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Practice 3



              Necessity Is
              the Mother of

              Invention


              Activity 1 Warm-up stage
              • In every grade, there is a
               practice for interpreting and
               writing instructions. You see,
               sets of instructions allow you
               to understand other texts
               (for example, dictionaries or
               texts describing emergency
               preparedness). At the same
               time, they allow for adaptations
               to the instructions based on
               their purpose and addressee.
              • Encourage as many questions
               as possible in the time allotted
               to this activity. Academic and
               educational environment
               practices deal with “hard”
               school subjects. Therefore, it is
               in your students’ best interest
               that they become engaged
               with this topic. The purpose of
               this environment is not to teach
               science, history or any other
               school subject in English, but to
               promote interaction in English
               based on some of the issues present in those subjects.

              • Some possible questions are: Why are the leaves of plants green? Why don’t all plants have flowers? Why
               can a vase stand on a windowsill? How do vases keep their shape? Do all living beings with eyes see
               things in the same color?
              Activity 2
              • If the science (in this case, biology) teacher speaks English, it would be a great opportunity for students to
               talk to her/him in English.
              • We suggest having the whole class participate in this. Remember that although we recommend this
               sequence of activities, it is merely one way of putting your activities together. The book is intended
               to streamline your lesson planning rather than imposing a way of doing things upon you. It is always
               advisable, however, to have some kind of activity to introduce students to this practice. Another option, if
               available, is to explore sets of instructions previously written by other students and to examine how your
               students could improve them. This will allow you to “test” your students without actually carrying out a
               formal examination.
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