Methodology I

Camila Barrera

April 23, 2012

Lesson PlanSubject/Unit:English, unit 3

Grade:8th

Topic:Life in other countries

General Outcomes from Curriculum guide:

Reading Comprehension

In this unit, is expected that students read texts comprehensively informative, descriptive and narrative, short, simple, related to the topic; that extract explicit information, that they understand the main ideas of the text, understand the meaning of thematic vocabulary and new words according to the context, and reflect about content. Also intended to recognize references to comparisons, opportunities and abilities to identify relationships between ideas and integrate written expression referring to the text. It also seeks to read the text aloud to work fluency and pronunciation in the language.

Oral Expression

Orally interact among them and the teacher in dialogues and monologues designed to give information about life in other countries and communities that make comparisons and relate to possibilities and abilities. It is intended that, in their words spoken, implement the thematic vocabulary and structures of the unit referred to comparisons, expression of skills and connectors to connect ideas, and to deliver in an intelligible form.

Writing

Write descriptive texts, informative and narrative very short and very simple, which incorporate relevant details, using grammatical structures related to possibilities, skills and thematic comparisons and vocabulary learned in the unit, related ideas in a coherent and correct spelling elements.

Specific Outcomes from Curriculum guide:

Reading Comprehension

Read and demonstrate comprehension of information and main ideas explicitly stated in informational texts, and narratives, short, simple, related to living in other countries and communities:

Thematic vocabulary recognition unit Identifying comparison expressions Read aloud with fluency and correct pronunciation

Oral Expression

Oral expression through monologues and dialogues (eight exchanges) very short and simple, incorporating the functions of comparing and referencing skills and abilities:

Using phrases and sentences very short and very simple Using the vocabulary of the unit related to life in other countries and communities Using adjectives in comparative and superlative forms

Written expression

Write very brief descriptive, information and / or narrative texts relating to life in other countries and communities:

Using the vocabulary of the unit Making comparisons using comparative and superlative adjectives

Methods:

- The Oral Approach - Communicative Language teaching- The Silent Way

Lesson Objectives:

The students will be able to:

- Recognize the countries, nationalities and capitals of the United Kingdom

- Recognize de thematic vocabulary.

- Apply comparatives and superlatives adjectives in sentences

- Know different places of the United Kingdom

Materials:

- Data show - Computer with Power Point Program.- Dictionaries- Reading document- Pencil - Blackboard

Procedure

Introduction

The teacherwill explain to the students the activity for this day.The teacher presents the topic “The United Kingdom” with a power point.

Slides Explanation

First slideThe teacher will do some questions to the students:

Have you ever been in The United Kingdom? What do you know about United Kingdom?

Possible answer: No, I haven’t. But I know that is in Europe.

Second slideThe teacher will explain where the United Kingdom is:

The United Kingdom is known like The British Isles too. It is in Northern Europe.

Third slideThe teacher will present the real name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

The British Isles are Ireland and Great Britain. In the Great Britain Isle are Scotland, Wales and

England. In the Ireland Isle are Republic of Ireland and

Northern Ireland. But the Republic of Ireland doesn’t belong to

United Kingdom, only the Northern Ireland. The Union of Northern Ireland and Great Britain

form The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Fourth slide

The teacher will teach the flags of the each country of the United Kingdom:

This is England and this is its flag. Here we have Wales and this is its flag. This is Scotland and this is its flag- The last country is Northern Ireland and this is its

flag.

Activity 1

The teacher will turn off the data to do some questions to the students.

The students will have to answer the next questionsorally and they will be chosen by the teacher.

1. Which are the countries of the United Kingdom?2. Which are the countries of Great Britain?

After the teacher will turn on the data and will continue with the activity:

Fifth slideThe teacher will ask for volunteers to match the flags with their countries and capitals.

The students will match the countries. When the four countries are matched the teacher will say the name of the country and its capital. The students will repeat:

London is the capital of England Cardiff is the capital of Wales Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland

Sixth slideThe students will have to match the people with their nationalities and then repeat after the teacher:

She is from Wales, she is Welsh She is from England, she is English He is from Scotland, he is Scottish He is from Northern Ireland, he is Irish

Seventh slide The teachers will ask to the students if they know any place in the United Kingdom.

The students could say:

Yes, I know London; I went when I was ten years old.

Yes, know Stonehenge, I have seen in some pictures.

Assessment Method:

Each student will have to write on the blackboard a country, a nationality and a capital.

The words that will have to be written on the blackboard are:

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish

Body

Comparatives and Superlatives adjectives

The teacher will explain the comparatives and superlatives adjectives and goes explaining the meaning.

COMPARATIVES:

Short adjectives/ adverbs (one syllable): ends in –er

Example: Athens is older than Rome.

old older older thannice nicer nicer thanslow slower slower thanlate later later thancheap cheaper cheaper thanbig bigger bigger thanhot hotter hotter than

Adjectives/adverbs ends in –y: become in –ier

Example: To take a taxi is easier than to take a bus.

Adjectives/adverbs longer (2, 3, 4 syllables): more + adjective/adverb

Example:The hotel was more expensive than I expected.

Irregular comparatives

Example:Tomorrow will be better than today

Activity 2

The students have to complete the chart according to learned. The teacher will give a chart for complete.

Adjective/adverb Comparative

oldbigger than

politeeasier than

cheapbetter than

heavy

easy easier easier than

heavy heavier heavier than

early earlier earlier than

careful more careful More careful than

expensive more expensive More expensive than

polite more polite More polite than

interesting more interesting More interesting than

bad/badly worse worse than

good/well better better than

Assessment method:

Each student will review the copybook of the classmate.

