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It is difficult to imagine a lesson without a text, either written or audio. We extensively use dialogues, articles, stories, poems and many other forms of text. The most common tasks for reading or listening remain comprehension questions, which become familiar to students, yet a bit boring too. In this seminar we are going to look at the text from a different angle and explore various approaches of working with this valuable lesson material.
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Olga GoncharovaBKC-IH Moscow, 2013
Pre-reading:Lead-in/Setting contextsVocabulary pre-teachingWhile-reading:Reading for gist (general understanding)Reading for details/specific informationFocus on language from the text Post-reading: Discussion or role-play/ writing task
Morning glory flower
Sen no Rikyu Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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It is a story about Sen no Rikyu, who was a famous tea master holding inspiring tea ceremonies in 16th century in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord, very important in Japanese history. Sen no Rikyu was a very spiritual man who believed in simple, natural things. So when he did the tea ceremonies, for instance, he would carefully choose tea bowls and pots and so on which were still beautiful, but also very simple.One day Hideyoshi, the warlord, was riding past Rikyu's house when suddenly he noticed that the garden was full of fantastic morning glory flowers. It was such a wonderful sight that he stopped and he asked Rikyu to hold a tea ceremony for him there the next day, and of course, Rikyu agreed reluctantly. The reason for his reluctance could be explained. They were totally different people – one was a thoughtful, quiet man and the other was a rich, powerful soldier who'd been fighting all his life. But Rikyu didn't have a lot of choice. The next day Hideyoshi was getting ready for the visit anticipating that he would relax among those lovely flowers having delicious tea. However, when Hideyoshiarrived at the tea house as they'd agreed, he saw that Rikyu had deliberately cut down all the flowers! Not one flower was left in the garden. Hideyoshi was furious. He'd been expecting to see this amazing garden again but instead he found all the flowers completely destroyed. So he rushed into the tea house... but when he got inside, Rikyu was just sitting there calmly, waiting to make tea for him. Behind Rikyu, he saw a simple brown pot... and in the pot was one absolutely perfect morning glory flower. And when Hideyoshi saw it, he immediately understood why Rikyu had cut down the flowers.
A message from the story:
People have different ideas about beauty. Rikyu was saying that a simple thing has the greatest beauty and that one perfect thing is enough and all the rest is just detail.
1) Sen no Rikyu was a very spiritual man who believed in simple, natural things. So when he did the tea ceremonies, for instance, he would carefully choose tea bowls and pots and so on which were still beautiful, but also very simple.2)It was such a wonderful sight that he stopped and he asked Rikyu to hold a tea ceremony for him there the next day, and of course, Rikyu agreed reluctantly. The reason for his reluctance could be explained. They were totally different people – one was a thoughtful, quiet man and the other was a rich, powerful soldier who'd been fighting all his life. But Rikyu didn't have a lot of choice. 3)However, when Hideyoshi arrived at the tea house as they'd agreed, he saw that Rikyu had deliberately cut down all the flowers! Not one flower was left in the garden. Hideyoshi was furious. He'd been expecting to see this amazing garden again but instead he found all the flowers completely destroyed. 4)Behind Rikyu, he saw a simple brown pot... and in the pot was one absolutely perfect morning glory flower. And when Hideyoshi saw it, he immediately understood why Rikyu had cut down the flowers.
a) One day Hideyoshi, the warlord, was riding past Rikyu's house when suddenly he noticed that the garden was full of fantastic morning glory flowers.
b) So he rushed into the tea house... but when he got inside, Rikyu was just sitting there calmly, waiting to make tea for him.
c) The next day Hideyoshi was getting ready for the visit anticipating that he would relax among those lovely flowers having delicious tea.
d) It is a story about Sen no Rikyu, who was a famous tea master holding inspiring tea ceremonies in 16th century in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord, very important in Japanese history.
a warlord tea ceremonies morning glory flowers anticipating reluctance different people 16th century cut down furious perfect flower calmly
Expand the text Reduce the text Transform the text Deduction Text quiz Reactions (What I found most incredible/
boring/baffling about the text was…) Talk about the text Language work
focusing on form (what can you focus on in this story?)
listening to words before reading creating reading tasks following up revisiting
Task: What kind of words are missing?
It is a story about Sen no Rikyu, who was a _____ tea master holding _____________ tea ceremonies in 16th century in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord, _________________________. Sen no Rikyu was a very _____________ man who believed in simple, __________ things. So when he did the tea ceremonies, for instance, he would carefully choose tea bowls and pots and so on which were still __________, but also very ____________.One day Hideyoshi, the warlord, was riding past Rikyu's house when ____________ he noticed that the garden was full of ___________ morning glory flowers. It was such a ___________ sight that he stopped and he asked Rikyu to hold a tea ceremony for him there the next day, and of course, Rikyu agreed ___________. The reason for his reluctance could be explainedwhy Rikyu had cut down the flowers.
