The Siberian Medical Train

The Siberian Medical Train

   

   Lesson Time:  45-50 minutes

   Warm-up Questions:  http://iteslj.org/questions/health.html

   6 minute video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mItB_SIx9EY

   Article Reading:  http://www.ngllife.com/siberias-medical-train-1

   Extra Reading:  https://www.newsweek.com/2017/05/19/russia-trains-medical-care-607346.html

EXERCISE

Video:  Watch the video, before or during class.
Read the article:  Have your student read the article out loud and check for pronunciation and fluency.  After each paragraph, check for understanding by asking simple questions about the details.
Grammar:  Have students select 3 adjectives or 3 descriptive pairs of words in each paragraph. 
Comprehension:  At the end of the reading, do the quiz. 

Homework:
1. Have your student write an essay about the medical train using the information given in the two articles and the video. 
2. The essay should have an introduction, 1-2 paragraphs for the body, and 1 paragraph for the conclusion or ending. 
3. Student should also voice their opinion about the story and include descriptive adjectives in the essay.
4. Review:  I usually review the essays and do them together with my students on Google Docs, so I can better explain the corrections together.