Teacher Guide
10mins - Introduction: Conversation - Discuss journalism with the student, speak about the roles journalism plays in society, the massive negative and positive impacts it can have on key issues and discuss the way it can effect peoples' lives. Encourage the student to speak about their personal views on journalism, ask what they would change about journalistic expression if they could.
05mins - Revision: Book work - Discuss the chapters of the book that were set for homework at the end of the previous lesson.
05mins - Comprehension: Answer the comprehension questions that accompany the newly read chapters of the book.
05mins - Mini Task: Brainstorm a list of words with the suffix 'ity'. Discuss what they have in common and in what cases the suffix is irrelevant to the meaning.
(-ity. a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition.)
e.g ability, responsibility, facility, agility.
15 mins - Test: 06 reading practice - part 6.
Answers: F, G, A, H, B, D, E
15mins - Creative Task: The student will be given a selection of vocabulary from the test they have just completed. They are to deduce and discuss the meaning of the vocabulary and then create a small piece of creative writing using the new vocabulary. Encourage the student to identify any similes they may already know.
Grapple, heritage, genetically, nooks, jumble, meticulously.
05mins - Warm down: I will set the student chapters of the book to read for homework whilst contemplating any new themes and/or characters that may have appeared.
1) Skim the entire text to understand the context.
2) Read the sentences before and after the gap and think about what information could be missing.
3) Look at the words directly before and after the gap. Consider a logical and natural way to link the two phrases. Consider the words that are used at the beginning of each paragraph option. Are negative or contrasting linking expressions being used? What information might these words be opposing?
4) Look out for words that move backwards and forwards in the text, such as it and this. Consider what these words are placeholders for.
5) If you think two paragraphs can fit into a gap, leave them and move on to the next question. As you fill gaps with sentences, you will narrow down the remaining options.
- F
- G
- A
- H
- B
- D
- E