Holidays and Travel

Unit of a long term plan: (3) Holidays and Travel

School: SBS ‘Murager’

Date:

Teacher name: Borodavkina K.P.

CLASS: 7^th grade

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Lesson title

Discussing unusual and interesting journeys across Kazakhstan and around the world 

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to (link to the Subject programme)

7.R1 understand the main points in texts on a limited range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics;

7.S7 use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a growing range of general topics, and some curricular topics;

7.UE17 use if/unless in first conditional clauses; use defining relative clauses with which, who, that where on a wide range of familiar general and curricular topics.

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

• understand the main points in short texts about ‘Places of Interest in London’;
• name famous sightseeing in London using subject vocabulary from the text;
• guess the words about travelling and complete the sentences of first conditionals

Most learners will be able to: 

• define the main points in short texts about ‘Places of Interest in London’;
• describe the pictures about famous sightseeing in London according to specific information from the text;
• make few sentences with subject vocabulary using the structure of first conditionals.

Some learners will be able to:

• analyse the key ideas from the text about London;
• express own opinion with specific information to talk about London;
• compile a short essay using the structure of first conditionals and specific information from the text. 

Assessment criteria

• Analyse the main ideas from the text about London.
• Express own opinion with specific information and subject vocabulary according to the text.
• Make the sentences using the structure of first conditionals and specific information from the text.

Values links 

Develop intercultural awareness through reading and discussion

Cross-curricular 

         links

History, Geography

Previous learning

·         The Use of English: if/unless in first conditional and what/ where clauses.

·         Learners know the names of countries and some words associated with Holidays and Travel.

                                                                              Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

Resources

5 min

     5 min

1. (P) Greetings! 

Strategy ‘Travel wishes ticket’ 

The teacher gives all students colorful (blue, pink and orange) travel tickets where they should write down their greetings and best wishes for your friend about travelling. Then they exchange their tickets with the partner and subdivide into three groups according to ticket color. 

Instruction:

        1.Write down greetings and the best wishes

            for your friends about travelling.

        2. Exchange your ticket with your partner.

        3. Subdivide into three groups according to ticket color.

   2. (W) Warming up!

      Viewing about ‘English London sightseeing’.

Instruction:

        1.Watch video about London.

        2.Define the theme of lesson.

Appendix 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRR0zC70-0

Middle

5 min

       10 min

         10 min

Task 1. (G) Watch video again, guess and take the photo of London sightseeing.

          Strategy “Snapshot”

Descriptors:

        1. Watch video about London.

        2. Find out view of London.

        3. Take a photo using your mobile phone.

        4. Tick and name the things in London.

FA: Group work assessment Strategy “Observation and survey”

Task 2. (G) Read the text about ‘Places of Interest in London’.  Strategy “Metacognition”

Descriptors:

1. Read and understand the main ideas of the text.

2. Underline the famous London attractions.

3. Label the photos to the text.

4. Choose any photo and describe it.

FA: Peer assessment. Strategy “Who benefits?”

Task 3. (I) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. The first letter is given to help you.

Strategy ‘Grammar plane’

Descriptors:

1.  Guess the words about travel attractions.

2.  Complete the sentences.

3.  Use the structures of first conditional / relative    clauses.

FA: Self assessment. Strategy “Check list”

1-4 “Try again”

1-6 “Good job”

1-8 “Well done”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRR0zC70-0

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

End

5 min

Reflection. (P) Strategy ‘Think-Pair-Share’

The teacher asks students questions such as, ‘What did you learn during today’s lesson?’ or ‘What connections can you make to your own life based on what you have learned today?’ Give students a few minutes to think about these questions. Pair students up with partners. Students share their thoughts with each other and then join a larger group or the whole class. 

Stickers

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Health and safety check

Task 5. (I) Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. The first letter is given to help you.

• Less able learners will be able to guess and complete conditional sentences with teacher’s and classmates’ support.

• Most able leaners will be able to write conditional sentences with little support.

• Some learners will be able to compile a short essay using the structure of first conditionals and specific information from the text without support.

By descriptors, by strategies, by observation

Task 3 Strategy “Observation and survey”

Task 4 Strategy “Who benefits?”

Task 5

Strategy       “Check list”

1-4 “Try again”

1-6 “Good job”

1-8 “Well done”

Reflection. (P) Strategy  “Think-Pair-Share”

Health saving technologies.

Tell the rules of classroom about how to provide safety.