Using a story: Miko the monkey
This lesson uses a story and quiz to develop the reading and vocabulary of primary age young learners.
Level - Primary learners at low intermediate
The lesson can be done in class using the paper-based materials or, to add an extra level of engagement, it can be done using the interactive materials on British Council's LearnEnglish Kids site.
Plan components
Lesson Plan: - guide for teacher on procedure including story
text and answers to tasks.
Download lesson plan 78k pdf
Worksheets: - exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contains:
- Pre-reading quiz
- Picture labelling exercise
- Comprehension check questions
- Text completion exercise
- Vocabulary word search
Download worksheets 82k pdf
For more information about this topic you can visit these BBC and British Council sites:-
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/animals/newsid_1697000/1697568.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/animals/newsid_3255000/3255294.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/quiz/newsid_3388000/3388905.stm
- http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/antics/index.html
- http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/phonics/index.html