Unit:1 Our culture Transversal Topic:Moral and Civic Education |
Level: 1st Bachillerato (16-17 years) Material/Aids: Photocopies, flashcards, CD, OHP, althia room |
Sessions |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6&7 |
General objective |
Develop communicative skills in order to make information exchanges |
Read diff types of texts in order to know other cultures and lifestyles |
Communicate efficiently both orally and through written texts |
Transfer the communication strategies in order to carry out the interactive tasks. |
Reflect on their own learning processes in order to succeed in the tasks presented |
Encourage a positive attitude towards other cultures |
Specific objective |
To read and understand what other students do in order to study abroad |
To understand ways of expressing likes and interests |
To express about other nationalities and defend or not the other ed. system |
To pronounce correctly the endings of the verbs in 3rd p sg (pres simple) |
To express preferences about free time activities |
To interact in exchanges of information |
Warm up ss-t |
Culture quiz: Guessing. How much do you know about your country? Complete the chart with their lags and nationalities |
Homework correction: check how many sts would live abroad and how they express in pres simple |
Pre-listening: What is typical in France? Louvre museum, a fresh croissant, romantic language. |
Song predict what the song is about from the title. Guessing: love, interest, need. |
Flashcards-hobbies. How do you name them? Guess it. |
Final task: make a multicultural calendar of English speaking countries |
Presentation t-ss |
Pre-reading: Living Abroad Read the title and look at the pictures. What’s the text about? Pre-teach: share a flat & flatmate |
Grammar point: OHP Revision pres. simple and cont. Deductively. State verbs: Likes & dislikes Model sentences |
Elicit countries using flashcards. |
Pronunciation: OHP: /s/, /z/, /iz/ at the end of the verbs of the song written in 3rd p. (orally sts place words in correct column) |
Vocabulary in charts. Compound nouns watching TV – gerund + noun Gerunds and infinitives |
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Practice S FB |
While-reading: (skimming) T/F Qs. Post-reading: (scanning) gral.&sp. Qs. |
Gap filling: photocopy with pres simple & cont. + interests Photocopy with reinforcement. Pay attention to: Do you like test? |
While-listening: (skimming) yes/no Qs. Post-listening: (scanning) gral. Qs |
Activities from the songs: – When I need you – Tom’s Diner |
Sts make sentences with a selection of vocabulary and the new structures such as I can’t stand,… |
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Production Freer ss-ss ss |
Group work: Discussion: Would you like to live abroad for a year? Why or why not? |
Pair work: Talking about tests. Express your opinion about exams with cards (demon/angel) |
Pairwork: Choose 1 nationality/country card find your mate and defend it orally: pros/cons or ups/downs |
Groupwork: Speaking Comm. Game Likes & dislikes + gerunds/ infinitives |
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HW |
Take notes about other sts. Rewrite their opinion: He thiks that… (use pres simple) |
Grammar activities Amplification: research work |
Writing: write an essay with connectors about your favourite country & its culture. |
Using useful expressions. Write your partner’s preferences using the structures given |