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Celta: Assignment 3: Skills-Related
CELTA-June 2013
Assignment 3: Skills-Related
Part1: Justification of material choice
For this Skills-related assignment, my choice of authentic reading material is “Few Places with Better Stories”. from Asian Geographic magazine (no 78 issue 1/2011, pages 30 and 35). As this magazine is widely read and it is also a popular TV channel, the students will be able to relate to it easily. I decided to use this article as I think it is appropriate for English Language learners at the Intermediate level. The article deals with photography which can be a hobby or passion for many adult learners and hence they can identify with the author. It is also biographical, as the author narrates his experiences, thus the reader can bond with the narrator. This topic has a universal appeal and is not culturally biased. The article also has contemporary relevance as the author blends photography with nature, as the world is desperate to conserve it. “One test for useful reading might be to check how far tasks reflect real life uses of the same text. If a text is used in class in ways that are reasonably similar to real life, it is likely that the task will be effective” (Learning Teaching, Third edition 2011, Jims Scrivener, Macmillan)
But, most of all, this entire article is perfect for a reading activity, as the topic enables great discussions/productive skill extensions.
Part 2: Receptive skill task design
Lead In:
I think a good starting point for this lesson would be playing a clip of underwater life from National Geographic archive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSlFsbrUz2Q
Students are familiar with underwater life and the clip will help to set the context and situation. Students could first discuss with partners how they feel about the underwater photography. After eliciting some opinions and feelings, ask some additional, personalised questions like: “Have you seen underwater world at Sentosa?”
“Would you like be an underwater photographer?”
“Would you



Bibliography: Learning Teaching, Third Edition, Jim Scrivener, Macmillan, 2011 Harmer,J.The Practise of English Language Teaching, 3rd Edition, Longman, 2001

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