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The main body Pre-reading activities Tasks Task 1 Time 8 min Activity procedure Justification Materials Comments a. Lead-in. Oral activity in lock-step. T. shows pictures of different places and people and asks whether all people on earth live under the same conditions. To help students recall what they know so that they approach the text positively. To activate relevant schemata. A map of the world, photos from different places and people. It is essential that students can recall what they know about the topic and feel the need to learn more. b. Teacher asks whether children know anything about the Yanomami Indians. To create an information gap. To supply some information that the children lack in order to be able to activate relevant schemata. Pictures of the Yanomami Indians. A map of the area. The name is not familiar but the word Indian helps them make guesses. If not T supplies some more information. Students should have some knowledge about the Amazon from their Geography subject. c. T asks students what they would like to know about this tribe. Students write the questions on the board To help students The board create a purpose for reading . It is important that students devise the questions themselves as this creates an authentic purpose for reading. 22