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SCHEME OF WORK: TEXTBOOK LESSON (UNIT 2)
LESSON 20 (Reading 4)
MAIN SKILL(S) FOCUS: Reading
THEME: People and Culture
WEEK: __ TOPIC: Ready for anything CROSS CURRICULAR ELEMENT(S): Science and LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR FOCUS: : words / phrases
Technology describing plot / setting / characters;

CONTENT LEARNING MATERIALS / DIFFERENTIATION
STANDARD STANDARD LEARNING OUTLINE REFERENCES STRATEGIES
Full Blast Plus 4
Main Skill Main Skill Pre-lesson Student’s Book, pp 28 - Support can be given to less
Activate prior knowledge in this lesson by brainstorming the main 29 proficient pupils during the
Reading 3.1 Reading 3.1.2 features of the detective story genre. Then continue with the pre- Teacher’s Book, pp 28- extra activity by giving them a
Understand a Understand specific reading Activity A in the Student’s Book. Allow pupils to discuss their 29 list of the main events to put
variety of texts by details and ideas with their talk partner(s) before collecting ideas as a class. List of typical features in order then use to
using a range of information in of the detective genre summarise the text.
appropriate extended texts on a Lesson delivery and other genres for
reading strategies wide range of This lesson focuses on Activities B, C and E. Activity D can be post-lesson activity. For additional differentiation
to construct familiar topics given for homework. See the Teacher’s Book for detailed guidance. strategies, please refer to the
meaning provided list of differentiation
For Activity B and C, give pupils the opportunity to check and strategies and select
Complementary Complementary discuss their answers in small groups before collecting responses. appropriate strategy/
Skill Skill In order to meet the complementary skill, before looking at Activity strategies based on the
E, ask pupils to close their books. In pairs, take it in turns to needs of the pupils.
Speaking 2.4 Speaking 2.4.1 summarise the main events from the text in order, starting with the
Communicate Summarise the hundred-thousand pound burglary of the Mazarin stone. Note that
appropriately to a main points of a the events are not given in chronological order in the text. When
small or large story, text or plot ready, collect some responses to share with the class; allow other
group on familiar pupils to add their ideas about the order of events if relevant. Pupils
topics then look at Activity E. Give pupils time to discuss their ideas with
their partner(s) before collecting answers.
Activities B and C focus on the main skill. Activity E focuses on the
complementary skill.
Post-lesson
Review features of detective stories. For example read out a list of
typical features. Some of these should be typical features of
detective stories and some should be typical features of other
genres such as science fiction or fantasy. Pupils respond by
showing appropriate card (red to show False, not a feature of
detective stories, and green to show True, a feature of detective
stories).

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