ENGLISH TEFL5Assignment 3 Ex.
Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
XXX XXX Pre-Intermediate (A2) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Four Skills - Reading
Lesson Topic:
Turkish History in England
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
To glean an understanding of a piece of writing through utilising Demonstrated their comprehension of the text via completing two
reading techniques which increase in levels of focus e.g. 'reading activities: 1) ordering ‘story strips’ to reproduce the original text
for gist ' to 'reading for detail’. and 2) answering and discussing questions with a partner
regarding the details of the passage.
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, ENGLISH TEFL5Assignment 3 Ex.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Turkish is a 'Subject-Object-Verb' ordered language with is essentially the 1. The lesson is structured to allow a gradual increase in informational
opposite of English. This could cause problems when reading larger, more uptake going from predicting to reading for gist to reading for detail. This
complex sentences. should allow the students to slowly pick apart sentences in order to arrive
2. Some students may fail to understand the tense and grammar pretexts of at an eventual understanding, as opposed to requiring that they intake the
the target vocabulary within the text e.g. Flourish: verb - to Flourish information in one go. CCQs will also be asked to ensure comprehension.
(Infinitive), in the text it is in its past tense form. 2. Within Presentation (MFP), special care will be taken to highlight the fact
3. Some students may become disheartened that they cannot fully that they may appear conjugated within the text and not in their basic
comprehend every aspect of the text or do not understand every word or form. The basic form will obviously be presented to them during this stage.
grammar structure. 3. I will make it clear that the purpose of this lesson is to improve your reading
skills so that you are better able to extract specific pieces of information and
not necessarily to understand every aspect of the text. I will also pair
stronger students with weaker ones to give further encouragement and
help.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or script of the listening with a link to the recording)
Turkish History in England
Turkish People first began to land in England during the seventeenth century when they had been freed from slavery by English pirates. Queen Elizabeth I
wanted to cultivate good relations with the Ottomans as well as trying to resist the Spanish. Therefore, the release of the slaves was in the pursuit of
diplomacy. As a result, Murad III helped to divide the naval force intended for the Spanish Armada. This ultimately led to its defeat in 1588 which potentially
saved England from coming under Spanish rule.
In 1627 there were nearly 40 Muslims living in London. Although their precise origins cannot be distinguished, it was the Turkish Muslim culture which made
a dramatic impression on English society during the seventeenth century with the introduction of coffee houses. The Turks in London worked as tailors,
shoemakers, button makers and even solicitors. By the early 1650s, an English merchant who had been trading in the Ottoman Levant returned to London
with a Turkish servant who introduced the making of Turkish coffee. By 1652 the first coffee house had opened in London and within a decade more than 80
establishments flourished in the city.
In today's society, Turkish Coffee shops are very popular as is Turkish Coffee. There is a thriving Turkish community within England which has provided this
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Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
XXX XXX Pre-Intermediate (A2) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Four Skills - Reading
Lesson Topic:
Turkish History in England
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
To glean an understanding of a piece of writing through utilising Demonstrated their comprehension of the text via completing two
reading techniques which increase in levels of focus e.g. 'reading activities: 1) ordering ‘story strips’ to reproduce the original text
for gist ' to 'reading for detail’. and 2) answering and discussing questions with a partner
regarding the details of the passage.
1 i-to-i LOVE TEFL Lesson Plan
, ENGLISH TEFL5Assignment 3 Ex.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Turkish is a 'Subject-Object-Verb' ordered language with is essentially the 1. The lesson is structured to allow a gradual increase in informational
opposite of English. This could cause problems when reading larger, more uptake going from predicting to reading for gist to reading for detail. This
complex sentences. should allow the students to slowly pick apart sentences in order to arrive
2. Some students may fail to understand the tense and grammar pretexts of at an eventual understanding, as opposed to requiring that they intake the
the target vocabulary within the text e.g. Flourish: verb - to Flourish information in one go. CCQs will also be asked to ensure comprehension.
(Infinitive), in the text it is in its past tense form. 2. Within Presentation (MFP), special care will be taken to highlight the fact
3. Some students may become disheartened that they cannot fully that they may appear conjugated within the text and not in their basic
comprehend every aspect of the text or do not understand every word or form. The basic form will obviously be presented to them during this stage.
grammar structure. 3. I will make it clear that the purpose of this lesson is to improve your reading
skills so that you are better able to extract specific pieces of information and
not necessarily to understand every aspect of the text. I will also pair
stronger students with weaker ones to give further encouragement and
help.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or script of the listening with a link to the recording)
Turkish History in England
Turkish People first began to land in England during the seventeenth century when they had been freed from slavery by English pirates. Queen Elizabeth I
wanted to cultivate good relations with the Ottomans as well as trying to resist the Spanish. Therefore, the release of the slaves was in the pursuit of
diplomacy. As a result, Murad III helped to divide the naval force intended for the Spanish Armada. This ultimately led to its defeat in 1588 which potentially
saved England from coming under Spanish rule.
In 1627 there were nearly 40 Muslims living in London. Although their precise origins cannot be distinguished, it was the Turkish Muslim culture which made
a dramatic impression on English society during the seventeenth century with the introduction of coffee houses. The Turks in London worked as tailors,
shoemakers, button makers and even solicitors. By the early 1650s, an English merchant who had been trading in the Ottoman Levant returned to London
with a Turkish servant who introduced the making of Turkish coffee. By 1652 the first coffee house had opened in London and within a decade more than 80
establishments flourished in the city.
In today's society, Turkish Coffee shops are very popular as is Turkish Coffee. There is a thriving Turkish community within England which has provided this
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