Lesson
Finally, ask one volunteer to read the text aloud and tell students to circle key words; elicit them and have students anticipate the narrated event encouraging them to give details (the part of the soccer match in which the goal was scored). 2. Listen and read the narration. With your partner, fill in the flow map to analyze the sequence of events. 30 110 You could explain to students that they will listen to the event they anticipated in Activity 1. Before you play the track, invite them to read the definitions of the glossary words on page 110; then, play Track 30 for them to follow the reading. Next, organize the class into pairs and, to have them analyze the sequence of events, give them some time to fill in the flow map. Tell them to identify the main actions and to paraphrase them in each space. Monitor while they work to offer help if required. Check by drawing the flow map on the board and inviting volunteers to write the answers. 3. Discuss with your classmates the purpose of the narration from the previous activity. To have the class determine the purpose of a narration, you may read the instructions aloud and invite different students to share their points of view. After listening to them, ask: How did the narration make you feel? Elicit answers from different students to have them reflect upon the fact that one important objective of the narration is to transmit emotions related to the narrated event. Differentiated Instruction For this activity you could use the Individual Response Card Strategy to help shy students participate without the fear of being heard. Tell students to take out a recycled sheet of paper, write their answer, and hand their sheets back to you. Once you have them all, you will read the answers aloud and discuss them as a class.
What Is Important When Narrating a Sports Event?
Social Practice of the Language To narrate a sports event Achievements • Explore narrations of sports events. • Understand general information and details of narrations of a sports event. • Narrate a brief fragment of a sports event. Product: Narration Family and Community Environment EPIC LAST MINUTE GOAL! Yesterday in the stadium we lived breathtaking minutes at the end of the match…
1 Read and circle key words.Then, discuss with your class which event took place the day before. 110
2 Listen and read the narration.With your partner,fill in the flow map to analyze the sequence of events. 30 110 …wait a minute… McPherson, The Ginger Prodigy attacker, is getting into the penalty area; Armand, the defender, is following him but he’s slower. English supporters are surely getting nervous now; if they don’t score a goal, we’ll go to extra time. Thompson throws the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Jones crosses the ball to the center… I can’t breathe… McPherson strikes… Goal! This was absolutely an outstanding movement! Jones and McPherson played it well; the goalkeeper couldn’t do anything. Brilliant game played by the English team. French supporters must be disappointed ; in the 90th minute they are losing 2-3…
3 Discuss with your classmates the purpose of the narration from the previous activity.
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Achievement
Explore narrations of sports events.
Teaching Guidelines
• Anticipate the narrated event from key words and previous knowledge. • Analyze the sequence of events. • Determine the purpose of a narration. Development What is the purpose of narrating a sports event? Ask: What is the purpose of narrating a sports event? Elicit answers encouraging students to share details they have heard in sports events narrations. 1. Read and circle key words. Then, discuss with your class which event took place the day before. 110 You may draw students’ attention to the picture and ask: Which event is that? (a soccer match). Then, to activate previous knowledge, ask: How do you know? (because of the gear they are using, the ball, and the place). Then, have students identify glossary words and invite them to check their meanings on page 110.
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