SUPERLATIVES:

When the before activity is review the teacher will explain the superlativesand the teacher gives the meaning of the words.

Short superlatives have “the” + adjective + “est”

Example: The church is the oldest building in the town.

old the oldestcheap the cheapestnice the nicest good the bestbad the worstbig the biggesthot the hottest

Adjectives ends in “y” are become in “iest”

easy the easiestheavy the heaviestpretty the prettiest

Example: The whale is the heaviest animal in the world.

The most + long adjective

careful the most carefulinteresting the most interesting

Example:New York is the most interesting city in the world.

Activity 4

The students will have to write sentences in their copybooks with superlatives.

Examples:

Madrid is the largest city in Spain.Everest is the highest Mountain the world.The Nile is the longest River in the world.

Assessment Method:

Some students will have to read the sentences in front of the class.

Activity 5

The students will have to read the article given by the teacher about United Kingdom.

The students will read in groups of five, reading two places each student. They will have to read aloud.

Instructions:

First the students will have to read and match the words that they don’t understand. Second they will have to search the words in the dictionary and then read the article again. Finally they have to match the superlatives that they found in the article.

Some Important Places of the United Kingdom

The Giant’s Causeway

The Giant’s Causeway is in Northern Ireland. The area is made up from about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns which were created after a volcanic eruption. The name comes from the legend of Finn Mac Cool.

The Stonehenge

The Stonehenge is in England. Standing for over five thousand years, Stonehenge’s mysterious origins make it all the most interesting to visit.

Portmeirion

Portmeirion is in Wales. It is the most eccentric village in the United Kingdom. Portmeirion is a fanciful Italianate village situated on the North Wales Coast. The village includes a hotel, holiday cottages, a teashop and restaurant.

Tresco Abbey Gardens

It is in England in the Scilly Isles, is regarded by botanists as one of the most interesting and varied botanical experiments in the world.

York Minster

Almost every British city has a stunning cathedral, but York Minster is one of the most impressive.It is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in York in Northern England. The present building was begun in about 1230 and completed in 1472.

Windsor Castle 

Windsor Castle is one of the Queen’s official

residences in England. It is also the world’s largest occupied castle.

The Eden Project

The Eden Project is located in England, is one of the most exciting modern projects in the United Kingdom. The project has 100,000 plants in two giant transparent domes, each recreating different global climate conditions.

Windermere Lake

Windermere, is the largest natural lake in England, and is fed by numerous rivers.

Bowness-on-Windermere is most popular holiday resort in the lake, is an excellent centre for boating activities, with over 10,000 boats registered.

The Scott Monument

The Scott Monument is 61.11m high and there are 287 steps to the top. It is one of the highest monuments erected to a writer (Sir Walter Scott)

Balmoral Hotel

In January 2007, J.K Rowling left a note in a room at the Balmoral Hotel to announce that she had finished the last Harry Potter´s book there. Now is one of the richest persons in the world.

Closure

Activity 6

The students will have to complete a chart given by the teacher with the corresponding information learned in class and the important places in the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Complete the information according to the learned in classes:

Flags of the

countries of the British Isles

Country

Nationality

Capital

Language

Important

places

Reflection

The teacher will do a feedback about the contents learned, asking to the students:

What have you learned today?

The students will answer the question.

Key Answers

Complete the chart

Adjective/adverb Comparative

old Older than

big bigger than

polite More polite than

easy easier than

cheap Cheaper than

good better than

heavy Heavier than

Some Important Places of the United Kingdom

The Giant’s Causeway

The Giant’s Causeway is in Northern Ireland. The area is made up from about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns which were created after a volcanic eruption. The name comes from the legend of Finn Mac Cool.

The Stonehenge

The Stonehenge is in England. Standing for over five thousand years, Stonehenge’s mysterious origins make it all the most interesting to visit.

Portmeirion

Portmeirion is in Wales. It is the most eccentric village in the United Kingdom. Portmeirion is a fanciful Italianate village situated on the North Wales Coast. The village includes a hotel, holiday cottages, a teashop and restaurant.

Tresco Abbey Gardens

It is in England in the Scilly Isles, is regarded by botanists as one of the most interesting and the most varied botanical experiments in the world.

York Minster

Almost every British city has a stunning cathedral, but York Minster is one of the most impressive. It is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in York in Northern England. The present building was begun in about 1230 and completed in 1472.

Windsor Castle 

Windsor Castle is one of the Queen’s official

residences in England. It is also the world’s largest occupied castle.

The Eden Project

The Eden Project is located in England, is one of the most exciting modern projects in the United Kingdom. The project has 100,000 plants in two giant transparent domes, each recreating different global climate conditions.

Windermere Lake

Windermere, is the largest natural lake in England, and is fed by numerous rivers. Bowness-on-Windermere is the most popular holiday resort in the lake, is an excellent centre for boating activities, with over 10,000 boats registered.

The Scott Monument

The Scott Monument is 61.11m high and there are 287 steps to the top. It is one of the highest monuments erected to a writer (Sir Walter Scott)

Balmoral Hotel

In January 2007, J.K Rowling left a note in a room at the Balmoral Hotel to announce that she had finished the last Harry Potter´s book there. Now is one of the richest persons in the world.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland

Flags of the countries of the British

Isles

Country England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

Nationality English Scottish Welsh Irish

Capital London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast

Important things and

places

The Stonehenge.

Tresco Abbey Gardens.

York Minster.

The Eden Project.

Windermere Lake.

The Scott Monument.

Balmoral Hotel.

Portmeiron The Giant’s Causeway

Windsor Castle