Answer to Question #227848 in English for Thandeka

Question

Explain and describe the pre-reading activities that you would use in your reading
class.

Answer 1

1. Speed chatting. Prepare one or two simple questions related to the topic of the reading. Ask the class to make two rows facing each other. Then, encourage your learners to ask each other the questions, but warn them that they only have 60 seconds to do so. Once the 60 seconds are up, one of the rows rotates so each learner has a new partner. Repeat the process several times.
2. Discussion. Encourage the learners to have a discussion about the topic of the reading. Prepare four or five sentences with various opinions relating to the reading. Read them out to the class and then place them around the room to encourage that group to prepare reasons for agreeing with that particular sentence. Once they have done this, the learners can then interact with people from other groups to share their opinions and reasons.
3. Brainstorming. Give the class five minutes to brainstorm ideas relating to the topic of the reading. Then give them a further five minutes to organize their ideas and to form sentences. Once they have completed this, encourage them to get up and move around the room and share their ideas with other learners.
4. Pictures. Select three or four pictures that relate to the topic of the reading. Ask the students to make small groups and give each group a copy of the pictures. The learners should work together to connect the pictures and to try to guess what the reading will be about. Each group takes it in turns presenting their ideas.
5. The title. Ask the students to make small groups and tell the groups the title of the reading. The learners should work together to pool their knowledge of this topic. Again, once the group has finished, each group can share their ideas with the other groups.