Materials used: Klementyeva’s course book, Power Point presentation, CD-disk “Professor Higgins”
Handouts for students: charts for completing information.
Topic of the lesson: Food and fun. (Different kinds of cuisine, healthy and unhealthy food)
New language: Fiesta, beetroot, grated, herbs, appetizer, graphics.
Language to be revised: celebration, recipe, nutritional information, poster, menu item, cuisine, healthy food, junk food, a nutritious lunch, words on topic “Food”.
Aims of the lesson: By the end of the lesson the students will be able
- to discuss different cuisine using Skype programme
- to search the Internet to find recipes, graphics, nutritional information for creating their own menu items
- to create their own projects using a large pool of ideas from Web Quest
Lesson procedure
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Stage (№ of activity) |
Activity
Description of the activity/steps of the lesson Teacher’s instructions |
Aim of the activity | Patterns of Interaction | Time |
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1. |
Greetings
T: G’day dear students, today we are going to have a talk and Web quest about food and drinks, discuss different types of cuisine, search the information in the Internet to find recipes, graphics, nutritional information for creating your own menu items, create your own projects using a large pool of ideas from Web Quest |
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Whole class |
2 -3 min |
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2. |
Warming up
Phonetic drills (listen and repeat) (using CD –disk with computer programme “Professor Higgins”) T: Find the poem “Bacon and eggs ” by Sir A.P. Herbert on the screen T: listen and repeat the poem. Recite the poem by heart |
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Whole class Solo work |
7-10 min |
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3. |
Surprise questions
(using Skype programme) Procedure: The native speaker asks questions using Skype programme) T: What are the most typical dishes in Russia? What do you normally have for breakfast? If you met a foreigner who came to your country for the first time what dishes would you recommend? Do you know dishes that are typically British? What are they? What food and drink is good for you? |
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Whole class |
10 min |
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4. |
Missing vowels
T: I ‘ve got a strange disease. I forgot all vowels and I couldn’t remember the proverbs about the food. Can you help me? You’ve got the proverbs in your screen. Try to guess what they are. H.ng.r .s th. b.st s..c. .pp.t.t. c.m.s w.th ..t.ng T.st.s d.ff.r T : What other proverbs about food do you know? |
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Solo work Whole class |
5-7 mins |
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5. |
Presentation
T : Each group is going to give a talk about different types of cuisine (home prepared task) |
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Group work |
10- 12 min |
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6. |
Web Quest
T: 1) Individually or in pairs or in groups you will examine each of the sites on the list of resources and write down some notes of your opinions (information). You’ll need to examine each site fairly quickly. Don’t spend more than 5-7 minutes on any one site. 2) When everyone in the group has seen all the sites , it’s time to get together to answer the questions Team report 3) You will come to the agreement how present your team’s nomination for the best Hola! Hello! You are invited to a Fiesta means party in Spain. Who doesn’t like a party? So let’s see “what’s cookin’” and get ready for a celebration. Task (group 1) Fiesta, Food and Fun You have been invited to a Mexican fiesta. You need to find a Mexican recipe and prepare t for the party. You will search the internet to find a recipes, graphics, and nutritional information for your menu item. You will create a diorama, poster, or the menu sheet. Submit a copy of the websites you visited while working on your project Process:
1.Choose one recipe that you would like to prepare. 2.You will need to make a list of ingredients. This will serve two purposes. First, on your list(or poster), you will need to include the ingredients and the food groups to which they belong. You may find it helpful to look at the following web sites: http://www.asfsa.org/childnutrition/education/cincodemayofood.asp http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_08_800.htm 3. Make the instructions for your recipe. 4.You may find that you are using some of your math skills during the preparation of your recipe. Please tell us the math skills that you used when measuring and cooking your Mexican dish. What would you need to do in order to double your recipe? Try looking at this web site; http://appetizer.allrecipes.com/az/syNchDip.asp 5.Once your dish is complete, it is time to consider how you will present it at the party. Visit the following site for ideas: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/faqindex.html Task (group 2,3) Try looking at this web site;http://www.learnenglish.de/Level1/Culture/FoodCulture.htm
Language Here are some useful expressions you could use to prepare your report:
Presentation |
(developing speaking fluently and confidently in longer turns)
(developing speaking fluently and confidently in longer turns) |
Group work Solo work |
30 min |
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7. |
SELF-EVALUATION |
Developing self-evaluation skills |
Solo work |
5 min |
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8 |
Conclusion T: Learning about different cuisine and food is important for all people. When we know about the food we can help protect a lot of diseases. I hope you enjoyed working on this Web Quest. I also hope you learned about some new and interesting proposals of the menu. If you would like to learn more about food, or just do some fun food crosswords and activities, check out the websites listed below. Calorie levels for kids http://www.utextension.utk.edu/fnh/4-H/calories.htm Interactive Food Guide Pyramid http://www.utextension.utk.edu/fnh/4-H/interactpyr.htm Food Pyramid Fast Food Restaurant Links http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4485/frames.htm Fast Food Nutrition Game http://www.quia.com/tq/246272.html |
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1-2 mins |
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9. |
Home task
T: Explore different websites and make a report about healthy food Your assignment is to choose what food you should eat: healthy or junk food? |
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