Even when you have students that are at a low level, you can still discuss the news with them, This is a site that has human interest stories in three levels. Today I taught two cute boys via Skype, this story at a Level 1.
http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/old-wreck-is-found-level-1/
Vocabulary
Spanish = something from the country Spain
sink = you wash your hands in the sink this is a noun
sinks used as a verb The ship goes down into the water
1700 Seventeen hundred
1708 - Seventeen oh eight
wreck - the remains
bronze - copper and tin together very heavy and sturdy
Questions:
Where did the ship sink?
What was on the ship?
What was the cannon used for?
How many people died?
What year did the ship go down?
Why do find the ship now?
Did they find it?
What does the word want mean here?
Then, after asking all the questions, I asked the students to summarize in their own words the article.
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher
http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/old-wreck-is-found-level-1/
Vocabulary
Spanish = something from the country Spain
sink = you wash your hands in the sink this is a noun
sinks used as a verb The ship goes down into the water
1700 Seventeen hundred
1708 - Seventeen oh eight
wreck - the remains
bronze - copper and tin together very heavy and sturdy
Questions:
Where did the ship sink?
What was on the ship?
What was the cannon used for?
How many people died?
What year did the ship go down?
Why do find the ship now?
Did they find it?
What does the word want mean here?
Then, after asking all the questions, I asked the students to summarize in their own words the article.
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher
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