A framework for receptive skills lessons
Reading skills lessons follow a similar procedure. Here is a basic lesson framework for practicing students’ receptive skills:
| Pre-reading / listening tasks | |
| Lead in | To activate students’ existing knowledge of the topic To generate interest in the theme / topic of the lesson |
| Prediction task (not always necessary) | To encourage students to predict / think about the content of the text and give them a reason to read it |
| Pre-teach vocabulary | To pre-teach key vocabulary needed to help students complete the tasks / understand the text |
| While reading / listening tasks | |
| Reading / listening for gist | To practice students’ ability to read / listen for gist /general understanding |
| Reading / listening for specific information | To practice students’ ability to read / listen for specific information |
| Reading / listening for detail | To practice students’ ability to read / listen for detail |
| Post-reading / listening tasks | |
| Speaking task / Writing task | To allow an opportunity to react to the text To practice oral / written fluency on the topic To provide an opportunity to personalize the topic |