Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Miss Nuha Alli 21 July 2021 Upper-intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Reading
Lesson Topic:
Explainer: What caused South Africa’s week of rioting?
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…
Read for gist and specific information when reading various Displayed their understanding of comprehension through
authentic materials such as a newspaper article. activities. First, information sharing activity. Second, restructuring
the order of the text.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The class is made up of purely Spanish learners. The 1. I will have to draw learners to the lesson. I can do this by
challenge that may be presented is students using their engaging in a conversation with a strong student to draw
native language to communicate with one another thus the attention back to me.
diverting from the lesson.
2. I will pair stronger students with weaker students. I will
2. Some students may lose confidence as they may not make sure that the essence of the lesson is not to know
understand every word as a comprehension generally every single word but to read and understand the word.
introduces new vocabulary.
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, 3. I will use drilling techniques. I will also ensure learners
3. Pronunciation of certain words especially with Spanish notice how I move my mouth. I will make use of phenomics
learners. The letter ‘p’ may present problems. chart.
4. Students may experience difficulty in understanding key 4. I will place a warmer activity to boost vocabulary to make
words. understanding easier.
5. Students may find it hard to gather the main idea thus 5. I will create cues to assist learners such as asking questions
difficulty in formulating questions. and repeating their answers.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Explainer: What caused South Africa’s week of rioting?
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has been rocked by the worst violence since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. Here is a closer
look at the unrest.
WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE?
The unrest began on July 8 when former President Jacob Zuma started serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. Supporters
in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal set up roadblocks on major highways and burned about 20 trucks. The protests closed the N3 and N2
highways, which link the Indian Ocean ports of Durban and Richard’s Bay to the industrial hub of Johannesburg and to Cape Town.
The unrest spread within KwaZulu-Natal, where shopping malls and centers were ransacked by mobs that took food, electronics, clothes and
liquor. Attacks on retail centers also spread inland to Gauteng province, to Johannesburg, the country’s largest city, and to Pretoria, the capital.
In Durban and Pietermaritzburg, crowds attacked warehouses for major retailers and factories, which were set alight. Several burned until their
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Miss Nuha Alli 21 July 2021 Upper-intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Reading
Lesson Topic:
Explainer: What caused South Africa’s week of rioting?
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…
Read for gist and specific information when reading various Displayed their understanding of comprehension through
authentic materials such as a newspaper article. activities. First, information sharing activity. Second, restructuring
the order of the text.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The class is made up of purely Spanish learners. The 1. I will have to draw learners to the lesson. I can do this by
challenge that may be presented is students using their engaging in a conversation with a strong student to draw
native language to communicate with one another thus the attention back to me.
diverting from the lesson.
2. I will pair stronger students with weaker students. I will
2. Some students may lose confidence as they may not make sure that the essence of the lesson is not to know
understand every word as a comprehension generally every single word but to read and understand the word.
introduces new vocabulary.
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, 3. I will use drilling techniques. I will also ensure learners
3. Pronunciation of certain words especially with Spanish notice how I move my mouth. I will make use of phenomics
learners. The letter ‘p’ may present problems. chart.
4. Students may experience difficulty in understanding key 4. I will place a warmer activity to boost vocabulary to make
words. understanding easier.
5. Students may find it hard to gather the main idea thus 5. I will create cues to assist learners such as asking questions
difficulty in formulating questions. and repeating their answers.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
Explainer: What caused South Africa’s week of rioting?
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has been rocked by the worst violence since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. Here is a closer
look at the unrest.
WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE?
The unrest began on July 8 when former President Jacob Zuma started serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. Supporters
in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal set up roadblocks on major highways and burned about 20 trucks. The protests closed the N3 and N2
highways, which link the Indian Ocean ports of Durban and Richard’s Bay to the industrial hub of Johannesburg and to Cape Town.
The unrest spread within KwaZulu-Natal, where shopping malls and centers were ransacked by mobs that took food, electronics, clothes and
liquor. Attacks on retail centers also spread inland to Gauteng province, to Johannesburg, the country’s largest city, and to Pretoria, the capital.
In Durban and Pietermaritzburg, crowds attacked warehouses for major retailers and factories, which were set alight. Several burned until their
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