УМК «Opportunities”, 10 form Level: intermediate
Main aim: by the end of the lesson the students will have practiced speaking and listening on the main topic of the lesson “Adventures”
Materials: cards with words, pictures, audio, presentation
Assumptions: the students know most of the vocabulary in the reading
and have enough language from previous year. Supposеdly the students (SS) will have
been able to speak on the topic
The length of the lesson: 45 minutes
Stage |
Aim |
Procedure |
| 1. Warm-up | To create interest, motivate ss | Do you like travelling? Where would you like to go: around Russia or abroad? Are there any places exciting for tourists in our place? Why do people travel? |
| 2. Lead-in | To motivate and revise the vocabulary | Game “Ladder” (SS stand in two rows, they face
each other. The SS of the first row speak, the second-listen. The teacher claps hands, the
pupils move and change a partner. It lasts for 3 minutes. The last formed (by chance)
pairs sit together during the rest of lesson) The SS speak on the following: Choose the place where you would like to go and how it will be there. |
| 3. Pair Work | To practice speaking | Now the SS go around the classroom and watch the views and activities on
the pictures (African Safari, Great Chinese Wall, the Baikal, the Eifel Tower, Bungee
Jumping) They have to choose the picture (the place) and give a short talk why they have chosen that place or that activity. |
| 4. Pre-reading task | To develop reading skills | Open the books, p. 16,ex 1 Look at the pictures/ What are they about? What places are being advertised? |
| 5. Reading for detail | To provide practice in reading for detail | Do ex.1. Work in pairs and discuss together (see Appendix) Answers: The Cheapest – White Water Experience The longest – Patagonian Adventure Does not mention flights – Eco-Tourism Offers hotel accommodation–Wildlife Safari |
| 6. Pre-listening Task | To provide SS with some new lexical material | Now you are going to listen to the dialogue between Shula and Richy (see
Appendix) You will learn new words. REASONABLE PRICES When you have not much money, you want smth for reasonable price. Does it mean much money? No Is 70000 rubles for a car a reasonable price& Yes Is it expensive? No RAFTING (SHOW A PICTURE) Is it about land or water? Water Is it a boat? No Can you go rafting down The Babka river in our place? Yes GUEST HOUSES Are they hotels? Yes Are they big or small? Small ACCOMODATION (pictures) Are they places to live? Yes |
| 7. Listening | To provide practice in listening | (See Appendix) Listen to the dialogue and do ex. 2 Answer: White Water Experience |
| 8. Discussing | To allow SS to share views |
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| 9. Mini-project | ||
| 10. Feedback | ||
| 11. Mini-project. Group work | To encourage peer cooperation, to provide speaking practice | Our town Kungur is a real tourists` centre with its merchants` houses,
museums, The Sky Fair and, of course, with our Kungur Ice Cave. Help our authorities and
write an advertisement for tourists. You are provided with the pictures and some
word-combinations. (Ice Cave, grottoes, stalagmites, stalactites, merchants, churches, gilded domes, cathedrals, the Sky Fair) |