It is a story about Sen no Rikyu, who was a famous tea master holding inspiring tea ceremonies in 16th century in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord, very important in Japanese history. Sen no Rikyu was a very spiritual man who believed in simple, natural things. So when he did the tea ceremonies, for instance, he _____carefully __________tea bowls and pots and so on which were still beautiful, but also very simple.One day Hideyoshi, the warlord, __________past Rikyu's house when suddenly he noticed that the garden was full of fantastic morning glory flowers. It was such a wonderful sight that he stopped and he asked Rikyu to hold a tea ceremony for him there the next day, and of course, Rikyuagreed reluctantly. The reason for his reluctance could be explained. They were totally different people – one was a thoughtful, quiet man and the other was a rich, powerful soldier who _____________ all his life. But Rikyu didn't have a lot of choice. The next day Hideyoshi _________________ready for the visit anticipating that he _____________among those lovely flowers having delicious tea. However, when Hideyoshi arrived at the tea house as they ____________________, he saw that Rikyu _____deliberately __________all the flowers! Not one flower was left in the garden. Hideyoshi was furious. He ____________________ to see this amazing garden again but instead he found all the flowers completely destroyed. So he rushed into the tea house... but when he got inside, Rikyu ______________there calmly, waiting to make tea for him. Behind Rikyu, he saw a simple brown pot... and in the pot was one absolutely perfect morning glory flower. And when Hideyoshi saw it, he immediately understood why Rikyu _________________the flowers.
It is a story about Sen no Rikyu, who was a famous tea master _________inspiring tea ceremonies in 16th century in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord, very important in Japanese history. Sen no Rikyu was a very spiritual man who believed in simple, natural things. So when he did the tea ceremonies, for instance, he would carefully choose tea bowls and pots and so on which were still beautiful, but also very simple.One day Hideyoshi, the warlord, was riding past Rikyu's house when suddenly he noticed that the garden was full of fantastic morning glory flowers. It was such a wonderful sight that he stopped and he asked Rikyu to hold a tea ceremony for him there the next day, and of course, Rikyuagreed reluctantly. The reason for his reluctance could be explained. They were totally different people – one was a thoughtful, quiet man and the other was a rich, powerful soldier who'd been fighting all his life. But Rikyu didn't have a lot of choice. The next day Hideyoshi was getting ready for the visit ____________that he would relax among those lovely flowers having delicious tea. However, when Hideyoshi arrived at the tea house as they'd agreed, he saw that Rikyu had deliberately cut down all the flowers! Not one flower was left in the garden. Hideyoshi was furious. He'd been expecting to see this amazing garden again but instead he found all the flowers completely____________. So he rushed into the tea house... but when he got inside, Rikyu was just sitting there calmly, ____________to make tea for him. Behind Rikyu, he saw a simple brown pot... and in the pot was one absolutely perfect morning glory flower. And when Hideyoshi saw it, he immediately understood why Rikyu had cut down the flowers.
It is a story about Sen no Rikyu, who was a famous tea master holding inspiring tea ceremonies in 16th century in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a warlord, very important in Japanese history. Sen no Rikyu was a very spiritual man who believed in simple, natural things. So when he did the tea ceremonies, for instance, he would _________choose tea bowls and pots and so on which were still beautiful, but also very simple.One day Hideyoshi, the warlord, was riding past Rikyu's house when ________ he noticed that the garden was full of fantastic morning glory flowers. It was such a wonderful sight that he stopped and he asked Rikyu to hold a tea ceremony for him there the next day, and of course, Rikyuagreed ___________. The reason for his reluctance could be explained. They were totally different people – one was a thoughtful, quiet man and the other was a rich, powerful soldier who'd been fighting all his life. But Rikyu didn't have a lot of choice. The next day Hideyoshi was getting ready for the visit anticipating that he would relax among those lovely flowers having delicious tea. However, when Hideyoshi arrived at the tea house as they'd agreed, he saw that Rikyu had ____________ cut down all the flowers! Not one flower was left in the garden. Hideyoshi was furious. He'd been expecting to see this amazing garden again but instead he found all the flowers ___________ destroyed. So he rushed into the tea house... but when he got inside, Rikyu was just sitting there _____________, waiting to make tea for him. Behind Rikyu, he saw a simple brown pot... and in the pot was one _____________ perfect morning glory flower. And when Hideyoshi saw it, he _____________ understood why Rikyu had cut down the flowers.
Spelling dictation Jumbled headlines Jigsaw Gapped headlines Predicting: based on key words, first
words/sentences
hom eop ath ydo esi two
Which letters are missing?
Homeopathy is based on the idea of…Homeopahts will treat an illness using………. similar symptoms to those of the illness.
if you don’t agree with the idea
if you agree with the idea
! or ? if there’s anything else that strikes you as interesting – or puzzles you
Simply retellingRecalling key wordsRetelling from key words / first sentencesRevisiting student-created exercisesReconstructing a sentence/paragraph from notesDictating/dictoglossing an extract/paragraph from the text
not /These /effects/ and /addictive/ no / have/treatments/ are/ side
The /realise/effect/powerful/ than / is /most/placebo/ more/ far/ people
Texts taken from English Unlimited Upper-Int by A.Tilbury & L.A.Hendra
Workshop by Ceri Jones Making the most of reading texts IH Barcelona 2013
10 ways to exploit reading texts at www.churchillhouse.co.uk
IH Webinar Literature circles, May 2012
