Excel 7 Unit 7 Theme : "" Great disasters"

Unit 7: Natural disaster

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Date:

Grade: 7

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Lesson title

Across culture: Great disasters

Learning objectives

7.1.6.1 organise and present information clearly to others

7.2.4.1 understand with little support some of the implied meaning in extended talk on a limited range of general and curricular topics

7.5.1.1 plan, write, edit and proofread work at text level with some support on a range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

- assess prior knowledge; to predict the content of a text; to listen and read for main ideas

- present and practise homophones

- relate places/names to events; to consolidate the information in the text

Value links

Integrity – Integrity is the quality of having strong moral principles. So, a person with integrity will always act with honesty and adhere to their own moral code regardless of what others do.

Plan

Stages / Time

Teachers actions

Students actions

Assessment criteria

Resources

Beginning of the lesson

Warming-up

3 min

Pre-learning

«Brainstorming» method

7 min.

Organization moment :

1.Greeting.

Ask about the weather.

The teacher sets the lesson objectives, letting students know what to anticipate from the lesson.

Revise the language of the previous lesson.

Lead – In :

-What do you see in the picture?

-What natural disasters do you know?

The aim: To develop pupils speaking skills and create friendly atmosphere

Efficiency: By wishing each other they feel better and feel the support of others

Students of the class are listed.

Students' attention is drawn to the lesson.

• Learners write the numbers from previous lesson

Determines the topic and purpose of the lesson

Students answer the questions

The teacher to assess learners for their ability.

“Good job!

Well done!”

Formative Assessment

Good job!

Descriptor:

-know key phrases

- know vocabulary of previous lesson

Total: 1 point

Descriptor:

-answer the question;

Total: 1 point

Picture

Middle of the lesson

Presentation part.

30 min

Ex: 1 P: 83

•Direct Ss' attention to the title. Explain that 'great' in this instance means 'very significant' or 'very large', and not 'good' or 'enjoyable.

• Tell Ss to note the dates in the headings and the differences between the buildings (one is a church, one is a column).

Prompt Ss to say what they know about the two events.

Play the recording. Ss listen and read the text and find out.

Ex:2 P:83

• Explain the task. Read the sentences and then direct Ss to read the text again.

Give Ss time to complete the task. Ask them to correct the false statements.

Check Ss' answers around the class.

Ex:3 P:83

• Remind Ss that 'Pepys' is pronounced 'Peeps'. Tell Ss that there is a verb 'to peep', which means to look secretly.

• Write 'Pepys peeps' on the board. Explain this is an acceptable sentence and an example of a homophone.

Direct Ss to the Study Skills box. Read it aloud.

Play the recording and do the task.

Ex:4 P:83

• Read out the names and tell Ss to find the information from the text.

Point out that 'Pepys' is pronounced 'Peeps' and 'Wren' is pronounced 'Ren'.

• Check Ss' answers around the class.

Conclusion during the lesson some tasks differentiated by outcomes of the students and by their abilities.

Pupils read the title and the headings. Answer the question.

ANSWERS

I know about the Kebin Earthquake as it is well-known in Kazakhstan's history. I have heard about the Great Fire of London, but I don't know anything about it. One picture is of the Ascension Cathedral in Almaty. I don't know about the tall column, maybe it is a memorial in London of the Great Fire

Pupils mark the statements. Complete the task.

ANSWERS

1 F (The area has had many powerful earthquakes)

2 F (Over 770 buildings collapsed; Almaty was almost completely destroyed.)

3 T 4 T

5 F (It lasted four days.

6 DS

Pupils listen and find the word which does not sound the same as the others. Listen again and repeat.

ANSWERS

itch, hair, saw, eat, high, soon.

Pupils answer the question. Find the information from the text

ANSWERS

Tom Farriner is the baker in whose shop the fire started.

Pudding Lane is where Farriner's shop was. King Charles II was king when the fire broke out.

Samuel Pepys was a famous diarist who helped to put out the fire.

Sir Christopher Wren designed a monument to remind people of the fire.

Kebin is an area in Kazakhstan.

Almaty is the main city affected by the Kebin earthquake.

Ascension Cathedral survived the earthquake.

Panfilov is the name of the park the cathedral is in.

Descriptor:

- read the title and the headings

- answer the question.

Total: 2 point

Descriptor:

- mark the statements

- complete the task.

Total: 2 point

Descriptor:

- listen and find the word

- listen again and repeat.

Total: 2 point

Descriptor:

- answer the question

- find the information

Total: 2 point

Students book

End of the lesson

5 min

FEEDBACK

Learners provide feedback on what they have learned at the lesson.

Ex:

Home task: