Critical reading

​1, To further develop skills in reading comprehension.

2, Practice skimming, scanning and close reading techniques.

3, Practice debating skills and expressing opinion.

​Lesson objectives:

​In this lesson you will:

• Do a warm up activity (5 minutes).

• Do pair work and read a text; answer questions about the text in pairs (50 minutes).

• Discuss the reading with other students (5 minutes).

• Do group work: write and present a story in groups (25 minutes).

• Discuss your opinion about the topic and what you learnt today (5 minutes).

What does fake mean?

What is the opposite of fake?

​Work with another student. Complete 8 sentences with a missing word.

You have 10 minutes for this task.

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You have 15 minutes for reading and 15 minutes to answer multiple choice questions (pair work).

You may use an online dictionary if you wish.

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​Extended reading

10 minutes.

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​Check and discuss answers

Find real news OR make up fake news about something related to the film industry.

Group work

Your classmates have to say if they think it is real news or fake news, and why.

Present the story to the class