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Mini Lesson Plan Template

Title Let’s tell a little tale story!

Objective(s) To predict the message before reading.
To identify the main message of the author.
To learn vocabulary related to the little tale story.
To read for specific information.
Level/age Introductory A1/ 8-9 years old.
Materials/ICT Hernández, J. and Kauil, M. (2018). The goose with the Golden Eggs [E-
resources reader version]. https://www.mystorybook.com/books/612069 Adapted
from
http://www.kidsworldfun.com/shortstories_goosewithgoldeneggs.php

Representative flashcards with pictures of the little tale story for

vocabulary.
Printed the little tale story.
Handout with reading comprehension questions.

Length 30 minutes.
Procedure
Stage Task Type of Timing
interaction
Pre-reading Present the students with flashcards of two birds Plenary 2”
of a duck and a goose. After that, present the
students one flashcard of a goose bird and ask
them “What is it?” Is it a duck or a goose? Be
ready to elicit the words given and tell them the
correct answer (Appendix 1).

Pre- reading Write and show with a picture the following title Plenary 4”
The goose with the Golden Eggs. Tell the students
that they have to predict the content according to
the title (Appendix 2).

Pre-reading Read, drill, and practice with the students the first Plenary 4”
page of the little tale story. Invite the class to
predict the sequence of the tale story and correct
the wrong pronunciation (Appendix 3).

While- reading Divide the class in four groups and hand over GW 5”
them a part of the text each group. Ask them to
work together to relate the text with pictures on
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the board in the correct order and the last part of

the text show to them at the end of the
assignment. (Appendix 4).

While- reading Provide the students a handout activity to do after GW 10”

finish reading. Read the text again and ask the Plenary
students to repeat it after. Finally, explain them
the moral message of the little tale story.
Ask the students to answer the following
comprehension questions (Appendix 5).

Answer the following questions:

What did the goose lay?

a) a silver egg every day
b) a golden egg every day
c) a bronze egg every day

What did they think the goose was made of?

a) the golden
b) the chocolate
c) the metal

Why did they kill the goose?

a) to eat it
b) to make some earrings
c) to become rich

What did they discover about the goose?

a) It was a plant
b) It was like other goose
c) It was a lying

Post-reading Play with the students a memory game focused on GW 5”

vocabulary seen in the little tale story. Students Plenary
will have to relate words with the correct picture.
Drill and practice words’ pronunciation
(Appendix 6).

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Appendix 1

VS

From:
From:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/
http://www.backyardpoultry.com/old/index.php
mea-culpa-what-kind-of-goose-was-it-
?page=./breeds/mall.html
really-a7706856.html

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose

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Appendix 2

The goose with the Golden Eggs.

Based on the title, what is the text about?

From: http://ngururaj.blogspot.mx/2012/08/the-goose-that-laid-golden-eggs.html

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Appendix 3

From: https://www.mystorybook.com/books/612069

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Appendix 4

From: https://www.mystorybook.com/books/612069

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Appendix 5

Handout

Answer the following questions:

What did the goose lay?

a) a silver egg every day
b) a golden egg every day
c) a bronze egg every day

What did they think the goose was made of?

a) the golden
b) the chocolate
c) the metal

Why did they kill the goose?

a) to eat it
b) to make some earrings
c) to become rich

What did they discover about the goose?

a) It was a plant
b) It was like other goose
c) It was a lying

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Appendix 6

Goose Lay Golden Rich

egg

From: https://www.freepik.es/foto-
gratis/huevo-de-oro-1_19615.htm
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose

From: http://centonomy.com/can-
From://unavidanoalcanza.blogspot.mx/2011/04 everybody-be-rich/
/no-mas-huevos-de-gallinas-torturadas.html

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