Unit two: Communication and Level: 1st Year Literary / Scientific

Sequence One: Listening and Speaking

the Press.. stream

Main objective: SWAT listen to a script and look for specific information.

Timig
Procedure Stage Measures
Aid: realia taken to
objective improve
performance

-To introduce
the theme of Worksheet
Task: completing the crossword about “means of communication.” the unit.
10mnts

-To prepare
10mnts
a) Do you often check the latest news? the students
b) What types of news do you like to check?
 International news
for the
 National news listening
 Political news script.
 Business news
 Sports news
 Celebrity (famous people) news
 Technology and science news
 Crime stories
 Health news
c) Do you believe everything you get from the news? Why?
Key : students gives their own answers.
25mnts
-To listen Worksheet
 and look for Datashow
Task 1:Watch the video then check the previous answers. specific
Task 2: watch the video again then choosing the best answer to
information. Whiteboard
complete the sentences:
1/ Fake news is : c) a story written to look like real news.
2 / Fake news usually becomes popular on : a) Social network sites
3/ People share information on social media:
b) Before they make sure it’s true
4/ The best way to protect yourself from fake news is:
b) To read news of only reliable media
-To invest
15mnts
previous
The students answer the questions below: knowledge in
A. Do you know an example of fake news story? a speaking
Students give their own answers. form.
B. What can happen when people believe in fake news?

Key: possible answers:

a/ Check if the source is reliable and have a good reputation ( a famous
newspaper, magazine or TV news channel)
b/ Check if the photo is edited (do a Google photo search to find out)
c/ Check if the date of the publication is new or old.
d/ Make a search of the news on other reliable websites.

Unit two: Communication and Sequence One: Listening and Speaking Level: 1st Year Literary /
the press.. Rubric: Say it Clear Scientific stream
 Main objective: SWAT pronounce words ending in “s” correctly.
Procedure Stage Aid: realia
Timin Reflection
(what has worked/
g
objective what hasn’t?)

10mnts Warm-up -To interact

orally about the whiteboard
Task: The teacher asks the students to elicit words which end in “s” that topic of the
were mentioned in the previous lesson, and then tells them to read those Lesson ( how to
words loudly. pronounce the
final “S”)
Key:
words like: means , sports, news, .... The students then recognize the three
different ways in pronouncing the final “s”.
10 mnts Reminder: Recognizing the
different
“s” is pronounced “s” is pronounced “s” is pronounced pronunciation of
/ s / after: / iz / after: / z/ after: final “S”.
/ p / stops / s / misses / Voiced sounds:
/ t / cats dances / n / fans -Cards
/ k / worked / z / prizes / / g / bags -whiteboard
/ f / laughs/ roofs teases / L/ falls
/ ɵ / months / ʃ / washes / I / sees
/ t ʃ / watches ……… etc.
Task: Group work. / ʤ / messages Practice
Two groups of five students are selected.
The teacher gives each group a set of cards that contain verbs in the past -Engaging in a
40 mnts simple ( Words with final “s”), group work.
Students then take turn to go and write the word in the appropriate
column according to the pronunciation of their final “s”.
- pronouncing
The group who classifies the word in the correct column is the winner. verbs with
final “s”
Key: correctly.
/s/ / iz / /z/
- groups - Finishes -Cries
- Visits - Lunches -Calls
-wants -practices -Opens
- cliffs -boxes -Believes
-Knocks -messages -lives
-asks -sandwiches -dreams
-myths -families

As a last stage, the students repeat the verbs with the correct
pronunciation.

Cards for the first group

Groups Finishes Sandwiches

Cries
Wants Opens Visits Calls
Practices Lunches Believes Cliffs
Dreams Knocks Asks Boxes
Messages
Lives Myths Families

Cards for the Second group

Groups Finishes Sandwiches

Cries
Wants Opens Visits Calls
 Practices Lunches Believes Cliffs
Dreams Knocks Asks Boxes
Messages
Lives Myths Families

Unit two: Communication and Level: 1st Year Literary /

Sequence One: Reading and writing
the press.. Scientific stream

Main objective: SWAT Read a text and look for specific information.

Timig
Procedure Stage Aid: realia Measures taken to
improve
objective performance
 Interpreting
10mnts
Task: Answering questions according to the graphic display. the graphic Textbook
Key: A- c. B- a. C- b. D- a. E- a = 60 b = 28 c =16 d = 8 e = 6 f = 4. display.

