Prepared By : Ms.Jamila
Subject: English
Topic: Amelia Earhart
Date: 02/05/2015
Course/Programme:
Resources: worksheet, white board, projector
(If working), cue card, flashcards & reading
passage
Duration: 45 min
Level: advance
Section:----
Venue: -----
General Objectives: At the end of the session, the student will –
Personal aims: To motivate students to work together actively.
-able to use vocabulary words in context
Anticipated problems for students: The text may be a bit boring to them as it is
about flying.
-define what a biography is
-answer questions based on the passage
Skills
Reading – Reading skills including recognizing the main point in
Anticipated problems for teacher: Students may be shy and slow in reading and
discussing the story.
paragraphs, reading for gist, detail and comprehension.
Solution: I will show a documentary to make the lesson more lively and
real.
Writing – writing answers
Timing
Tutor Input
Interaction
Assessment
Resources
Introducing the topic
5 min
Warm-up
Start by a riddle –Ask S
What is:
-greater than God?
-more evil than the devil?
T-S
- Q&A,
observation.
White board and markers
And what do .
-the poor have?
-the rich need?
Answers to all = NOTHING
10 min
1. Display picture1(index1) and
elicit from Ss
 Who do you think she is?
 Why is she wearing such a dress?
 Was she famous and what do you
think is her story?
 Which era does she come from?
T-S
-Q&A
eliciting/
discussion/
critical eye.
-ppt -picture1(index1)
1

What comes to your mind when
you see this photo?
 Do you think women can fly
planes?
2. Ss write their answers after discussing
with each other on a slip of paper and
then see how close they were to the title
and story.
3. Display the title of the biography.
Explain what a biography means.
S-S
Q&A
Main lesson focus
S-S
15 min
15 min
1. Show students the documentary
on the personality.
2. Ss talk about what they think
about her and their feelings after
watching the film
3. Hand-out1 (index1) pre-teach
vocabulary and review exercise.
Review the key vocabulary
section provided with each
reading / dialogue. Make sure
students understand this
vocabulary. Ss are required to
construct their own sentences as
homework.
1. Give out reading worksheet#
2(index2) Comprehension
passage with questions–Ask Ss
to read reading / dialogue, have
students first read the dialogue
and then pair up to practice
reading the dialogue aloud.
Have students switch roles and
practice a number of times. Go
around the class and help
students with pronunciation,
intonation and stress.
Ss discuss the questions on the passage
-Observation,
Q&A, peer
editing.
Video *1(index3)(Lesson1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFMcznr76_M
-hand-out 1(index1)/vocabulary sheet & review
S-S
-Observation,
Q&A and critical
ear/ eye peer
editing.
-worksheet #2(index2)
Citation: Esllibrary.com
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and write the answers.
**Technical
problem
*Should the lesson run slower than
expected, then I will go through the
answers for the last task after the break.
However the lesson should run faster than
expected then I will have an additional
worksheet to do in class.
**If the projector doesn’t work I will use the
white board instead.
Appendices
Picture1 (index1)
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Name: ............................................
Date: ....................................
VOCABULARY WORKSHEET (index1)
Amelia Earhart
Total points: 6 / ..........
OBJECTIVES: to be able to state the meanings of vocabulary words and apply them in writing
Study the vocabulary words and their meanings. Write your own sentences below.
1.
airplane
- (n) a vehicle designed for air travel that has wings and one or more engines:
She has her own private airplane.
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2.
pilot
- (n) a person who flies an aircraft:
Amelia was a pilot.
3.
Atlantic
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- (adj) belonging to or relating to the Atlantic Ocean
No one ever flew over the Atlantic.
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4.
heroine
- (n) a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great
Florence Nightingale was the heroine of the medical team during the war.
5.
contact
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- (n) communication with someone, especially by speaking or writing to them regularly:
I'd hate to lose contact with my old school friends.
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6.
challenge
- (n) (the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort
Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest challenges faced by scientists today .
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REVIEW SHEET
Amelia Earhart
Vocabulary Review
A. Unscramble the words
Unscramble the words the words below from the story.
Then write one original sentence for each word.
WORD
UNSCRAMBLED
SENTENCE
1.aaneirpl
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2.lopit
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3. anwmo
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4.nticatla
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5.oinereh
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6.ueyjorn
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7.nactcto
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8.gechllena
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Name : __________________
Date: ___________________
Worksheet # 2(index2)
Amelia Earhart
Reading
1. In 1932, in a small field in Northern Ireland, a man watched an airplane land.
He walked to the airplane and the pilot jumped out. The pilot was a young woman!
With a big smile, the woman asked, “Where am I?” ”In Gallegher’s pasture,” he said.
“Have you come far?” “From America,” she said.
2. The pilot was Amelia Earhart. Amelia was a member of a famous group of women pilots
called the “Ninety-Nines”. The Ninety-Nines began with 99 members in 1930.By 1935,
there were over 600 women in the group.
3. Amelia Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly over the Atlantic by herself. She became
a national heroine. Next, she wanted a bigger challenge. She wanted to fly around the world.
4. On June 1, 1937, she started her journey around the world from Miami, Florida. She stopped
in Puerto Rico, Karachi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Singapore, and Bandoeng.The whole world watched
as Amelia flew around the globe. By June 29, she reached New Guinea. She had travelled 22,000
miles. There were only 7,000 miles to go. Amelia left New Guinea on July 2, but she was never seen
again. Her last radio contact was near Howland Island in the South Pacific.
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Amelia Earhart
Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions using complete sentences.
1. When did a man watch an airplane land in a pasture?
9. What was Amelia’s next challenge?
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2. Was the pilot a young boy?
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10. When did she began her journey around the world?
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3. What did the woman ask?
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11. Name two places she stopped.
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4. Where did she come from?
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12. Where did she reach by June 29?
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5. Who was the pilot?
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13. How many miles were there to go?
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6. What group was Amelia Earhart a member of?
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14. When did she leave New Guinea?
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7. How many members were there by 1935?
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15. Where was her last radio contact?
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8. Was Amelia Earhart the second woman pilot to fly over the Atlantic?
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