LESSON PLAN

School: GRUP SCOLAR DE TELECOMUNICATII SI LUCRARI PUBLICE- HUNEDOARA

Teacher: Grade: 9th gradeClass level: intermediateUnit 1: LONDONLesson 2: Around LondonBook: English My Love, EDP. 2007Time: 50 min

Type of lesson: acquisition of new knowledge in the frame of intercultural.

Lesson aim: 1. to have students practice speaking, reading, listening and writing skills;2. to have students learn more about London and speak about it using present simple and past simple3. to have students learning about European cultures, in this case the British culture4. to have students develop language and confidence to express opinions, interpretations, concerns and convictions5. to have students develop the ability to engage in dialogue and respond to opposing opinions6. to have students develop respect for others: valuing a diversity of cultures and representations7. to have students work co-operatively with others

Materials: students’ book, handouts, blackboard, flipchart, video projector, laptop.

Techniques and methods: conversation, pair work, group work

PROCEDURE:

I. Starting the lesson (5’)Greets the students and then begins a short informal conversation (personalized questions) in order to make them feel at ease: ‘How do you feel?’, ‘Do you like the weather today? / Why? / Why not?’, ‘Who is absent? What happened to him / her?’, ‘What was your homework for today? / Who wants to read it aloud?’

Some students read out loud their homework and the rest of the class listen and correct their homework.

II. Checking previous knowledge (7’) The students are divided into four groups in order to create a funny dialogue regarding an airport adventure. After they finish creating the dialogue each group reads it out laud. The best funny dialogue will be rewarded.

After hearing the dialogues the teacher tells the students: “Last time we talked about things which take place in the airport. Let us see what you remember. Some of you mentioned them in their dialogues.” Students answer.

1. Where are you going first in an airport? Answer: At the check in counter.2. What do you do there? Answer: There your luggage is weight and you receive a boarding pass.3. And then? What do you do? Answer: We are going to the Passport Control.4. After your passport is checked where are you going? Answer: To the Departure Lounge. 5. Does anyone know what it means? Answer: It means an air terminal, where you rest and wait for your flight.6. But you can wait for hours. What can you do mean times? Answer: There are bars or Duty-Free Shops you can go to or just wait on a seat.7. If your flight is announced what do you do? Answer: I go to the Gate, because I do not want to lose my flight.

Teacher: Very well. I see you know the steps to follow in the airport.

III. Warm up (3’)

Teacher: Now. We are still in London. From the airport what do you think? Where can we go? What do you know so far about London?Students: Give their own answers.

Teacher: Now look at these pictures and tell me what you think they represent. He encourages students to give as many details as possible.Students: They look at the pictures and answer using their own words.

IV. Activity 1: Reading and writing (15’)Aim: to have students read about London

1. Teacher divides the students into pairs2. Teacher introduces the name of the activity “Around London” and gives students instructions for the task. They will have to read the

paragraphs and see which of the descriptions match the pictures. 3. Students read in silence the paragraphs about monuments of London, looking for clues.

V. Activity 2. Power Point presentation (15’) (use of the video projector)-teacher asks students to look at the presentation attentively and see what things are not in the descriptions, to put them down in their notebooks and at the end of the presentation to name them.

V. Activity 3. (5’) Teacher gives them the following homework: A group of students from your country have been on a trip to London. Write down the names of the places they have visited.

1. They have seen the old Coronation Chair.2. They have taken photographs of Victoria Tower.3. They have had to hurry not to miss the Changing of the Guard at 11:30.4. They have seen the Egyptian mummies.5. They have feed the pigeons.6. They have enjoyed a cup of coffee while looking at the statue of the “god of love”.7. They have taken photographs of themselves with Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe.

VI. Setting Homework (3’) Teacher asks students to prepare for next time a composition about a comparison between (let us say the Romanian Palace Of Parliament and that of London’s Palace of Parliament) two monuments that they choose.

Palace of Parliament, Bucharest , Romania

London’s Houses of Parliament

Other possible comparisons: The Arch of Triumph (Bucharest) and Wellington’s Arch (London); National Art Museum (Bucharest) and The National Gallery (London).

VI. Ending the lesson (2’)The teacher appreciates the students’ performance by encouraging, praising and giving them marks.

PICTURES

NOTE! YOU can enlarge the pictures for them to see well.

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Answers:1. Piccadilly Circus 2.Tower Bridge 3. Buckingham Palace 4.British Museum 5.The national Gallery 6. Madame Tussaud7.St. Paul Cathedral 8.Westminster Abbey 9.Downing Street 10.The Houses of Parliament 11. Trafalgar Square

AROUND LONDON

DESCRIPTIONS to use in the Activity I.

a) –Shows the works of man from prehistoric times to the present day. Its façade resembling a Greek temple makes it an impressive building. There are permanent displays of antiquities from Egypt, Western Asia, Greece and Rome. b) - also called the Palace of Westminster, range along the Thames with Victoria Tower at one end and Big Ben at the other.c) –is one of the busiest junctions in the city and the heart of London’s theatre land. The fountain with the statue of Eros on top is a favourite meeting place for young people. At night, the Circus becomes a mass of coloured changing lights. d) – built in Gothic style has been the scene of the coronation of sovereigns from William the Conqueror in 1066 to Elizabeth II in 1953. One of the great treasures of the Abbey is the oaken Coronation Chair, made in 1300. e) – has been made the home of the British Prime Minister since 1732. It is the symbol of British political power.f) – was made the official residence of the Sovereign by Queen Victoria whose memorial is in front of the palace. The Royal Guards change at 11.30 a.m. every day, much to the delight of the tourists.g) – named in the commemoration of a great British naval victory, is dominated by the statue of the victorious Admiral, Lord Nelson. People and pigeons gather here to see and enjoy the fountains.h) – is Christopher Wren’s baroque masterpiece, was built after the Great Fire. The Great Dome is the second largest in the world. Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Wren himself are buried here.i) – exhibits wax models of famous historical characters, Royalty, international statesmen, film and sports, stars, artists and entertainers.j) – with its elegant dome and graceful colonnades, housing a very rich collection of paintings, dominates the north side of Trafalgar Square.k) - opened in 1894, is one of London’s best landmarks with its two neo-Gothic towers, 142 ft above the Thames. It gives a splendid view of the river.