LESSON PLAN

Lesson plan no: 05

DATE: TIME: SCHOOL: CLASS: P

TEACHER:
ANEL KOVACEVIC

Class profile: Intermediate , age 17

Teaching unit : International cultural knowledge: English icons

Type of lesson : Presentation/practice

Aims and objectives : To develop reading skills, to develop students curiosity, to learn some facts about the UK

Teaching methods : Brainstorming, reading comprehension

Class management : whole class, individual work, pair work, group work, project work

Teaching aids, materials

and equipment : students book, workbook, board, chalk
Sources: Gateway B1+ Students' Book; Workbook; Teacher's Book

Contingency plan: Short of time: Set Project as homework

Plenty of time: Discuss culture/manners/icons of a country (the USA, France, Italy...) with the whole class.
 STAGES

Aims and Class organization procedures and activities Teaching Possible problems

TIMING
objectives aids and and solutions
materials
partIntroductory

To revise/learn Write these questions on the board about the United Kingdom for students to answer in board If some students dont
some facts about know the answers, help
the UK pairs. Set a time limit of two minutes and elicit answers to see who gets all the them or encourage
questions right. stronger students to help 10
1 What is the name of the UKs monarch? 2 What is the UK national anthem? 3 What is them. min
the UK currency? 4 What is the dialling code for the UK? 5 What side of the road do the
British drive on? 6 What do you call someone from Britain? 7 Which countries constitute
the UK? 8 What are the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland?
Ask students to open their SBs on page 10
Introduce the
Main part

If some students have

topic, provide 1 In pairs, students look at the photos and think of other things that people often think problems with
key vocabulary are typically English. understanding the text,
and target 2 Ask students to skim the text individually and then ask a student to read it aloud. Ask encourage them to use
language in dictionaries, or write
context them to note which English icons appear in the text. Ask them if they predicted any of unfamiliar words on the
them before reading the text or if any of the icons surprised them. board. 30
3 Students read the text again and answer the questions. Elicit answers from students SB, WB, min
board
around the class.
4 Ask students to do exercise 1 on p. 6 in their workbooks to learn about British
manners. Ask them to discuss manners in their society.
To discuss icons
Mini project
of their country 5 In small groups, students discuss which icons are typical of their country (food, drink,
sports, clothes etc.) and make a list. Each group decides how to present their
information to the rest of the class.
(Alternatively, students can get more time to prepare this project, collect photos, make
posters/presentations, etc and present it during the next lesson).
partFinal

Ask students to revise most interesting facts about the UK they have learned
Shortly revise
presented topic in this lesson or before. 5 min
Set homework: Workbook, p 6, exercises 2, 3 and 4