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Oxford Reading Tree Level 4- The Land of Dinosaurs
Oxford Reading Tree Level 4- The Land of Dinosaurs
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LO: Get to know the learning goals of the lesson. TG
Learning Goals
Go through the learning goals with Ss. Tell Ss that they’re
going to learn an important reading skill and strategy in this
lesson.
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TG
Introduction
LO: Get to know the characters in this story.
1. Tell Ss they are going to meet the characters in the story.
Characters
2. Ask Ss to name the characters and match them with their
names.
Nadim
Wilf
Chip
Biff
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LO: Identify the basic information about the book; talk about TG
Lead-in
what they can learn from the book cover; motivate Ss’ interest
Book Cover
in reading.
1. Check Ss’ understanding of a book’s author and illustrator.
2. Have Ss discuss the given questions.
Before Reading
adventure?
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TG
Land of the Dinosaurs
LO: Check Ss’ understanding of the vocabulary phrase go through,
Reading
and make sentences with it; understand the text.
1. Ask Ss to go through the text quickly and find the phrase get
through; explain it, and ask Ss to make sentences with it.
go through
2. Have Ss talk about the questions. Encourage them to support
their answers with clues from the text.
Read Page 1
Note: If Ss can present a correct understanding of the vocabulary
phrase, it’s not necessary to teach it in the vocabulary teaching
slide.
Comprehension
1. Where would the magic
take them?
Past Tense: went through
2. Why did Nadim say, “Oh
Definition:
to enter
help”?one side of an
“We are going on a magic entrance and exit out the
adventure,” said Chip. 3. Why
other was Wilf wearing a
side
The children went through the plastic bag on one foot?
Example:
door of the magic house. He went through the tunnel
“Oh help!” said Nadim. himself.
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TG
TG
Land of the Dinosaurs
LO: Understand the vocabulary word footprint and make sentences with it;
Reading
understand the text; apply the reading strategies and skills for reading
comprehension; make connections.
1. Elicit the word footprint from Ss; click the word in the text; explain it and ask Ss to
Read Pages 2-4 (n.)
footprint
make sentences with it.
2. Have Ss talk about the questions. Encourage them to support their answers with
Comprehension
clues from the text.
3. Have Ss discuss the connections question; model first; encourage Ss to talk more
about themselves.
1. What creature did the
children see first?
Comprehension
Connections
One of the eggs began to crack.
“It’s going to hatch out,” said Biff. What other creatures do you
Something came out of the egg. know hatch out of eggs?
“It’s a little dinosaur,” said Nadim.
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TG
Land of the Dinosaurs
LO: Check Ss’ understanding of the vocabulary word hide;
get familiar with the text. Reading
Pages 8-9 1. Ask Ss to go through the text quickly and find the word
hide.
2. Ask each Ss to define the word using context clues.
Note: If Ss can present a correct understanding of the
vocabulary word, it’s not necessary to teach the word in the
vocabulary teaching slide.
Comprehension
2. Have Ss talk about the questions. Encourage them to support their
answers with clues from the text.
Pages 14-15 1. Ask Ss to go through the text quickly and find the phrase look
around and words enormous and call.
2. Ask each S to define the words and phrase using context clues.
Note: If Ss can present a correct understanding of the vocabulary
words and phrase, it’s not necessary to teach them in the
vocabulary teaching slide.
look around
call
enormous (v.)
(adj.) Read Pages 13-17
and ask Ss to make sentences with it.
3. Elicit the word call from Ss; click the word in the text; explain it
and ask Ss to make sentences with it.
4. Have Ss talk about the comprehension questions.
Comprehension
1. Ask Ss to go through the text quickly and find the word fierce.
2. Ask each S to define the word using context clues.
3. Have Ss talk about the comprehenshion questions;
fierce
Read Pages 18-21(adj.)
encourage them to support their answers with the illustration
and text.
4. Have Ss discuss the connections questions; model first;
encourage Ss to talk more about themselves.
Comprehension
1. How did another dinosaur
look to the children? How was
it similar to and different from
the apatosaurus?
2. Why did Chip ask the other
Definition:
children to run away? What
angry ordo?
did Biff ready to attack
Another dinosaur was coming
Example:
Connections
and it looked very fierce.
The lion shows its sharp teeth
“Let’s get out of here,” yelled If you were Biff, would you do
andsame?
the looks very
Why?fierce.
(Page 20)
Chip.
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TG
Land of the Dinosaurs Reading
LO: Understand the text; apply the reading strategies and skills
for reading comprehension.
1. Have Ss read the text in turns.
2. Have Ss talk about the questions; encourage them to
Read Page 22
support their answers with the illustration and text.
Comprehension
1. Why did Wilf’s shoes come
off?
2. Do you think that what the
children learned about the
dinosaurs helped them in
this adventure?
The magic took the children to
3. What do you think would
Biff’s bedroom.
“What an adventure!” said Biff. have happened if the key
“I’ve got some good photographs.” had not begun to glow?
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TG
Land of the Dinosaurs Reading
LO: Understand the text; apply the reading strategies and skills
for reading comprehension.
1. Have Ss read the text in turns.
2. Have Ss talk about the questions; encourage them to
support their answers with the illustration and text.
Read Pages 23-24
3. Have Ss discuss the connections questions; model first;
encourage Ss to talk more about themselves.
Comprehension
1. What do you think Dad
thought when Biff told him
about the dinosaurs?
2. Was Biff able to develop good
photos of the dinosaurs? How
do you know?
“I took photographs of Connections
dinosaurs,” said Biff.
If you were Biff, how would you
“Oh yes,” said Dad, “Well,
feel to learn that there was no
I’m sorry, I didn’t put a film in
film in the camera?
the camera.”
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LO: Talk about what Ss would do if they saw someone else in
TG
Listening & Speaking
trouble or in danger.
1. Read the question to Ss and model how to answer it.
2. Ask Ss to talk about what they would do if they saw
Let’s Talk
someone else in trouble or in danger; encourage Ss to
answer the question in complete sentences; assist Ss if
necessary.
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TG
Review
LO: Review what they’ve learned in class.
1. Ask Ss to recall the meaning of all the key words.
2. Have Ss read the key sentences from the story.
Let’s Review
Vocabulary
go through, footprint, hide, enormous,
look around, call, fierce
Sentences
It must be a dinosaur’s footprint.
The apatosaurus ran into the water.
pack, laugh, cottage,
torch, shadow, game station
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TG
1. Briefly comment 1.
onBriefly comment. today.
Ss’ performance
2. Have Ss say goodbye
2. Sayto each other.
“goodbye” to each other.
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