Teacher Guide

Level Domain Benchmark Content Theme
1 Access to Information Pupils extract information from visual data, such as timetables Adjectives


Unit Name Into the Internet Forest
Task Name Reading a Web Page
Number of Lessons in Task 1 lesson
Language Level Level 2
Desired Task Outcome Pupils will learn about the structure of an Internet page and learn some of the vocabulary connected to landmark sites.
Task Description In this task, pupils will learn about the different components of a web page. In order to make this clear, we have written a web page that clearly demonstrates all these components. The items included in the site are text, pictures, adverts and links.
Assessment At the end of the task, pupils will do a quiz on both the structure and the content of the web page.

Task Stages

  Learning, Teaching and Assessment Principles
Pre-task: Teachers should discuss the structure of a web page with pupils, making sure that they are familiar with vocabulary such as: address, title, advert, link, home page:
  • Pupils need to know that the address of a site is sometimes referred to as an URL (pronounced "earl").
  • Pupils should be made aware that Internet sites sometimes have copyright notices on them. They should be aware that all information taken from any site should be acknowledged as the property of the original writer.
  • This is also an opportunity to teach pupils about the use of advertising on the net. This can be approached from a consumer angle or from the view of safety on the Internet. It should be made clear that adverts are not an integral part of the site and may change at any time..
  • Pupils build on their prior language and world knowledge.
  • Pupils develop confidence in their ability to use the target language.
Pupils should be made aware that they could learn about different places in the world on the Internet. They should begin to see that the Internet is similar to a huge library with millions of books (sites) available at their fingertips.
  • Pupils use the language as a means for gaining information in other areas.
  • Materials enrich pupils' general knowledge.
Pupils need to know that text and pictures can be links to other pages. Pupils should be aware of the functions of different parts of a site such as:
Links - they lead to a new page.
Home page - the opening page of a site.
URL - the address of an Internet site.
That the pointer has three uses - as an arrow it points to a place on the page, as a hand it indicates a link, and as a timer it shows that a site is loading.
  • Pupils can see the usefulness of what they are learning.
Pupils should be made aware that this is not a real site but is there to help them learn how to deal with, and then write a site. Pupils will complete a quiz based on the structure of the site as well as on its content.
  • Pupils are aware of the learning objectives.
Pupils will enter the Bahai Gardens site. They will need to do two things with the page:
  1. Read the page to see what information there is about the Bahai Gardens
    2. and the information about the zoo and the museum given in the adverts.
  2. Pupils will need to relate to the structure of the page. They will need to realize that the title of the page is, "The Bahai Gardens", and that the page has two adverts, one for the zoo and one for the museum. Pupils should see that there are two links on the page, one to the Lotus Temple, and one from the museum advert. Pupils should note that there is an address for further information and that the site has a copyright notice on it.
  • Teachers encourage pupil autonomy.
  • Task gives real-world opportunities to apply or adapt to new knowledge.
At the end of the task, pupils will do a quiz to evaluate themselves on their knowledge about both the structure and the content of the page.

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