESSION 2011/2012

PET 101

Effective Reading Skills for TESOL TITLE:

Microteaching
GROUP MEMBERS : WONG SIEW WERN NGU LIENG MAY COURSE COORDINATOR TUTORIAL VENUE : EDUCATION (TESOL) : DR. LIN SIEW ENG : MONDAY , 1.00-2.00PM : MAKMAL KOMPUTER A, PPIP (113443) (113438)

DATE OF SUBMISSION : 2/4/2012

LESSON PLAN

School Subject Date Time Class Language proficiency Number of students Theme Topic

: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Nibong : English Language : 2 April 2012 : 12:15p.m. 1:15p.m (60 minutes) : Form 1 Viva : High English Proficiency : 32 students (15 boys and 17 girls) : Health : Article on maintaining healthy lifestyle a balanced diet

Curriculum Specifications 2.1

i. Listen to, understand and ask questions to obtain information as well as give opinions on the topic of having a balanced diet.

2.1

ii. Read and understand the article on balanced diet to obtain information and give opinions on the topic.

3.2

i. Express by role-playing characters who have different attitudes towards a healthy diet.

Previous knowledge

: Students are familiar with information on the benefits of having a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

General objectives

: To educate students on maintaining a healthy diet.

Specific objectives

: 1. When listening to the video, students should be able to identify the theme of the video with 80% accuracy. 2. While reading the passage, students should be able to answer the Sign Post Questions on the right side of the article with the vocabulary provided in the matching meaning exercise. 3. With reference to the passage, students should be able to identify the main ideas of the article and transfer the information to the table provided with 80% accuracy. 4. With reference to the passage, students should be able to complete the food pyramid with 70% accuracy. 5. After reading the role cards and taking part in the role play, students should be able to make oral evaluation on the positive and negative eating styles of the characters in the role play. 6. After the oral evaluation on healthy diet, students should be able to produce a one-week healthy eating plan.

Moral issue Teaching materials

: Health consciousness. : LCD projector and Microsoft PowerPoint A video themed on the importance of having a balanced diet Mahjong paper and pictures of food Appendix 1 Article entitled A Balanced Diet Appendix 2 Match the meanings Appendix 3 Transferring information Appendix 4 Food pyramid Appendix 5 Role-play cards Appendix 6 Eating plan

Teachers reference: MoE (2003). Curriculum Specifications of Form 1 English Language. Retrieved from www.moe.gov.my/bpk/sp_hsp/bi/kbsm/hsp_bi_f1.pdf on March 19, 2012. Souza.d (1989). Comprehension Exercises for Practice Book 2. Hillview : Shinglee Publishers. JASBarney4 (2010). Barney Eat Drink and Be Healthy Part 1. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BWlPZHagX4 on March 29, 2011.

THE LESSON DEVELOPMENT Stage/ Content/Material duration Pre-reading Whole-class activity Stage 1 Watching a video (5 minutes) Teaching aids: Video clip LCD projector Presentation 1. Teacher shows the video prepared. 2. Students are required to identify the theme of the video while watching. 3. Teacher discusses briefly the theme of the video. 4. Teacher introduces the topic of the lesson- having a balanced diet. Rationale 1. To arouse students interest to the lesson. 2. To integrate listening skill into the reading lesson.

Pre-reading Whole-class activity Stage 2 Discussing and (5 minutes) speaking based on a KWL chart Teaching aids: Mahjong paper (with KWL chart) Marker pen

1. Teacher shows the KWL chart on 1. To activate the background a mahjong paper. knowledge of students on 2. Teacher explains the KWL chart different food groups and to students. balanced diet. 3. Students are required to give 2. To create questions about the ideas orally on what they have topic of healthy diet. known (K) and what they want to 3. To help students to develop a know (W) on the lesson topic. purpose for reading. 4. Teacher fills the KWL chart with students ideas.

While reading Stage 3a

Individual activity

Discuss the Sign Post Questions (13 minutes) and match the meanings

Teaching aids: Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Microsoft Power Point

1. Teacher distributes the article and the handouts to students. 2. Students are required to read the article silently. 3. Teacher discusses the content of the article with students by using the Sign Post Questions on the right side of the paragraphs. 4. While discussing on the Sign Post Questions of a particular paragraph, teacher asks students to find the meanings of the bolded words in the matching exercise. 5. Students will complete the matching exercise at the end of this activity.

1. To develop students understanding of the article. 2. To increase the vocabulary bank of students.

While reading Stage 3b (12 minutes)

Pair-work activity Transferring information

Teaching aids: Appendix 1 Appendix 3 Microsoft Power Point

1. Teacher divides the class into 1. To develop students pairs. understanding of the article. 2. Students are required to read the 2. To identify the functions of article again. different food groups and their 3. Teacher asks students to identify importance. the food groups in each 3. To give an insight to students paragraph and locate the about the importance of supporting details. maintaining a balanced diet. 4. Students will complete the table provided by transferring the information from the article. Students may refer to the Sign Post Questions to get the answer. 5. The class will discuss the answer.

While reading Stage 3c (10 minutes)

Pair-work activity Food pyramid

Teaching aids: Appendix 1 Appendix 4 Mahjong paper Pictures of food Post reading Stage 4 Role Play Attitude towards a balanced diet

1. Teacher asks students to stay in the same pair. 2. Students are required to discuss and complete the food pyramid. 3. Teacher will discuss the answers with students by using a food pyramid drawn on mahjong paper and pictures of food.

1. To identify the importance of different food groups 2. To help students developing a balanced diet by referring to the food pyramid .

Teaching aids: (10 minutes) Role-play cards Question: If the son carries on with the unhealthy eating habits, what will happen to him? Whole-class activity Eating plan Teaching aids: Appendix 6 Microsoft Power Point

1. Teacher explains the rules of the role-play. 2. Teacher randomly selects seven students for the role-play. 3. Each student draws a card and takes on the role written on the card. 4. After role-playing, students are required to orally comment on the positive and negative attitudes of the role they played.

1. To create awareness of the different attitudes towards healthy diet. 2. To enable students to compare and contrast the positive and negative traits of the characters depicted in the roleplay 3. To raise students awareness on the importance of having a balanced diet.

Closure (5 minutes)

1. Teacher encourages students to 1. To evaluate students think about what they can do to understanding of todays topic maintain a balanced diet. through their proposal of their 2. Teacher distributes the handouts future actions. to students. 2. To reinforce health 3. Students are required to design consciousness among their own eating plan at home students. and follow the plan for that week. 4. Students are required to complete the L section (what they have learnt) in KWL chart. 5. Teacher sums up the lesson today.