Lumiere English Academy; Distance Teaching Course - Lesson 6

LUMIERE ENGLISH ACADEMY

DISTANCE TEACHING COURSE - LESSON 6

Set the following comprehension worksheet homework for your student. The student needs to answer the worksheet in writing (if he or she is able to write. If the student is unable to write, you will need to expand the scope of your class to include the writing section of literacy in your course).

RAILWAY STATION SIGNS

The 10h40 Express will be leaving

the station from Platform 6.

Please have your tickets 

ready for inspection

A True/ False/ Maybe
1. The train will be leaving the Station at 20 to 11 at night
2. The train is a slow train
3. The tickets can be bought at Platform 6
4. The train will depart from Platform 6
5. You do not need to pay for your train journey

B How many?
1. How many words in the sign begin with a capital letter?
2. How many words in the sign begin with 't'?
3. How many words in the sign end in 'e'?
4. How many words have 's' in them?

C Word Meanings
Find a word in the sign which means the same as each of these; Express     inspection    leaving

ANSWER KEY
A
1. False.
10h40 is in the morning. 22h40 is at night
2. False.
Express means a swift (or quick) train
3. Maybe.
However, this is not stated in the sign
4. True
5. False.
You pay for tickets, and your payment proof [receipted tickets] will be inspected

B
1. Four words begin with a capital letter.  The words are 'The', 'Express', 'Platform', 'Please'. The letter 6 does not constitute a capital as it is a numeral
2. Two words begin with the alphabetical letter 't' -
'The' and 'tickets'
3. Five words end with the letter 'e'. 
They are;  'The', 'be', 'the', 'Please', 'have'
4. Five words have the letter 's' in them.
They are; 'Express', 'Station', 'Please', 'tickets', 'inspection'

Note for the Teacher;
When you mark the students' answers, LEA uses the following format for marking; -
Instead of a tick for correct and a cross for incorrect, the answers are valued according to their merit.
This enforces teaching not to highlight errors, but to highlight strengths.
Areas where knowledge needs to be strengthened are explained.
Thus marking of English exercises turns into a relaxed acceptance of strengths and realization of areas requiring to be worked on, instead of a highlighting of errors.
This is a positive reinforcement marking model, and we have had great success with it.

So; your marking of the Railway Sations Signs could be carried out as follows;
On an apart sheet of paper or in an email (if doing long distance teaching) write your guidance.
E.g.
'Dear Student,
In Section A all your answers were correct except for question 2.
The word 'Express' indicates that the train is a swift - or quick - train.

In Section B all your answers were correct. Well done!
Best wishes,
[Your name]'

Catherine Nicolette Whittle
Diploma TESOL and EDI Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English
London Teacher's Training College England