План занятия по теме Лондон

Name: Eleonora Karabatova

Perm Petroleum College

Date: 19.09.2014

Group: Geologists

Level: A1-A2

Course: 2

Lesson: 2

Length: 90 mins

Approach: Task Based Learning

Situational presentation, Teaching from examples

Theme:

The UK, London

Aims: By the end of the 2 lesson, students will have:

Main Aims:

learnt about the UK;

learnt about London

Subsidiary Aims:

had the opportunity to improve their speaking skills (pair and group work);

had the opportunity to improve their listening skills

Personal Aims:

to reduce teaching time and practice more;

to make the lesson more SS-centered

Class Profile:

There are 16 students aged 16-17. Nobody tends to dominate.

Sources of materials:

Teacher`s own activities and materials

Anticipated Problems and Solutions:

Problem Solution

SS may not know much about the UK and London tell SS and show pictures and video

Assumptions:

SS can understand the video and answer the questions

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Lesson stage/

Time interaction

Aim

Procedure

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Lesson stage/

Time interaction

Aim

Procedure

1

2

3

4

15 min

T-S

S-S

15

S-S

10

S-S

5

S-S

To generate interest and motivation to the topic.

Get SS share their opinions in pairs.

To practice their skills to read for specific information.

To practice Present Simple in questions.

To practice ability to ask and answer the questions.

Provide fluency practice.

T shows the musical presentation about the history of the UK (an English student prepared it for his History lesson) and asks: What information is new for you? Is it true or false?

SS work in pairs and then tell the class.

T shows the presentation and SS choose the necessary information to fill the cards.

SS play the game "Crosses and noughts" in pairs using the information about the UK.

Finally, SS try to remember the information.

SS play the game "Snowball" (they can`t use their notes).

The last S is a winner.

Card

The name of the country

The population of the country

The total area

The density

The political system

The head of the state

The main cities

The climate

The highest point

The natural resources of the country

The main rivers

The famous people

The sights

Crosses and Noughts

The first student asks the question and draws a cross.

The second student answers the question and draws a nought.

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Lesson stage/

Time interaction

Aim

Procedure

1

2

3

3

5 min

T-S

5

S-S

25

T-S

SS

10

S-S

To generate interest and motivation to the topic.

To activate the vocabulary.

To practice their skills to listen for specific information.

Provide fluency practice.

T guesses the word

_ _ _ _ _ _

SS propose different words with 6 letters.

SS try to guess the word.

(LONDON)

SS complete the word map with words from the box.

T shows the video about London.

SS watch and circle the correct answers.

Check answers with the class.

SS discuss and answer the questions in pairs:

Do you agree with the statement: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life"? Why?

Would you like to go to London? Why?

SS share their opinions with the classmates.

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The Word Map

Shopping

Transport

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Entertainment

London

Sights

Taxis buskers pubs restaurants churches clubs

the Underground cinemas art galleries waterbuses

palaces buses discos theatres cathedral museums

Card

When did these things happen?

1. The Romans built the first bridge over the river Thames in AD

43/33/53

2. The people of London built the second bridge in

1477/1747/1774

3. London Underground started in

1836/1863/1936

4. Madame Tussaud brought her exhibition to London in

1802/1512/1902

Complete the sentences with the numbers

1. London has a population of about _________ million.

2. _________ million tourists visit London every year.

3. Over ________ million people visit Madame Tussaud`s every year.

4. Harrods has ________ departments.

5. Harrods has ________ floor.

6. Harrods has over ________ staff.

7. Harrods has about ________ customers a day.