Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
APHELELE 01/11/2022 Upper-intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Four skills- Reading
Lesson Topic:
Why being kind to others is good for your health
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 understand a piece of writing by using reading techniques which increase Demonstrate their comprehension of the text by completing at least two
the level of focus e.g. ‘reading for gist’ to ‘reading for details. ’ activities:
Activity 1; Reproduce the original text.
Activity 2; answer and discuss the questions with a partner based on the
details found in the passage.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Some students may become discouraged that they do not 1. T need to ensure that the students do understand the purpose of the
understand every word, grammar structure or comprehend every lesson clear that it is to improve their reading skills so that they are
aspect of the text. able to extract specific pieces of information not to understand every
aspect of the text. T can pair weaker students with strong students for
2. When weak students are paired with strong students during group extra encouragement.
work or discussion, weak students may feel overpowered by strong 2. It is better when the teacher know all of his/her student ages to avoid
students or less confident or be shy to speak. 18 year old leaner may such situations, teacher can try to lower the age gap when grouping
feel overpowered/less confident when paired with 23 year old them together and to know his/her strong, weak or intermediate
learner. students, so that the teacher can group strong students with
intermediate students and weak students with intermediate students.
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, 3. Some students may struggle to understand the tense and grammar
pretexts of the target vocabulary within the text. 3. Within presentation (MFP) special care need to be taken to highlight
the fact that may appear conjugated within the text, not in their basic
form. Basic form will be presented to them at this stage.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
why being kind to others is good for your health
Newspapers started writing about Betty Lowe when she was 96 years old. Despite being long past retirement age, she was still volunteering at a cafe at Salford Royal
Hospital in Greater Manchester, UK, serving coffee, washing dishes and chatting to patients. Then Lowe turned 100. “Still volunteers at hospital”, the headlines ran. Then
she reached 102 and the headlines declared: “Still volunteering”. The same again when she turned 104. Even at 106, Lowe would work at the cafe once a week , despite her
failing eyesight.
Lowe told the reporters who interviewed her that the reason she kept working at the cafe long after most people would have chosen to put their feet up was because she
believed volunteering kept her healthy. And she was probably right. Science reveals that altruistic behaviours, from formal volunteering and monetary donations to random
acts of everyday kindness, promote wellbeing and longevity.
Studies show, for instance, that volunteering correlates with a 24% lower risk of early death – about the same as eating six or more servings of fruits and vegetables each
day, according to some studies. What’s more, volunteers have a lower risk of high blood glucose , and a lower risk of the inflammation levels connected to heart disease.
They also spend 38% fewer nights in hospitals than people who shy from involvement in charities.
And these health-boosting impacts of volunteering appear to be found in all corners of the world, from Spain and Egypt to Uganda and Jamaica, according to one study
based on the data from the Gallup World Poll.
Of course, it could be that people who are in better health to begin with are simply more likely to be in a position to pick up volunteering. If you are suffering from severe
arthritis, for example, the chances are you won’t be keen to sign up to work at a soup kitchen.
“There is research suggesting that people who are in better health are more likely to volunteer, but because scientists are very well aware of that, in our studies we
statistically control for that,” says Sara Konrath, a psychologist and philanthropy researcher at Indiana University.
Even when scientists remove the effects of pre-existing health, the impacts of volunteering on wellbeing still remain strong. What’s more, several randomised lab
experiments shed light on the biological mechanisms through which helping others can boost our health.
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APHELELE 01/11/2022 Upper-intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Four skills- Reading
Lesson Topic:
Why being kind to others is good for your health
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 understand a piece of writing by using reading techniques which increase Demonstrate their comprehension of the text by completing at least two
the level of focus e.g. ‘reading for gist’ to ‘reading for details. ’ activities:
Activity 1; Reproduce the original text.
Activity 2; answer and discuss the questions with a partner based on the
details found in the passage.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Some students may become discouraged that they do not 1. T need to ensure that the students do understand the purpose of the
understand every word, grammar structure or comprehend every lesson clear that it is to improve their reading skills so that they are
aspect of the text. able to extract specific pieces of information not to understand every
aspect of the text. T can pair weaker students with strong students for
2. When weak students are paired with strong students during group extra encouragement.
work or discussion, weak students may feel overpowered by strong 2. It is better when the teacher know all of his/her student ages to avoid
students or less confident or be shy to speak. 18 year old leaner may such situations, teacher can try to lower the age gap when grouping
feel overpowered/less confident when paired with 23 year old them together and to know his/her strong, weak or intermediate
learner. students, so that the teacher can group strong students with
intermediate students and weak students with intermediate students.
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, 3. Some students may struggle to understand the tense and grammar
pretexts of the target vocabulary within the text. 3. Within presentation (MFP) special care need to be taken to highlight
the fact that may appear conjugated within the text, not in their basic
form. Basic form will be presented to them at this stage.
Authentic Text (insert reading text here or link to the listening recording)
why being kind to others is good for your health
Newspapers started writing about Betty Lowe when she was 96 years old. Despite being long past retirement age, she was still volunteering at a cafe at Salford Royal
Hospital in Greater Manchester, UK, serving coffee, washing dishes and chatting to patients. Then Lowe turned 100. “Still volunteers at hospital”, the headlines ran. Then
she reached 102 and the headlines declared: “Still volunteering”. The same again when she turned 104. Even at 106, Lowe would work at the cafe once a week , despite her
failing eyesight.
Lowe told the reporters who interviewed her that the reason she kept working at the cafe long after most people would have chosen to put their feet up was because she
believed volunteering kept her healthy. And she was probably right. Science reveals that altruistic behaviours, from formal volunteering and monetary donations to random
acts of everyday kindness, promote wellbeing and longevity.
Studies show, for instance, that volunteering correlates with a 24% lower risk of early death – about the same as eating six or more servings of fruits and vegetables each
day, according to some studies. What’s more, volunteers have a lower risk of high blood glucose , and a lower risk of the inflammation levels connected to heart disease.
They also spend 38% fewer nights in hospitals than people who shy from involvement in charities.
And these health-boosting impacts of volunteering appear to be found in all corners of the world, from Spain and Egypt to Uganda and Jamaica, according to one study
based on the data from the Gallup World Poll.
Of course, it could be that people who are in better health to begin with are simply more likely to be in a position to pick up volunteering. If you are suffering from severe
arthritis, for example, the chances are you won’t be keen to sign up to work at a soup kitchen.
“There is research suggesting that people who are in better health are more likely to volunteer, but because scientists are very well aware of that, in our studies we
statistically control for that,” says Sara Konrath, a psychologist and philanthropy researcher at Indiana University.
Even when scientists remove the effects of pre-existing health, the impacts of volunteering on wellbeing still remain strong. What’s more, several randomised lab
experiments shed light on the biological mechanisms through which helping others can boost our health.
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