Activities to practice and reinforce personal information, reading strategies and verbs of preference. Mainly focused on Chilean education and esl learners

1. Personal information
What’s your
first name?
What’s your last
name?
What’s your
surname?
What’s your full
name?
Where do you
live?
What’s your
phone number?
How old are
you?
What’s your ID
number?
Where were
your born?
My name is
Tony.
My last name is
Pepper.
My surname is
Stark.
My full name is
Tony Stark Pepper.
I live in
Villarrica.
My phone number
is 956704343.
I am 15 years
old.
My ID number
is 17.456.211-k
I was born in
Cauquenes.
Where are you
from?
I am from Chile.

2. Strategy What readers do
Activate prior
knowledge
Create a link between what you are about to learn and what you already know.
Crea un enlace entre lo que estás a punto de aprender y lo que ya sabes.
Before
reading
Picture walk Flip through the text to look for any pictures or graphics.
Revisa el texto para buscar imágenes o gráficos.
Predict Predict what will happen next.
Predice lo que pasará a continuación.
Identify the
purpose
Think about the different types of purpose (persuade, inform, entertain, etc.) and try to identify it.
Piensa sobre los diferentes propósitos de un texto (persuadir, informar, entretener, etc.) e intenta identificarlo.
Visualize Create images of what is happening or what might happen next.
Crea imágenes de lo que está pasando o podría pasar.
Make connections Make connections from what the author is talking about to what you already know.
Has conexiones entre lo que el autor dice y lo que ya sabes.
During
reading
Mark the text Highlight, underline, or write in the margins important details as you read.
Destaca, subraya, o escribe en los márgenes detalles importantes a medida que lees.
Use graphic
organizers
Mark down information on a graphic organizer.
Anota informción en un organizador gráfico.
Put it in your own
words
Put what the author is saying into your on words. This is helpful to clarify your information.
Escribe lo que el autor está diciendo con tus propias palabras, esto te ayudará a aclarar tu información.
Reflect Once you finish the text, reflect on what you read.
Una vez que termines el texto, reflexiona sobre lo que leíste.
Rearead After reading the text once, go back and read it again.
Después de leer el texto una vez, regresa y leelo de nuevo.
After
reading
Summarize Combine the important facts in a summary
Combina los hechos importantes en un resúmen.
Ask questions Once you’ve finished reading, ask yourself questions about what you read.
Una vez finalizada la lectura, pregúntate a ti mismo sobre lo que acabas de leer.
Present the A great way to increase comprehension after reading a text is to present the information.

3. Reinforcement:
Likes - dislikes
Like
Enjoy
Be + keen on
Love
Adore
Be + a big fan of
Prefer
Mini Lesson
Dislike
Don’t like
Be + not keen on
Hate
Detest
Be + not a big fan of
Can’t stand

4. Activity
Do you like? Or not?
Ask 1 classmate and answer
using two different and new expressions.

5. Closing: Feedback
How do you
feel about
this class?
What did I
learn today?