T: Imagine that you get into a difficulty on your journey in a jungle. For example, the tyre of your car is flat. And you can't find anybody on your way. What can you do?
S1: I'll call a garage to get help.
S2: I'll leave my car to find help on foot.
S3: I'll stay there to wait for help.
T: Very good. Today, we'll read a passage about the experience of the writer. Let's find out how the writer does in the difficult situation.
Step II Pre-reading
T: First, look at the title of the passage "No Problem". What kind of passage do you expect it to be?
Ss: will give their guesses. Don't tell them right or wrong. Let them look at some extracts from the passage on the slide. (Exercise 2 above the passage)
T: Now I'll give you 5 minutes. Please work in pairs to join the sentences together to get a whole passage. You can add something if necessary.
This task is to cultivate the imagination of the Ss.
Step III Skimming
In this part, let the Ss read the passage quickly and try to get the main idea. Show the
question on the screen. Check the answer with the whole class. Explain why this
answer is right.
T: This passage is mainly written to tell the story where the writer had the difficulty on their journey. What's the difficulty?
S1: Their tyre was flat and they were trying to change the wheel, but it was stuck firm.
T: Very good! And then came an old woman, who invited them to her home. What happened later?
S2: Her son came home and helped to contact a garage. At last, they got rid of the difficulty.
T: Ok. So, we can tell which answer is right.
Ss: a.
Step IV Scanning