Lesson script
3rd educational stage (III.0), English
Content area:
Multiculturalism in foreign language lessonsDetailed requirements:
Student (1.14) uses a very basic set of language measures (vocabulary, grammar, writing and speaking), enabling the achievement of other general requirements concerning the knowledge of English-speaking countries and the native country, accounting for the intercultural context and issue of European integration.Topic
: Facts about the UKDuration
: 45 minutesDetailed goals regarding the range of information
Student:
Knows basic facts about the United Kingdom;
Knows four parts of the UK and their famous landmarks.
Detailed goals regarding the range of skills
Student:
Can take notes from a short film;
Can prepare and deliver a simple presentation;
Can match simple descriptions to the terms provided;
Can solve a crossword puzzle with the key words learned in the lesson;
Develops listening comprehension;
Develops communication skills.
Detailed goals regarding attitudes
Student:
Develops interest in the culture of English-speaking countries;
Develops willingness to explore other cultures and traditions.
Methods
Brainstorming; video presentation; note taking; preparing a presentation; multiple matching;
solving a crossword; whole class, pairs, individual work.
Forms and venue
Forms: individual, pairwork, whole class.
Classes are to be held in the classroom.
Materials and teaching aids
Educational video; task for every student (for stage 2.3.); quiz; computer and multimedia projector; board.
Multimedia resources
Film: Basic facts about the UK
Interactive quiz: Crossword
Online dictionary
Lesson plan/procedure
1 Warm-up
Interaction forms: whole class Duration: 4 minutes
Teacher informs students that in this lesson they will talk about the United Kingdom. He/She asks students if they know anything about this country: Where is it situated? How big is it?
What famous people come from the UK?
Students share ideas in open class. Teacher can write some of them on the board.
2 Main stage
Students work individually, then the notesanswers are checked with the whole class. At this stage, students are not expected to be able to note down all the details – this will come next.
2.2. Target language practice – preparing presentation Interaction forms: pairs, whole class
Duration: 12 minutes
Students watch the film a second time. This time they should try and remember as many details as possible.
Teacher puts students into pairs. On the basis of the information from the video material, they should prepare a short presentation about the UK, using simple vocabulary and structures (e.g. The flag/currency/capital city of the United Kingdom is ... ).
Teacher monitors and helps ifas necessary.
When students are ready, teacher asks two or three pairs to present what they have prepared in open class.
2.3. Extension of the target language – multiple matching Interaction forms: individual, pairs, whole class
Duration: 10 minutes
Teacher distributes worksheets to all students (see below). He/She explains that it contains additional information about the four countries making up the United Kingdom: students need to match the countries with the appropriate descriptions.
Students work individually, then compare ideas in pairs. Finally, the answers are checked in open class.
Teacher elicits from students famous landmarks associated with each country, i.e. England – Stonehenge, Northern Ireland – Giant’s Causeway, Scotland – Loch Ness, Wales – Snowdonia National Park. He/She asks them if they know any other tourist attractions, particularly in England (e.g. in London).
Match the parts of the United Kingdom 1–4 with their descriptions a–d, by putting the correct letter in the box provided.
1
England a It is in the north of the country. Much of its area is covered by mountains. The lake Loch Ness is located there. Its capital city is Edinburgh.2
Northern Ireland b It is in the west of the country. In addition to English, people speak a different language there. The beautiful Snowdonia National Park is located there. Its capital city is Cardiff.3
Scotland c It is the central and main part of the United Kingdom.The prehistoric monument Stonehenge is located there.
Its capital city is also the capital city of the United Kingdom.
4
Wales d It is located on a different island than the other three parts of the United Kingdom. The famous Giant's Causeway, made of huge basalt rocks, is located there. Its capital city is Belfast (the ship Titanic was produced there).Answers: 1c, 2d, 3a, 4b
2.4. Consolidation of the target language – crossword Interaction forms: individual
Duration: 8 minutes
Teacher tells students that now they need to solve the crossword puzzle using the clues. To do that, they might need to look back at the previous tasks: the notes they took while watching the video material or the presentations they prepared in pairs.
The words used in the crossword are: London, Scotland, Wales, population, census, pound, queen, Union (Jack).
For homework, students are asked to do further research on the United Kingdom and find out five pieces of information that would be interesting for them, e.g. about sports, famous people, cuisine, etc.
Additional information
Teacher advises students that the www.scholaris.pl website offers a computer application in the form of a multimedia dictionary presenting correct pronunciation together with
translations of words and phrases learned during the lesson.
