SUBJECT: English language UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSIONS: 8 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd
TEACHING OBJECTIVES
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Given written information (all the activities at the end of the reading) Using the first, second, third conditional and clauses of cause and effect Learning Phrasal Verbs Participating in oral interactions Pronunciation /ʌ/ /æ/ Learning vocabulary related to new techonologies and ways of communication Expressing contrast, purpose and consequence Description of a special day
KEY COMPETEN CE
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Competence in linguistic comunication Learning to learn Competence in processing information and use ICT Competece in knowledge of and interaction with the physical world Competence in social skills and citizenship Autonomy and personal initiative
CONTENTS ACTIVITIES METHODOLOGY I. Communicative
abilities II. Language considerations III. Socio-‐Cultural aspects
• Listening and reading a chapter of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” describing events and feelings • Discussing about the advantages and disadvantages of the new technologies taking into account the vocabulary • Visiting some famous travel blogs of England and USA • Presentation describing a special day • Vocabulary related to the new technologies and ways of communication • Grammar: types of conditionals and formation of clauses • Pronunciation /ʌ/ /æ/ • Word Building: Phrasal Verbs • Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
• Structural and functional approach • Individual, pair and group work
• Learning by doing • Teacher-‐whole class
FINAL TASKS ASSESSMENT CRITERIA • Oral task: describe a special day • Distinguish between /ʌ/ /æ/ -‐ Individual observation of the class work and homework • Writing task: narrate a story, describing -‐ Oral and written practice feelings and reactions -‐ Listening and reading practice • Final exam (unit 5-‐7) MATERIA LS
-‐ Studentbook, workbook, grammar and dictionary -‐ Computer room, pc with internet access and a projector -‐ Worksheets
CROSSCUR RICULAR TOPICS
-‐ Learning about the most important plays of Shakespeare -‐ Reading and analyze famous scenes of his plays
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 14/03/2016
SESSION: 1 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
-‐ Learning vocabulary related to new technologies and ways of writing communication -‐ Visiting travel blogs -‐ Learning structure of blogs and the way of creating a new entry -‐ Understanding dictation
MATERIALS
-‐ Student’s book -‐ Computer room (internet and projector) -‐ Web sites: http://www.nomadicmatt.com/; http://www.joaoleitao.com/
ACTIVITIES
-‐ Work and comprehension of vocabulary related to new technologies -‐ Link the new vocabulary with their definitions -‐ Read and analyze some travel blogs, learning some customs of England -‐Oral interaction: advantages and disadvantages of the new technologies -‐ Listen and write a dictation about a publishing house
-‐ Vocabulary activities in Workbook HOMEWORK -‐ Searching the different types of webpages and choose their favourite to explain in the next session CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
-‐ Cultural aspect: Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 2 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 15/03/2016
-‐ Understanding a short extract from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland -‐ Analyzing the structure: description of events and feelings -‐ Learning some unfamiliar words of the text and false friends Student’s book -‐ -‐ Computer room (internet and projector)
ACTIVITIES
-‐ Read the extract from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland -‐ Listen the same extract to check the correct pronunciation -‐ Do exercises of comprehension: answer questions in group, multiple choice, true or false. -‐ Work with vocabulary and do exercises: highlight false friends, such as, “large” and giving some opposites meaning or synonyms of words propose in the student’s wook. -‐Group activity: Student’s guess the meaning of the given false friends
HOMEWORK
-‐ Study the vocabulary -‐ Create a sentence of one given false friend
CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
-‐ Cultural aspect: Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 3 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS
ACTIVITIES
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 16/03/2016
-‐ Learning the three different types of conditional clauses -‐ Using conditional clauses to talk about hypothetical situations -‐ -‐ Student’s book -‐ Computer room (internet and projector) -‐ Power Point presentation of the grammar -‐ Worksheet -‐ Explanation: formation , use and examples of conditional clauses, and other linkers: providing, provided that, as long as. -‐ Do exercises to use the three different types of conditional clauses, and mixed conditionals -‐ Pair work: students ask their classmates about an hypothetical situation -‐ The teacher asks every student about their classmates’s answers
