The topic of the lesson: Travelling

The subtopic: The tour of the most exciting places in the world

       The objectives: 

·        To develop students’  language skills through  listening , speaking   and vocabulary exercises;

·        To develop the skills of group work through making projects;

·        To encourage pupils’ independent research work;

·        To widen pupils’ knowledge of different countries’  traditions and peculiarities.

      Equipment: a chalkboard, stickers with the names of the cities and attractions, the screen, a   laptop and the map of the world, Students’ books  .

                                        The plan of the lesson:

1.     Greeting

2.     Warming up

3.     Listening and reading of the text(ex.4, p.18)

4.     Comprehension(ex.5,6, p.19)

5.     Vocabulary work (ex.3, 7 p. 19)

6.     Speaking (retelling of the text ex.4 p.18)

7.     Project presentation

8.     Conclusion

                       The procedure:

1.     Greeting

Teacher: Hello, boys and girls! Dear guests, you are welcome to our English class!

I see, that all are present today, so we can start. I’m not going to ask you who is on duty today and what your home task was. We are going to have an unusual  lesson,  a tour of the most exciting places of the world.

2.     Warming up    

Teacher: To begin with, look at the chalkboard, please. There is a proverb here :”Travel  broadens the mind”. How can you explain it?

(Pupils give their explanations)

Teacher: That’s all right. Now I’d like to draw your attention to the words connected with travelling. Say which word in the line is odd and why:

Ski holiday: chalet, instructor, sun hat, ski lift

Sightseeing holiday:  gallery, museum, tour guide, goggles

Camping holiday: sleeping bag, torch, suit, tent

Cruise holiday: captain, cabin, port, pilot

Safari  holiday:  fur coat, jeep, binoculars, insect repellent

(Pupils choose the odd words and explain their choice)

3.     Listening and reading

Teacher: The first place we are going to visit is the west coast of the US. Please, open your books at page 18. You are going to listen to read an article about a tour of the west coast of the United States. (the pupils are listening to the text ex.4, p.18)

4.Comprehension

Teacher: For questions 1 to 8, choose from the places mentioned in the tour. The places may be chosen more than once. (p.19)

Teacher: OK. Let’s try to remember what each place mentioned in the text is famous for:

(ex.3, p.18)

5.vocabulary work

Teacher: There were some important word expressions in the text. Look at exercise 7 on page 19 and fill in the correct word from the list below:

 Fishing                            boats

Palm                                 trees

Polynesian                      dances

Cable                                cars

Golden                             beaches

Short                                drive

Steep                               roads

Street                              actors

Teacher:  Now  let’s  play a word game. Work in groups and make your own sentences with these expressions ( the  pupils  work  in  3 groups  and make sentences). Don’t forget, that your group gets a point only for grammatically correct sentences. (The winner is the group which  reads  most  correct  sentences . This group receives a temporary prize).

6. Speaking

Teacher: Now that you have listened to and read the text about the Pacific Paradise tour and you know the necessary words, let’s sum up what you remember about it. (The pupils retell the text one by one).

7. Presentation

Teacher: So, we have come up to the most interesting part of our journey. At the previous lesson you started to work out projects about travelling abroad. Group 1, what country have you chosen for your tour?

Pupil 1: We have made a project about England

Teacher: group 2?

Pupil 2: We have toured Australia.

Pupil 3: Our project is about Brazil.

Teacher: That’s amazing. The first group, you are welcome to show your presentation.

(The groups show their presentations on the screen).

8. Conclusion

Teacher:  What wonderful views you have shown us! And your stories were just exciting! Thanks a lot for excellent work! Let’s sum up what you have learnt  today, what you liked most of all, what impressions you have got.

Pupil 1: Today we have made a tour of the most exiting places in the world.

Pupil 2: We have seen interesting sights.

Pupil 3: we have learnt new information about Brazil, Australia, England and the USA.

Pupil 4: We have received new impressions.

Pupil 5: We have got acquainted   with some wonderful traditions.

Teacher: That’s all right! Thank you , dear friends. Our journey has come to an end. I hope you liked it.

Now write down the home task for the next lesson. You are to do exercises 10 and 11 in your workbooks.

All of you have worked fine today and your marks are…