Task 1: Find in the text words whose definitions below: Skimming

through the
10mnts 1/ An official document written by group of people who have examined a
text.
particular situation or problem. §1
2/ An investigation of the opinions, behaviors ,..of a particular group of
people, which is usually done by asking them questions.§1
3/ People who are between 13 and 19 years old. §2
4/ People who give information about sth, to help them on their research.§3

Key:
1/ Report.
2/ Survey.
3/ Teenagers.
20mnts 4/ Informants.
Scanning
Textbook
Task 2: Answering questions according to the report.
the text.
Key:
a- The reporter asked 60 teenagers.
 b- She decided to do the survey to find out if teenagers
knew about computers and if they were familiar with
using them.
c- b-The survey shows that teenagers really know how to
use the computer.
d- a, b, c, d.
e- The reporter used verbs like: said, told.
f- The verbs are put in the past simple tense.

Unit two: Communication and

the press..
Stop and Consider Level: 1st Year Literary / Scientific
stream
Main objective: SWAT report sentences and questions.
Timig
Procedure Stage Aid: realia Measures taken
to improve
objective performance

10mnts  Four or five students are given small cards that contain simple sentences
and questions.
 Every student reads his/ her card.
-Interacting
orally to cards
  The other students write the sentences on the board. present the
 Asking the students to report what the students had said. The sentences notion of
are mentioned in a handout. “reported
 Checking out the mistakes. speech.”
10mnts
Key: group A:
s/He says that s/he was writing the lesson.
s/He says that s/he played football last week.
s/he says that s/he doesn’t smoke.
s/he says that s/he loves chocolate.
s/he says that s/he has finished his/ her work.
group B:
s/he asks (me) where I have been.
s/he asks (me) how I go to school.
s/he asks (me) what my favorite song is.
20mnts
s/he asks (me) what time I will get home. -To
recognize Whiteboard
the changes
that occur in
Direct speech Indirect speech the reported
speech.
Simple sentences That + subject + Verb
Wh/ questions Wh word + Subject + Verb
Note: When the reporting verbs are in the past, there are changes as
follow:

Direct speech Indirect speech

Present simple Simple past
Simple past Past perfect
 Here There
Now Then
Today That day
Yesterday The day before/ the previous day
Last ;week, month.. The previous ; week, month …
Tomorrow The following day
Can Could
Will Would

-To practise
using the Whiteboard
20mnts reported
speech.
Task 3: reporting the sentences using the indirect speech:
1/ Max said: “Frank buys books here.”

2/ Susan says: “I am watching TV now.”

3/ “I am ill,” Simon said.

4/ Peggy said: “the girls helped in the house last week.”

5/ Dave asks me: “where did you go last weekend?”

6/ he asks her: “why are you studying English?

7/ The teacher asked the students: “where are your books?”

8 / My friends asked me: ‘where did you go yesterday?’

Key:
 1/ Max said that Frank bought books there.

2/ Susan says that she is watching TV now.

3/Simon said that he was ill.

4/ Peggy said that the girls had helped in the house the previous week.”

5/ Dave asks me where I went last weekend.

6/ He asks her why she is studying English.

7/ The teacher asked the students where their books are.

8 / My friends asked me where I went the day before.

Unit two: Communication and Sequence One: Reading and Writing Level: 1st Year Literary /
the press.. Rubric: Discover the Language/ Write it Right Scientific stream

Main objective: SWAT identify the main phases of a Survey.

Timig
Procedure Stage Aid: Measures taken
to improve
objective realia performance

10mnts

The students complete a questionnaire about internet.

 The questionnaire is listed in the worksheet. To introduce worksheet
the main
phases of a
Task 1: Pair Work. survey.
20mnts The students take turns to interview each other using the previous
questions.
 Task 2: Reporting the questions and answers from the previous dialogue.
Task 3: Completing the results of the questionnaire.

worksheet
The students Read the results of the questionnaire about the internet To write a
30mnts and complete the report that follow: report.
Students use the text on page 83 as a model and the plan provided.

Key: Typical report. whiteboard

 Content to be dealt with at home

Task 1: Match the words with suffixes “ful”or “less” to get an adjective then use those adjectives to complete the
blanks in the sentences below:
Harm
1/ We are very ………………………… for the help.
Worth

Beauty
…ful
2/ The spider that is in your room is ……………………

Wonder

3/ The kids performance was …………………. at school. …less

Thank

Worth
4/ My mother is always …………………..when crossing the street.
Care

5/ Last night’ sunset was really ……………………… Power

6/ My Smartphone was dropped in the water. Now, it is ……………………