Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Abbi 20/04/2022 Upper-immediate (B2) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Reading lesson
Lesson Topic: Bullfighting in Spain
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 develop 2 sub-skills of reading English, reading for gist(skim Students will have the ability to read through texts quickly to
reading) and reading for specific information (scanning) understand the main purpose of the story.
Students will have the ability to become aware of the type of
information they are looking for and look for specific information and
key points of a text.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Age- Adult students have emotional barriers eg feel embarrassed and 1. T will use positive reinforcement, provide an encouraging and
frustrated when making mistakes. These students often have outside supportive learning environment for the students, by motivating them
responsibilities and they value their time, adult learners often take when mistakes are made, this will aid them to learn better and
responsibility for their own success or failure at learning. encourage them to move forward.
2. Monolingual – the students only speak their L1, English could be difficult 2. The topic of the lesson is bullfighting in Spain. This is something
for them to understand because they are used to speaking, reading and students are familiar with, students will not feel nervous about being
writing one language. introduced to an entirely new language, by the certain use of Spanish
words in the text and activities (activity 3) which involves their L1 and
3. Spanish-speakers -students will have a thick accent when speaking L2, students will gradually transition into the new language
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, English. They tend to put an extra e at the beginning of words that start effortlessly.
with s . They also have problems with the th sound, and may pronounce
the v as b. 3. I have chosen11 relevant target languages that students may have
difficulty pronunciating, With the use of the phonemic script which
allows me to break down words syllable by syllable. The CIC method
will enable students to enunciate words accordingly and focus on
word stress.
Authentic Text
THE FIGHTING BULL THROUGH HISTORY
The fighting bull or toro bravo is a male specimen of a race which is specifically bread for its participation in this kind of shows. These are indigenous
animals from the Iberian Peninsula that have evolved to our days, developing some special characteristics. Their self-defense instinct, temper, complexion
and horns are just some of them.
The ancestor of this bull, the urus, was present in several places around the world. Many civilizations use to adore them. We can find some kind of cult to this
animals and divine sacrifices in the Greek Church of Crete and the ancient biblical texts.
Bulls also played a key role in the religious ceremonies of the prehistorical tribes. In fact, bull rings probably find their origin in Celtiberian temples, where
they used to offer sacrifices. Close to Numancia, in the province of Soria, one of those is still preserved.
Some time after that, the Greek and Roman influence transformed these cults into shows. During the Middle Ages, horse bullfighting was one of the
most popular activities among the aristocrats. In the 18th Century, this tradition was abandoned, and the youth invented the kind of bullfighting we know
today, where the torero is standing. Francisco Romero was a key character to fix the rules of this new show.
BULLFIGHTING FESTIVITIES
Nowadays, we still preserve several fiestas that have the bull as the protagonist of the event. Undoubtedly, the most popular ones are bullfights. However,
Spanish popular festivities offer also bull runs and acrobatic shows, among others.
Bullfights take place at the bull rings and aim to subdue the animal. They begin with a short stroll around the ring, or paseíllo, and all the participants of the
event are introduced. After asking for permission to open the bull door or toril, the first animal comes out.
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Abbi 20/04/2022 Upper-immediate (B2) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Reading lesson
Lesson Topic: Bullfighting in Spain
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 develop 2 sub-skills of reading English, reading for gist(skim Students will have the ability to read through texts quickly to
reading) and reading for specific information (scanning) understand the main purpose of the story.
Students will have the ability to become aware of the type of
information they are looking for and look for specific information and
key points of a text.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Age- Adult students have emotional barriers eg feel embarrassed and 1. T will use positive reinforcement, provide an encouraging and
frustrated when making mistakes. These students often have outside supportive learning environment for the students, by motivating them
responsibilities and they value their time, adult learners often take when mistakes are made, this will aid them to learn better and
responsibility for their own success or failure at learning. encourage them to move forward.
2. Monolingual – the students only speak their L1, English could be difficult 2. The topic of the lesson is bullfighting in Spain. This is something
for them to understand because they are used to speaking, reading and students are familiar with, students will not feel nervous about being
writing one language. introduced to an entirely new language, by the certain use of Spanish
words in the text and activities (activity 3) which involves their L1 and
3. Spanish-speakers -students will have a thick accent when speaking L2, students will gradually transition into the new language
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, English. They tend to put an extra e at the beginning of words that start effortlessly.
with s . They also have problems with the th sound, and may pronounce
the v as b. 3. I have chosen11 relevant target languages that students may have
difficulty pronunciating, With the use of the phonemic script which
allows me to break down words syllable by syllable. The CIC method
will enable students to enunciate words accordingly and focus on
word stress.
Authentic Text
THE FIGHTING BULL THROUGH HISTORY
The fighting bull or toro bravo is a male specimen of a race which is specifically bread for its participation in this kind of shows. These are indigenous
animals from the Iberian Peninsula that have evolved to our days, developing some special characteristics. Their self-defense instinct, temper, complexion
and horns are just some of them.
The ancestor of this bull, the urus, was present in several places around the world. Many civilizations use to adore them. We can find some kind of cult to this
animals and divine sacrifices in the Greek Church of Crete and the ancient biblical texts.
Bulls also played a key role in the religious ceremonies of the prehistorical tribes. In fact, bull rings probably find their origin in Celtiberian temples, where
they used to offer sacrifices. Close to Numancia, in the province of Soria, one of those is still preserved.
Some time after that, the Greek and Roman influence transformed these cults into shows. During the Middle Ages, horse bullfighting was one of the
most popular activities among the aristocrats. In the 18th Century, this tradition was abandoned, and the youth invented the kind of bullfighting we know
today, where the torero is standing. Francisco Romero was a key character to fix the rules of this new show.
BULLFIGHTING FESTIVITIES
Nowadays, we still preserve several fiestas that have the bull as the protagonist of the event. Undoubtedly, the most popular ones are bullfights. However,
Spanish popular festivities offer also bull runs and acrobatic shows, among others.
Bullfights take place at the bull rings and aim to subdue the animal. They begin with a short stroll around the ring, or paseíllo, and all the participants of the
event are introduced. After asking for permission to open the bull door or toril, the first animal comes out.
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