Nik Peachey, teacher, trainer and materials writer, British Council

Level - intermediate and above

Reading can sometimes be a very solitary experience and many teachers prefer to get students to do it at home, but with the right kind of text and the right tasks, reading can be turned into a fun, collaborative and communicative experience. This lesson exploits an authentic text taken from a British Council 'UKinfocus' website and has a range of quite simple tasks that students work through in groups. There are also a range of suggestions for follow up tasks.

Plan components

Lesson Plan: - guide for teacher on procedure including answers to tasks.

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Worksheets: - exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contain:

• Pre reading
• Jigsaw reading task
• Collaborative comprehension task
• Vocabulary development task
• Discussion task

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Audio - the complete text
Note: The audio is not essential for the lesson but you may like to use it in class as an optional element.

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The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format. Where indicated, there is also audio available to be downloaded. Audio is supplied in mp3 format. If you have difficulty downloading the materials see the download section of the About page.

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