Water: facts and myths (Ele 3 Wed/Fri 2010)

The lesson focused on the topic of water -interesting facts and myths!
In addition the countable/uncountable expressions:how many/how much and quantifiers a lot/not much etc

Pronunciation warmer: /w/ /v/ and /b/ sounds.

1) Speaking activity:How much water do you drink? questionnaire.
The students interview each other and compare/discuss their answers with another pair.

2) Reading/discussion activity: water -facts and myths.
In pairs the students read/answer the questions and discuss their answers and then again with another pair

From the book Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms,Richards,J.C.,in the chapter,approaches to classroom investigation,some important procedures are recommended:
Bailey 1990,Porter et al.1990,Walker 1985 state that it's important to make entries on a regular basis and immediately spend time after the lesson in writing up about the lesson
In addition to review the journal entries as some things which were not obviously apparent might appear so later on.

On page 16 Richards,J.C. mentions some reflection questions to guide thé writing of the journal:
What did you set out to teach?
Were you able to accomplish your goals?
What teaching materisls did you use?
What grouping arrangements did you use?

Did anything amusing or unusual occur?
Did you discover anything new?
Did students contribute actively to the lesson?
Were the students challenged by the lesson?
What do you think the students really learned from the lesson?
What did they like most about the lesson?
What didn't they respond to?