E. Learning Activities
Activities Time
Allotment 1.
Pre-activities
• Learners answer some questions about what they learnt in the previous meeting.
5’
2. Main activities
• Learners read again text “Save Energy and Money at Home” silently.
• Learners answer comprehension questions of the text individually.
• Learners complete a table. • Learners correct the answers together.
• Learners find difficult words in text and find the
meanings in the dictionary. • Learners make simple past tense sentences using the
words. • Learners, in group, discuss the answers of some
questions related to global warming. • Learners present the results in front of the class.
5’ 15’
10’ 10’
5’ 10’
10’ 15’
3. Post-activities
• Learners together with the instructor make summarization of what they have learnt.
5’ F.
Learning Media
English reading materials for Biology teachers, whiteboard, board marker, a piece of paper, dictionary
G. Evaluation
Learner’s participation in class, written assignment H.
References
www.edf.org PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
APPENDIX 7
Presentation of the Designed Set of
Materials
A SET OF ENGLISH READING
MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGY
TEACHERS OF SMAN 3
YOGYAKARTA
Presented and prepared by Leoni Afikawati
AIM
The set of English reading materials for Biology teachers of SMAN 3 Yogyakarta is aimed at helping the Biology teachers to learn and developing their reading skill. It is also expected that the learners not only
develop their knowledge of English but also develop their knowledge of Biology.
CONTENT
The English reading materials consist of eight units. Each unit consists of four main sections which are described below.
1. Bring It to Mind
The aim of this section is to recall background knowledge of the learners by asking them some questions related to the topic which is going to be discussed. It helps the learners to present pictures
in their mind of what they are going to learn.
2. Let’s Start
In this section, the learners are led to the main activity which is reading. The learners are presented with the reading text and some exercises related to the text. The activities are varied so that the
learners could avoid getting boredom. There is a sub-section namely challenge yourself. It contains of some questions or tasks which demand the learners to relate the text to their daily lives. Additionally,
there is also a sub-section which explores some words used in the text.
3. Grammar Battle
This section gives opportunities to the learners to explore the language.
4. Completing Mission
Here, the learners are presented with another reading text which is followed by some reading exercises. Furthermore, the learners are given tasks which hopefully could enable them to discover
the relationship between what they have learnt and the real life. This section is aimed at the learners’ evaluation.
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