Lesson 6. Explore the Hidden World of Maps
The lesson 6 “Explore the Hidden World of Maps” is offering several interesting secrets of world map; 1) Why is the International Date Line not straight? 2) Why are many of the borders in Africa straight? 3) Can people reach the North Pole if they walk straight toward north following a compass? 4) Where can you play golf in two different countries in the same game? And 5) Where on Earth can you find both glaciers and deserts in the same country? I took this chapter because learners will get something to think of world map. They can make use of knowledge from other subjects such as geology and earth science.
The target students for the reading sources are 3rd grades in the high school and required level is above intermediate since the content could be too scientific to understand for lower-level learners. In addition, I intend following readings for in-class extensive reading materials in order to give students more useful information about the chapter. Therefore, I put two texts directly related to the body text, two readings about before reading activity of the textbook, and another fascinating resource about jet lag.
English teachers can make learners read those resources but are recommended to give some times to guess the meaning logically. I hope students get interested in those kinds of scientific text without a big burden.
