Unit 3 lesson 3

Unit 3 lesson 3

LB pg. 43

What do you think I have in the box?

3 Mins

Warming up:

Watch the video and answer the questions:

Have you ever seen a natural pearl ? What do people use natural pearls for ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyicXuQ9k_4

• Why is pearl diving important in the UAE?-

  
  

• -Where were the pearls found in UAE?-

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Why is pearl diving important in the UAE?-

-Where were the pearls found in UAE?-

Learning objectives

• understand the gist of an informative text

• scan a text to find specific information

• give their opinions on topic-related questions

• appreciate the value of hard work

 Have you ever eaten oysters ?

Lb pg.43

• What type of text is this?

• Look to the pictures,What can you see?

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Would you like the job of a pearl diver ? Why /Why not ?

Open Ended

10. -Read the following selection and answer the questions :

Pearling has been a traditional and major industry in the area of the Gulf since 2000 BCE. The season for diving for pearl oysters, the shellfish that contain pearls, started in early June A huge fleet of pearling boats departed together for the oyster bank, and returned at the end of September.

How long did the pearl-diving season normally last?

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11. Read the following selection and answer the question below :

The oyster boats either stayed near one particular bank or moved around to different banks. There were about twenty members of the crew on board the boat, one of whom led a rhythmic chant.

About how many people were there on board

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12. -Read the following selection and answer the question that follows :

Pearl-diving was a difficult and exhausting job, involving long hours of work from soon after sunrise to just before sunset.

-When did the crew usually start work? When did they finish?

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13. -Read the following selection and answer the question that follows :

The diver dived down into the water with a stone attached to his foot, gathered the oysters, then pulled on the rope as a signal for a crew member on board to bring him up to the surface. After a short rest, he went down again .

Why did the diver usually pull on the rope ?

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14. -Read the following selection , then answer the question that follows :

The divers opened the oyster shells the following morning, with the captain looking on. Rainwater was used to store the oysters in, since it removed the greenish colour that the

oysters had .

Why did they always use rainwater for ?

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15. Read the following selection, then answer the question that follows :

Then the oysters were wrapped in a piece of red cloth and were sorted according to size, weight and quality.

-How did they usually classify the oysters ?

Now ,its your turn!

Ask question? 3Mins

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word :

A pearl oyster is a type of............

• shellfish

• chant

• rainwater

Multiple Choice

-Choose the correct answer :



It was helpful for the crew members to say a

.................... while they were working.

• stone

• chant

• weight

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer :

The divers used .........to keep the oysters in

after the shells were opened

• rainwater

• chant

• weight

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer : -



One way of sorting the oysters was by their............ that is, how heavy they were.

• stone

• chant

• weight

scan a text to find specific information

Activity book pg.38

Recognize new vocabulary

Were you to live in the past , would you dive for pearls? Why / Why not ?

If you had to go for pearling , would you take it as a hobby or a profession? Why ?

I have learnt today.............

😉

Open Ended

Exit ticket

Poll

18. How do you feel about the lesson?

• 😁 I'm totally getting this

• 🤔 I mostly understand, but I have questions

• 😣 I'm still kind of confused