The document discusses strategies for teaching a short story in an English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom using a lower intermediate level story called "The Restaurant." It proposes a lesson plan with activities to build vocabulary, establish context, demonstrate listening comprehension, discuss the story, and answer questions. The plan aims to help students become familiar with the vocabulary and comprehend the passage. It references literature that supports using short stories to provide cultural exposure to the target language.
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1. UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGGICA LIBERTADOR INSTITUTO PEDAGGICO DE CARACAS MAESTRA EN ENSEANZA DEL INGLSCOMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA July 2011 SQUEEZING A SHORT STORY IN THE EFL CLASS Lic. Maite Sangr坦niz ICT in EFL
2. Why Literature? Literature can provide students with access to the culture of the people whose language they are studying (Lazar,G.p1993) According to Poe (in Abrams, 1970)a short story is . a narrative that can be read at one sitting.
3. THE PLAN SKILLS Grammar Identifying Past Tense Verbs LEVEL: Lower Intermediate
4. OBJECTIVES Become familiar with the vocabulary Set context Demonstrate listening Comprehension of passage Comprehend the story Answer questions orally Do actions according to Teachers directions
5. LESSON PLAN ACTIVITIES Activity Warm up Activity Building Vocabulary Activity Practice Activity Practice and Performance Activity Follow up
6. ACTIVATING SCHEMATA Spider Web Vocabulary related to restaurant Establishing Context hotel-restaurant Show Pictures Ask Triggering Questions
8. REFERENCES Abrahams, M.H.(1970) A glossary of literary terms. New York: Rinehart. Lazar, G (1993) Literature and Language Teaching-A guide for teachers and trainers. Cambridge University Press 1993.ISBN 0521414800 (hardback), ISBN 052140651 X (paperback) Penguin Readers Collection of Short Stories,The Restaurant.