News in Levels Lesson Outline

Level: Intermediate
1. Title: Cardboard Boat
Source: http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/cardboard-boat-level-2
2. New words/expressions:
The highlighted words are suggested for the tutor to introduce to the student before reading and
discussing the article:
Words/Expressions
Definition
Used in a sentence
cardboard
(noun) the strong paper from which the He placed his books inside a cardboard
boxes are made
box before he left.

outboard

waste packaging

(noun) an outboard motor a machine They can't go fishing because their boat's
which moves the boat (see image:
outboard is broken.
https://www.boated.com/images/drawings/engine_type
_outboard.jpg
(noun) material used to protect things - Mary uses old newspapers as waste
bubble wrap, cardboard, etc.
packaging for her plates.

3. Warm-up Questions
Have you ever been on a boat?
Do you like the ocean?
4. Reading the Article
Read the paragraphs according to the following order.
Give the student options: a.) read on their own; b.)repeat after you
Encourage the student to answer Comprehension Questions in a complete sentence.
Paragraph/s
What did the men use to build the boat?
1-3
How many boxes did they use?
What did they make out of the bubble wrap?
Who built the boat?
Follow-Up
Which river did they put the boat in?
5 Grammar Activity
Topic Expansion Questions/Instructions
Opinion Generating
Why do you think the men from England made a cardboard boat?
Hypothetical Question
If the two Englishmen ask you to ride the boat, would you? Why or why not?
Additional Activity
True or False
True The two men who built the boat are from England.
False They also built life jackets out of cardboard boxes.
True The boat took ten days to build.
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True The boat sailed on the River Thames.

False They put a small outboard on the front of the boat.

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