1. Lesson Plan 1
2. Lesson Plan 2
Prepare for reading exercise 'Gentle Hands,' short version 1
A. READING SKILLS
1. Reading Practice
Correctly pronounce the following sounds and words: “lost, day, immediately, heavily laden, sadness, caress, quietly, bowl, sorrowful, rub, hand, affectionately, gently”.
2. Reading Guidance
The passage is narrated in a storytelling format. The overall tone of the passage is gentle, slow-paced, with pauses at commas, periods, colons, semicolons, ellipses, and exclamation marks. Differentiate the voices of the characters.
+ An's voice expresses genuine sadness.
+ The teacher's voice is gentle and affectionate.
+ The narrator's voice is slow-paced, gently emotional. Stress the words that convey the emotions, feelings, and actions of the characters to enhance the expressive ability of the words.
B. UNDERSTANDING THE CONTENT
1. Explaining Difficult Terms
- “lost”: passed away, deceased, departed.
- “heavily laden with sadness”: feeling as if something is weighing heavily on the heart.
- “caress”: express affection and love tenderly through posture, gestures, and speech.
- “whispered”: a term describing speaking very softly, sounding like a gentle breeze passing through the ears.
- “sorrowful”: feeling sad and distressed.
- “gentle”: gentle gestures that evoke pleasant sensations in the senses or spirit.
- “affectionately”: expressing deep and tender love.
2. Understanding the Content
* Question 1. Find the words that show An was very sad when her grandmother passed away.
- Hint: The words indicating An was very sad when her grandmother passed away are:
“heart .................. sadness; sat ......................... ; Whispered ........................'
* Question 2. When An hadn't completed the homework, what was the teacher's attitude?
- Hint: When the teacher knew An hadn't completed the homework because her grandmother had just passed away, An was in a state of sadness, so the teacher didn't scold her. Moreover, seeing An being honest and straightforward, the teacher respected her even more, so the teacher '... rubbed An's head' showing sympathy, affection, and love.