HOMEWORK -‐ Worksheet: practice the use of conditional clauses
CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
-‐ Cultural aspect: Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 4 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS
ACTIVITIES
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 21/03/2016
-‐ Listening songs to revise the use of conditional clauses -‐ Learning and using clauses of purpose, consequence, contrast, and cause and effect -‐ Writing some sentences to use the formation of clauses -‐ Student’s book -‐ Computer room (internet, audio and projector) -‐ Power Point for the presentation of the grammar -‐ Worksheet -‐ Listen and sing: “If I were a boy”; “I won’t give up” and “If this was a movie” to revise the conditional clauses -‐ Remark the pronunciation of some highlighted words of the previous songs -‐ Explanation: form and use clauses of purpose, consequence, contrast, and cause and effect -‐ Do exercises student’s book and a worksheet
-‐ Finish the worksheet -‐ Create a few sentences using clause of purpose, consequence, contrast, or HOMEWORK cause and effect CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
-‐ Cultural aspect: Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 5 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS
ACTIVITIES
HOMEWORK
CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 22/03/2016
-‐ Revising exercises of the last session -‐ Learning formation of Phrasal Verbs and their meaning -‐ Learning pronunciation: distinguish between /ʌ/ /æ/ -‐ Student’s book -‐ Computer room (internet, audio and projector) -‐ Power Point for the presentation of the grammar -‐ Correct exercises of the last session -‐ Explanation: types and formation of Phrasal Verbs -‐ Practice: do and correct exercises of Student’s book -‐ Selection of the most important Phrasal Verbs on the Student’s Book -‐ Pronunciation: listen and repeat the pairs of words to differenciate between /ʌ/ /æ/ and match a list of words with their homophones. -‐ Learn the given Phrasal Verbs, their use and meaning -‐ Pratice the pronunciation at home
-‐ Cultural aspect: Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 6 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS
ACTIVITIES
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 04/04/2016
-‐ Revising and working with learned vocabulary and grammar -‐ Understanding some written texts -‐ Giving some tips for the written task -‐ Writing a blog entry -‐ -‐ Student’s book -‐ Computer room (internet, and projector) -‐ Exercises: review the grammar and clarify doubts -‐ Give some tips for the written task: structure and language tips -‐ Give some new useful vocabulary -‐ Read some examples of short narratives -‐ Write a blog entry: narrate a story, describing feelings and reactions
HOMEWORK -‐ Finish the written task
CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
-‐ Cultural aspect: Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 7 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS
ACTIVITIES
HOMEWORK
CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
SUBJECT: English language GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 05/04/2016
-‐ Revising the phrasal verbs -‐ Understanding recordings -‐ Giving some tips for the speaking task -‐ Learning some cultural aspects -‐ Student’s book -‐ Computer room (internet, audio and projector) -‐ Worksheet -‐ Teacher asks for the Phrasal Verbs -‐ Listen about a description of a special day -‐ Do exercises related to the recording -‐ Cultural aspect: do exercise to fill the gaps of the text/script “to be or not to be” of Hamlet by Shakespeare -‐ Listen, check the pronunciation and watch the scene of the film -‐ Give some tips for the oral presentation: useful language and structure
-‐ Continue preparing the oral presentation
-‐ Cultural aspect: learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare
SUBJECT: English language
UNIT 6: TELLING STORIES
SESSION: 8 DURATION: 50’ each ROOM: English classroom
GRADE: 2º BACH SEMESTER: 2nd DATE: 06/04/2016
OBJECTIVES
-‐ Participating in oral interactions -‐ Working with learned vocabulary and grammar -‐ Using the new technologies and resources of the classroom
MATERIALS
-‐ Computer room (internet, and projector)
ACTIVITIES
-‐ Students can use a power point to describe a special day in front of the class -‐ The teacher and students give some feedback of each presentation -‐ Group task: co-‐evaluation
HOMEWORK -‐ Study the unit for the final exam
CROSSCURRI CULAR TOPICS
-‐ Learning about the most remarkable plays of Shakespeare