The Silk Road and the Silk Road Festival

Lesson for Fifth Grade

Designed By: iyad aldakar

((Motivating Question))

1 -What is the meaning of festival?

2 -Do you know the Silk Road Festival?

3 -What can you see and hear in the Silk Road Festival ?

Dear Students:

Read the following text then answer the question:

The Silk Road Festival

The silk road festival began in 2002. You can go to the festival every year, in September. The festival lasts for four days. It is very interestingThere are a lot of different things to see and hear.

There is music from a lot of the countries on the Silk Road. You can see paintings, too

The Silk Road

The Silk Road is very old and very long .

It joined Asia in the east to Syria and Europe in the west .

People used the road to visit different countries. They sold clothes, food, vases and medicines to people in different countries. It could take three years to travel the Silk Road from east to west.

Comprehension Question

1-When did the Silk Road Festival begin?

2- When is the festival?3- How long does the festival last?

4- What can you see at the festival?5- What did people use the Silk Road

for?6- How long could it take to travel

along the Silk Road ?

The Answers1-When did the Silk Road Festival begin?

The Silk Road Festival began in 20022- When is the festival?

The festival is in September.3- How long does the festival last?

The festival lasts for four days.4- What can you see at the festival?

you can see musicians from a lot of the countries on the Silk Road .

5- What did people use the Silk Road for? People used the road to visit different countries.

6- How long could it take to travel along the Silk Road? It could take three years to travel the Silk Road from

east to west.

The First Group ActivitiesDear students, Search through the internet using the following URL:

http://travelguides.lastminute.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=168586

to get a brief idea about the origin name of Silk Road

after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your group.

The Second Group ActivitiesDear students, Search through the internet using the following URL:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/plural.htm

then get the rule of Regular Plurals of nouns

after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your group.

-After that use the following Link to do exercises

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/plural2.htm

The Third Group ActivitiesDear students, Search through the internet using the following URL:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irrplu.htm

then get the rule of Irregular Plurals of nouns

after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your group.

-After that use the following Link to do exercises:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irrplu2.htm

The Fourth Group Activities

Dear students, Search through the internet using the following URL:

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-words.htm

then get the rule of Wh-question

after that write the gained information by using the word program then exchange your ideas by using the e-mail of your group.

Read and write the question:1? -------------------------- -

She plays the violin.

2? ------------------------- -

She is going to play in Damascus.

3? -------------------------- -

I like it because it is interesting.

4? -------------------------- -

It is two hours long.

The Answers:1 -Which instrument does she play?

She plays the violin.

2 -Where is she going to play?

She is going to play in Damascus.

3 -Why do you like classical music?

I like it because it is interesting.

4 -How long is the concert?

It is two hours long.

Write the plural nouns: -girl -foot

-man -glass -tooth

-woman -pen

-mouse -child

-foot

The answers: -girl girls

-foot feet -man men

-glass glasses -tooth teeth

-woman women -pen pens -mouse mice

-child children -foot feet

THANKS