We looked at Marina Bay Hotel, Botanic Gardens and just some random ‘green’ buildings. My students were fascinated by Singapore and its futuristic architecture. We also looked at ‘green’ buildings in more detail using Google search. Students tried to describe them and choose the one they liked most. Images: We then worked with the images of the buildings accompanying the text.In your country, are new buildings very different from old buildings? If yes, then what makes them different? Which buildings do you like more?
– The architect said that ‘there have been many changes in home design in the last 30 years’. – Do you think it’s a good idea to use glass and plastic as building materials? Why (not)? – How are ‘green’ houses different from any other types of houses? I then threw in some more affectively engaging comprehension questions that encouraged students to reflect on some statements in the text and share their opinions. Post-reading: The text is followed by typical comprehension questions that don’t require actual understanding of the text, but we still did them.Students were encouraged to use bilingual dictionaries (I’m trying to teach them to use those instead of Google Translate) or ask each other or me for help. Reading: Nothing innovative here – just good old reading.(It also allowed them to review comparisons.) They were encouraged to show photos (if they had any) and share their feelings about those buildings. Warm-up: I asked students to describe and compare the buildings they live in here in Bournemouth and in their home country.I especially like the fact that it was an interview and features images of the buildings mentioned by the interviewee. I used a text called Architect’s World from UNLOCK Reading & Writing A1. Well, obvisouly, I couldn’t resist the temptation to run a quick experiment 🙂 It felt really nice to compare those two as well as combine them to see a bigger picture. Gabriel Diaz Maggioli at IATEFL in Belfast just a couple of weeks ago. This overlapped with the plenary given by Dr. One of the modules focussed on affective learning and, in particular, making reading more emotionally and congitively engaging. I’m currently taking an online course on Materials Development with NILE and can say that it has been one of the most eye-opening courses I’ve taken since COVID-19.
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