Reading A2 Lesson 2

Goals
  1. You are able to name characteristics of a topic of a text.
  2. Guess the meaning of a word.
  3. Look a word up in the dictionary and compare it to your own interpration.
  4. Match a correct meaning of the word.
  5. Look up specific information in a text.
  6. Predict the ending of a story.
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This lesson contains 41 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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Goals
  1. You are able to name characteristics of a topic of a text.
  2. Guess the meaning of a word.
  3. Look a word up in the dictionary and compare it to your own interpration.
  4. Match a correct meaning of the word.
  5. Look up specific information in a text.
  6. Predict the ending of a story.

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Ex. 1. Video
The following video is about the topic of the text. After watching, fill in as many things you already know about the topic.

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Video

Digital Citizen

Slide 4 - Mind map

Ex. 2. Guessing the meaning
In the following slides, some words are shown that are from the reading text. Formulate a meaning for each word.

Slide 5 - Slide

1. A digital citizen

Slide 6 - Open question

2. Polite

Slide 7 - Open question

3. Safe

Slide 8 - Open question

4. to worry

Slide 9 - Open question

5. sensible

Slide 10 - Open question

6. privacy settings

Slide 11 - Open question

7. laws

Slide 12 - Open question

8. illegal

Slide 13 - Open question

Ex. 3. Matching
  • You have given your own interpretation of the words.
  • Look them up through the link.
  • Sort the answers and drag them to the word.

Slide 14 - Slide

a digital citizen
a person who lives in a modern world
a person who is active online

Slide 15 - Drag question

polite
respectful and kind
disrespectful and rude

Slide 16 - Drag question

safe
in danger
protected from danger

Slide 17 - Drag question

to worry
to feel nervous about meeting new people
to think about problems or fears

Slide 18 - Drag question

sensible
acting in a practical way
reacting quickly to changes

Slide 19 - Drag question

privacy settings
special places where you can be private
controls to make your information private

Slide 20 - Drag question

laws
rules that each country has
information about how to behave

Slide 21 - Drag question

illegal
respecting official rules
breaking official rules

Slide 22 - Drag question

Ex. 4. Reading
For your next assignment, you are going to read intensively and decide whether certain statements are true or false.

Slide 23 - Slide

1. You believe most of what you see on the internet.
A
True
B
False

Slide 25 - Quiz

2. You are interested in modern technology
A
True
B
False

Slide 26 - Quiz

3. You don’t worry about privacy settings.
A
True
B
False

Slide 27 - Quiz

4. You think about each photo before you share it.
A
True
B
False

Slide 28 - Quiz

5. You are polite to people online.
A
True
B
False

Slide 29 - Quiz

6. You share photos online every day.
A
True
B
False

Slide 30 - Quiz

7. You check information you read online
A
True
B
False

Slide 31 - Quiz

8. You know there are dangers online.
A
True
B
False

Slide 32 - Quiz

9. You don’t care about your country’s online rules.
A
True
B
False

Slide 33 - Quiz

10. You follow your country’s online rules.
A
True
B
False

Slide 34 - Quiz

Ex. 5. Fable
In the following video you'll find a short explanation of a fable. At the beginning of the first lesson, you were given a worksheet.
  • Read the exercise on the sheet.
  • Fill in your answers on it.

Slide 35 - Slide

Slide 36 - Video

Ex. 6. Fable
  • Now that you know the characteristics, here is a start of a fable. 
  • Write at least 5 sentences with the use of characteristics of a fable.
  • Create a suitable ending for the fable

Slide 37 - Slide

The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir from their dens by night or day.

Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said:

"I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful.

Slide 38 - Slide

Finish the story with all the elements of the Fable in at least 5 sentences.

Slide 39 - Open question

Exercise 7, Symbols
  • At the handout you were given at the beginning of the very first lesson, you'll find exercise 7.
  • Read the instructions carefully.
  • This exercise is only meant for the A2 group!!!!!

Slide 40 - Slide

Evaluate this lesson on it's difficulty.
Was it too hard or easy and why?

Slide 41 - Open question