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A Second Chance
Pre-Reading Activities
A: Vocabulary
1. Look at the photos. Match the words with the photos. (In two of the photos you will find two of words.)
| prisoner, fabric, bead, bag, prison | ||
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Example: dog, cat, desk, bird
Answer: Desk is the odd one out because it is different from the other words. The other words are animal words.
i. designer, bag, belt, dress
ii. prisoner, murder, robber, dress making
iii. class, learn, customer, teach
Reading Activities
A:
Choose The Best Answer
Read today's article as quickly as you can. (Do not read every
word.) Choose the best answer for the questions.
| 1. What is the article about? | 2. What is the name of the teacher? | |||
| i. The Philippines. ii. Prisoners. iii. Making clothes. iv. Answers i. - iii. are all correct. |
i. Puey Quinones ii. Reuters Life iii. New Bilbid. iv. None of the answers are correct. |
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B:
Matching Information
Match the names in A. with the descriptions in B. (Be careful: there
are two extra descriptions.)
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A
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B
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| i. Puey Quinones ii. Prisoners iii. New Bilbid |
a. Teaches dressmaking at the prison. b. Make beads. c. Learn how to make dresses. d. Is a low security prison. e. Is a maximum security prison. f. Teaches the designer about crime. |
C: Completing A Summary
Use the words or phrases in the list below to fill the gaps in this
summary of today's article.
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30,
once a week,
3,000 to 7,000 pesos,
bags and belts, 20,000 pesos
Puey Quinones visits the prison 1.___________ to give fashion
workshops. 2.___________ prisoners learn how to make and
decorate dresses, 3.___________. The dresses sell for 4.___________
in shops and dresses that customers specially order can cost 5.___________. |
D:
Writing Questions
Here are some answers for questions about today's article. Write a
question for each answer.
1. _____________________________________________ (You write the question.)
Answer: It is a maximum security prison.
2. _____________________________________________ (You write the question.)
Answer: There are more than 12,000 prisoners.
3. _____________________________________________ (You write the question.)
Answer: He is a dress designer.
4. _____________________________________________ (You write the question.)
Answer: They can cost up to 20,000 pesos.
You may do one or more of these.
A:
Language
1. Here are the main verbs from today's article. Find each one in
the article and underline it.
are learning (x2), goes,
has, sells, get, love
2. Write the the infinitive form of each of the verbs from 1.
are learning -->
infinitive: learn
B:
Reading For Specific Information
Part
One
Work in small groups. Your teacher will give you another part of today's
article. Read it quickly and answer the questions.
1. Who is the person?
2. What does he feel about the dressmaking classes?
Part
Two
Work with students from other groups who read a different text. Tell
them what you learned. Ask them about their text.
Part Three
Work in groups of four. One of you is a journalist, the others
are the people from the texts in Part One. Tell the journalist
how you feel about the classes.
C: Discussion
Work in small groups or pairs.
The prisoners
"deserve a second chance,"
said Puey
Quinones.
Do you agree or disagree that people should
get second chances when they are criminals?
What about when a person is a kidnapper or murderer? Say why you think
this.
Pre-Reading Activities
A:
Vocabulary - Suggested Answers
2.
i. designer is the odd one out. ii. dress making is the odd one out,
iii. customer is the odd one out.
Reading Activities
A:
Choose The Best Answer - Answers
1. iv, 2. i.
B:
Matching Information - Answers
i. - a, ii. c, iii. e.
C:
Completing A Summary - Answers
1. once a week, 2. 30, 3. bags and belts, 4. 3,000 to 7,000
pesos, 5. 20,000 pesos.
D:
Writing Questions - Sample Answers
1. What kind of prison is New Bilbid?
2. How many prisoners are in the prison?
3. Who is Puey Quinones?
4. How much do Quinones' made-to-order gowns cost?
Post-Reading Activities
A:
Language - Answers
2.
learn, go, have, sell, get, love
B:
Reading For Specific Information - Notes
Part One
Make copies of the texts below and give one text to each person in
a group of 3. Students answer their questions using the article. Circulate
to help with any questions about comprehension and vocabulary.
Part
Two
Students now talk to people who read the other two texts and share
their information.
B:
Reading For Specific Information - Text For Copying And Giving To
Students
Text 1
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Text 2
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Text 3
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