Solutions (Elementary)

By Katya Loskutova & Nina Zotina

For teachersFor teachersFor 6 grade students Extension on the topic “Out and

About/London” (Solutions – Elementary)

Lesson aims:- Develop creative writing skills (short text)- Develop creative thinking skills- Develop imagination- Develop reading for complete understanding- Develop speaking skills (monologues)

For teachersStages of work with a model text

Topic mood/motivation

What can tourists do in different cities?

Fill in a cluster in pairs. Brainstorm verbs and phrases.

Today we’ll continue talking about London. It attracts lots of tourists and visitors every year as every city does.

Model Text Presentation

I’d rather be in London nowAnd walk along a noisy street.

I’d rather mix with all its crowdOr eat in a café its tasty fish and chips.

I’d rather be somewhere, not here…

But the teacher came up to meAnd the dream disappeared.

Model Text Reconstruction

I’d rather be in London nowAnd …I’d rather …Or …I’d rather …But …And …

Ss Speech Activation

What would you rather do now instead of being present at the lesson?

Look at the pictures and suppose what the woman, cat and man would rather do now. Remember about the phrase we’ve learnt today! Make up the collage to present their thoughts. Here are the magazines from which you can take some pictures.

Sometimes we dream during the lessons at school. Imagine that you can realize your dream and do something else.

Creative Writing

Now it’s time for you to write a model text. Start your model text with a phrase

I’d rather be in London now…

Think of what would you like to see there or do.

There is your cluster to help you.

As you remember the topic of our lesson is London. Surely, now you know so many things about the capital of Great Britain and its places of interest! You would rather dream of being there than at the lesson.

MTs Presentation by Ss

It’s time to present your works. Listen attentively.

Thanks for your model texts. You showed to me how creative you are.

At home your task is to make a design for your work, write it on a sheet of paper and add some pictures or draw your own sketches.

Reflexion

1. Creating my own model text was: a)difficult b)interesting c)boring

2. I think the model text I created was:

a) the best b) a good one c) the worst

3. I have understood when to use the grammatical structure I’d rather…

a) b)

Now let’s make a conclusion of the lesson and evaluate our work. Choose the point that best suits you:

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Cluster