LESSON PLAN
Duration
of lesson: 45 min. Teacher:
Мaria Kryuchkova
Level: A1 (Breakthrough) Secondary
school №
No
of students: 13
Date: 17.12.2013
Theme:
Raising of students' speaking skills
aptitude through the development of the listening and reading abilities with
the help of modern computer technologies in the context of the theme
«English-speaking countries. National traditions»
“Starlight
6”, K. Baranova, J. Dooley, V. Kopylova, R. Millrood, Express
Publishing-Prosveshcheniye, 2013)
Aims:
- to revise / introduce lexis
to describe events;
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to provide practice in reading and
listening for specific information;
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to revise Modals Verbs and enable
the students to give advice;
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to teach the students to plan
their work;
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to encourage students to share
opinions and solve problems working in pairs and groups.
Aids
and materials: Student’s book p. 48;
whiteboard; computer; cards.
Type
of lesson: reading and listening
Anticipated
difficulties: some unknown words and
phrases (Pilgrims, the Mayflower,
settle, survive, feast, harvest, fall=autumn).
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Stage
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Stage Aims
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Time
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Procedure
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Lead-in
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To set context and get Ss
interested
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6
6
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"Did you do anything
interesting yesterday?" Did anything interesting happen to you yesterday?
Did you have a celebration yesterday? And at the weekend? Have you received
any interesting information recently?"
I got a letter yesterday from my friend Tatiana
Dear Natalia,
Hi! How are you? Thanks for your letter, it was nice to
hear from you again. I’m far away from Moscow and I’m writing this letter to
ask you for help.
I have to write a script for a film for schoolchildren
about an American feast. As far as I remember, it’s based on the historic
event all Americans know about, something about the Mayflower, the Pilgrims,
the place they settled, their survival and the harvest they grew in the fall
of… don’t remember the year.
Could you please help me with the history of the feast, the
tradition of its celebration, the food they celebrate with?
Well, I’d better go now as I have some work to
do. Write back soon!
Yours,
Tatiana
"Do you know about what celebration Tatiana, a script
writer, is writing in her letter?"
Feedback on the board
You'll watch a song about this celebration.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODvu6As4Ug
Students guess the name of the celebration
Thanksgiving
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Setting the aim of the lesson
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2
8
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Do you remember what help Tatiana is asking for in her
letter?
Group work answers on the board.
1. History of the feast
2.Ttradition of celebration,
3.Food they celebrate with
Feedback with the letter.
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Background knowledge
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4
12
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"How much do you know
about the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving? Do the task on page 48 ex.1.
Group check on the board.
Feedback with the CD.
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Planning the work in the lesson
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2-3
14-15
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Let's plan our work! We have to answer three questions.
Does the text we've just listened give an answer to any of these questions?
How can we find out information to answer 2 more questions?
We have to write a letter to Tatiana. Do we need any
special phrases to give Tatiana advice?
So, we will think our work is done if we
1. find out information,
2. remember the phrases to write in our letters
3. be able to say correctly with the necessary phrases
what we are going to write about (in groups). Groups will be responsible for
one aspect only. Each of you will have to say 1-2 sentences on the topic.
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Vocab. Revising / teaching
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To introduce and practice
the TL to the students.
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3
18
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Using presentation on the words. Have a look at Tatiana's
letter. Do you know all the words here? feast, the Mayflower, the
Pilgrims,settle,survival-survive,harvest, fall.
Feedback with presentation.
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Reading for specific info
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To develop Ss reading
abilities
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5
23
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Class work
Text on page 48.
Read the text silently and highlight in the text the
information you think Tatiana will use in her script.
Group work.
Feedback with tables
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Listening for specific information
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To provide practice of
listening for specific information
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8
31
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How can we find out information about the tradition of
celebration and food Americans eat?
You will listen to the text 2 times and fill in the
information we need. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG4XyNqUQxg
Listening with the Internet
Pair work with the tables.
Feedback handouts with Thanksgiving Menu.
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Oral controlled practice
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To develop Ss abilities to
give advice
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8
39
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What phrases do we use to give advice? Ss-T
Presentation on modals to give advice.
Group work on advice to write in students' letters to
Tatiana.
Feedback with checking tables.
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Sum-up, self-control and prospects home task
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6
45
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Summing up with the Quiz.
Question: what thanks would you give if you had such an
opportunity?
Self control questions, topic is in the English exam.
Putting down home task - write your letters to Tatiana
with your advice on what to write in the script.
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Optional
Listening
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To develop Ss listening
skills
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Is there anything in the story we haven't discussed yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUYJ9fMiGg
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