Number of students: 7
Level: А2
Age: teenagers
| Aim(s): by the end of the lesson the students will be able to extract the
main points and details from the text, speak using the information from the text and
express their opinion on the topic. Sub-aims: the students will be able to develop socio-cultural competence |
Materials and resources:
“When in Britain” “Speak out” 4-5 1995 p. 36-37
George Mikes “How to Be an Alien”
For students:
hand-outs with texts and tasks; sheets of paper A1, markers
Group profile (gender, age, what the students already know which should help you with your aims, etc.):
It’s a group of girls and boys of 15-16. They can understand simple information related to the topic “Countries and Cultures”. These students can communicate with each other and the teacher in simple tasks.
| Stage and stage aim | Time |
Instructions | Comments | Interaction pattern |
| Pre-reading Aim: to focus students on the theme and to motivate them |
10 | What are your associations with the British? Fill in the mind-map. | Elicitation Sheets of paper, markers | Group work |
| 3 | There is an English proverb “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think it means? | Expressing opinions | St1, St2- T | |
| 8 | What do these words mean? Match the word with its definition. |
Understanding the meaning of the new words. Matching. Hand-outs. Ex. I See Appendix. |
Individual work. | |
| 5 | Guess whether these statements about the British are true or false. | Ticking true/false sentences Ex. II | Individual work | |
| While-reading Aim: to read the text using different reading skills and strategies, guiding and checking understanding. |
10 | Read the text and find out if your answers were correct. Give the reasons. | Reading for gist Ex. III |
Individual work St1, St2- T |
| 10 | Read the text once more and decide where to add the sentences below. Discuss it with your partner. Mark the places in the text where they fit in best. | Reading for detail Ex. IV | Pairs, triplet | |
| Post-reading Aim: to use the information from the text while speaking about British and Russian traditions | 15 | A well-known writer George Mikes, in his book “How to be an Alien”
jokes about the things that make the British different from other Europeans. What national
trait of character does George Mikes mean? Comment on other group’s opinions. |
Speaking. Giving views and opinions Ex. V | Group work |
| 1 | Continue the title of the text “When in Britain, ...” | Speaking. | St1,St2-T | |
| 18 | Compare how they do in Great Britain and how we do in Russia. Fill in the table. |
Filling in the table. Writing and speaking. Ex.VI | St1,St2-T | |
| 10 | What traits of Russian character, customs and habits can foreigners find surprising? | Speaking. Expressing opinions. | Individual | |
| Home task | 1 | Your home task is to describe one of the traditions characterizing the Russian national character |