LESSON PLAN
GRADE 11
Learner`s Level: Intermidiate.
THEME: Pop - Symbols of America (Inventions).
MATERIALS: 1. Individual cards with tasks. 2 Lists of expressions (spoken etiquette).3. Texts of the song “VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR”, The Buggles. 4. A computer. 5. A multimedia projector. 6. A tape – recorder. 7. A Magic Box (students whose answers are correct are prized with symbolic things or pictures of these things). 8. A bottle of Coca-Cola, a pack of chewing gums, a pack of potato chips, a hot dog, a hamburger or colorful pictures of all these things. 9.Markers and sheets of paper for signal cards.
AIMS: 1. To introduce some meaningful up-to-date inventions of a man.
2. To form student`s communicative competence:
-reading and speaking skills;
-listening;
-writing.
3. To develop students` interactive skills: pair work, work in group.
4. To develop creativity and skills of critical thinking, interest to other cultures.
Lesson Procedure.
I. WaRM UP. Hello everybody. Recently I `ve received ”Trinity Travel Guide Book” for some information about participating in Educational Programs abroad. I am sure, all of you will have a chance to travel abroad some day. But before leaving for a foreign country, you should know lots of things, among them - filling in “A Travel Card”, good knowledge of the country National and “Pop-Symbols” etc.
II. Writing Skills. Let`s pretend that you are on a board of a plane (light music is playing) and a Customs Officer asks you to fill in the “Travel Card”. (In some minutes the teacher collects the papers to evaluate the Writing Skills).
Filling in the form of a “TRAVEL CARD” ("The Immigration Form").
| 1. Family Name | 8. Country Where You Live |
| 2. First (Given) Name | 9. City Where You Boarded |
| 3. Birth Date (Day/Mo/Yr) | 10. City Where Visa Was Issued |
| 4. Country of Citizenship | 11. Date Issued (Day/Mo/Yr) |
| 5. Sex (Male or Female) | 12. Address While in the United States |
| 6. Passport Number | (Number and Street) |
| 7. Airline and Flight Number | 13. City and State |
III. READING. Among lots of National Symbols in the USA such as The national Flag, THE Bald Eagle, The Statue of Liberty, The Liberty Bell, and many others, there are plenty of “pop-symbols” or inventions it`s impossible to imagine our life without them, and it`s difficult to imagine that they didn`t exist before. You are to choose one text for reading and understanding and prepare a signal card for your classmates to show the name of the object you have read about. You should share the information you have read, answer the questions of your classmates and ask your classmates for the information you need to fill in the table and do the task in your cards .
There are four main aspects you are to put in: 1.An object. 2. Who invented it? 3. WHEN was it invented? 4. WHERE was it invented?
And then, to be prized with something from the “Magic Box,” you should guess the invention ( I will try to hint you) and tell a few words about it. You may use the information you have just read from the texts.
TEXTS FOR READING (See the Appendix 1).
1. Blue jeans (Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. All About the USA. A Cultural Reader, Unit 3)
2. The Hamburger (Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. All About the USA. A Cultural Reader, Unit 21).
3.The Hot Dog (All A Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. bout the USA. A Cultural Reader, Unit 1)
4. Coca-Cola (Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. All About the USA. A Cultural Reader, Unit 24)
5. Basketball ( Reader`s Digest . 1997. "America from A to Z")
6. Chewing Gum (Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. All About the USA. A Cultural Reader, Unit 7)
7. Potato chips (Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. All About the USA. A Cultural Reader, Unit 9)
8. Cars (Brokal, Milada; Murphy, Peter. 1991. All About the USA. A Cultural Reader, Henry Ford , Unit 4)
PUT IN THE NECESSARY INFORMATION IN YOUR TABLES.
A student may ask for the necessary information moving around the class. Signal cards with the names of the objects will help them to find the necessary object. The students ask and answer the questions only in English. The main aspects of their information are: an object, a period of time, an inventor, a country. The answers should be filled in the table. The students should use the spoken etiquette while finding out the necessary information, asking and answering the questions.
(KEYS)
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Chewing Gum | 1890 | William Wrigley | New York, USA |
| Potato Chips | 1853 | George Crum | Saratoga Springs, New York, USA |
| Car | 1896 | Henry Ford | Detroit, USA |
| Hamburger | 1949 | Mc. Donald | San Bernadino, California, USA |
| Frankfurter (Hot Dog)
Hot Dog |
1860
1906 |
A German
Tad Dorgan (a newspaper cartoonist named it “hot dog”) |
Germany. Presented first in the USA in 1860. USA |
| Coca-Cola | 1886 | John Pemberton, a druggist | Atlanta, USA |
| Basketball | 1891 | A Canadian college teacher James Naismith |
Massachusetts, USA |
| Blue Jeans | 1850 | Levi Straus | California, USA |
(KEYS) CARD 1.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Chewing Gum |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Chewing Gum | 1890 | William Wrigley | New York, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English.
Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example):
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Potato Chips | George Crum | ||
| Hamburger | California, USA | ||
| Hot Dog | 1906 |
CARD 2.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Potato Chips |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Potato Chips | 1853 | George Crum | Saratoga Springs, New York, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English.
Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example):.
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Frankfurter (Hot Dog) |
Germany | ||
| hamburger | 1954 | ||
| Chewing Gum | New York, USA |
CARD 3.
Signal Card
| Object |
| CAR |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| CAR | 1896 | Henry Ford | Detroit, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English.
Fill in the table(one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example):
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Chewing Gum | William Wrigley | ||
| Potato Chips | Saratoga Springs, New York, USA | ||
| Coca-Cola | 1886 |
CARD 4.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Hot Dog |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Frankfurter (Hot Dog)
Hot Dog |
1860
1906 |
A German
Tad Dorgan (a newspaper cartoonist named it “hot dog”) |
Germany. Presented first in the USA in 1860. USA |
| Move around the class (if you need) to find out the
necessary information. Ask questions only in English. Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example): |
|||
| Basketball | A Canadian college teacher James Naismith | ||
| Coca-Cola | Atlanta, USA | ||
| CAR | 1896 | ||
CARD 5.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Coca -Cola |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Coca -Cola | 1886 | John Pemberton, a druggist |
Atlanta, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English.
Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example):
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Coca-Cola | John Pemberton, a druggist | ||
| Blue Jeans | California, USA | ||
| Basketball | 1891 |
CARD 6.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Basketball |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Basketball | 1891 | A Canadian college teacher James Naismith |
Massachusetts, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English.
Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example): .
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| hot dog | Tad Dorgan, a newspaper cartoonist named it |
||
| Basketball | Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Blue Jeans | 1850 |
CARD 7.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Hamburger |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Hamburger | 1949 | Mc. Donald | San Bernadino, California, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English.
Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example):
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Blue Jeans | Levi Straus | ||
| Car | Detroit, USA | ||
| Chewing Gum | 1890 |
CARD 8.
Signal Card
| Object |
| Blue Jeans |
Share the information with your classmates (if they need). Speak only English!
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Blue Jeans | 1850 | Levi Straus | California, USA |
Move around the class (if you need) to find out the necessary information. Ask questions only in English. Fill in the table (one aspect of the object is given in the table as an example):
| Object | When was it invented? | Whom was it invented by? | Where was it invented? |
| Car | Henry Ford | ||
| Chewing Gum | New York, USA | ||
| Potato Chips | 1853 |
IV. speaking. “Magic Box”.
And now, to be prized with something from the “Magic Box” you should tell us a few words about the invention I will hint you. You may use the information you have read from the texts. Please, don`t forget to use the conversation formulas from your lists of spoken etiquette.
(The teacher gives some information about the object and the students should guess what object is spoken about and give as much information about it as possible. The teacher presents the symbolic objects as the award. See Appendix 5).
V. CREATIVITY. Critical thinking. Interactivity.
TEACHER: It was very interesting to listen to your stories and now let`s pretend that we are at a TV studio. There are some businessmen, who want to advertise their products (goods), no matter whether it is healthy or not. Some of you will be the customers and will give interviews about the advertised products (goods). The businessmen should try to protect their product. And someone will be an opponent whose duty will be to find faults with businessmen. Someone will be a psychologist whose duty will be to relax a tense situation (if it occurs) and to lead the discussion to a successful conclusion.
Presentation of a FIZZY DRINK . Video-clip (a commercial ) is produced by a student (“a young businessman”): a group of teenagers are drinking “Cream-Soda” and having fun.
A Discussion after watching the video (sEE APPENDIX 4) .
TEACHER: While traveling, you always visit shops, don`t you? We can`t imagine our traveling without shopping. Your homework was to prepare a commercial on that or another product or a device, or to make up a dialogue “Shopping during my visit abroad”.
Shopping is a great pleasure for all tourists, but your English is not perfect. How would you explain, what you want to buy? (Dialogues in pairs. See Appendix 3). Use expressions from the spoken etiquette.
( Lists of expressions are put on the tables. See Appendix 6).
VI. LISTENING to the teens` favorite song “VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR”, by The Buggles (See Appendix 2).
VII.HOMEWORK.
Fill in the table ( the texts of the song are given as handouts to work at home) .
| 1.Mentioned inventions. | 2. Who were the inventors? | 3. When were the inventions made? | 4. Where were the inventions made? ( Country). |
| 5. New words for you. | |||
| 6. Translate the song, be ready to have a talk on it. | |||
2. be ready to speak “ People as symbols of the usa” (sportsmen, singers, politicians etc). you may use the plan: 1.Who? 2. What is (was) he (she) famous for? 3. What time did he (she) live? 4. Some interesting facts from his (her) life etc. 5. Some pictures to illustrate your answers.
VIII. VALUATION OF YOUR HOMEWORK FOR THE NEXT LESSON :“Excellent” - all the tasks should be done, “Good” – 5 -6 tasks (from 7) should be done, “Satisfactory” – not less than 4 tasks should be done.
IX. VALUATION of the lesson. Comments.