Festivals around the world

Unit 3 Entertainment and media

Lesson 33

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Date: 20-21.11.2025

Grade: 8 а б г

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Lesson title

Across cultures: Festivals around the world

Learning objectives

8.2.1.1 understand with little or no support the main points in extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics

8.3.7.1 use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of general topics, and some curricular topics

Lesson objectives

Learners will be able to:y

- - To understand the main points of extended talks on general and curricular topics with little or no support.

- To use familiar and unfamiliar paper and digital reference resources to check meanings and extend understanding.

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.

Warming up

Teacher shows various festival pictures on the board. Students look at the pictures and talk about the festivals in English or answer questions related to them.

Lead – In

What is the name of this festival?

Where does celebrate this festival?

New words

Play wright

Birth lead symbolize leader marching band mayor grave legacy nomad yurt aspect craft introduction

Pre reading task Individual work

1. Where was William Shakespeare born?

2. What does the local teenager leading the parade carry?

3. Who puts flowers on Shakespeare’s grave?

4. Where is the Festival of Nomadic Civilization held?

5. What can people see and do at the festival

While listening task

What festivals do they show?

What do you know about these festivals?

Listening text about Festivals around the world

. Students look at the pictures and talk about the festivals

Students answer the questions

Students read new words and write vocabulary copybook

Read the questions aloud Ss to read the texts again and answer them.

Pupils listening text and answer the question

The teacher to assess learners for their ability.

“Good job!

Well done!”

Formative Assessment

Descriptor:

- look at the pictures.

- answer the question

Total: 2 point

Descriptor:

- listen the text and answer the question.

Total: 2 point

Pictures

worksheet

Student’s book

Middle of the lesson

Presentation part.

30 min

Skimming reading

What is the main idea in the text

Scanning reading

Post-stage

Task 1 Pair work

Ex:3 P:37

• Ask Ss to copy the table into their notebooks.

• Give Ss time to read the texts again and then complete the table. • Ask various Ss to use the table to present the festivals to the class.

Ex: 4 P: 37 Group work

• Write a short text about a cultural festival

• Explain the task and ask Ss to work in small groups and collect information from the Internet about a cultural festival in their country and make notes.

• Then ask Ss to use their notes to write a short text. Ask various Ss to read their text to the class.

• Alternatively, assign the task as HW and check Ss' answers in the next lesson.

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

Pupils read text and talk main idea of the text

Read the text scan reading and do task 3

• Pupils complete the table in your notebook.

ANSWERS

Students own answer.

• Pupils use your notes to write a short text.

ANSWERS

The Navroz Festival takes place on 22nd March in towns and cities across the country. There are polo matches, folk dancing and music performances. It is a celebration of the new year and people cook and eat lamb.

Descriptor:

- complete the table in your notebook

Total: 3 point

pupils are evaluated by collecting places where they live

Descriptor:

- use your notes to write a short text

Total: 3 point

-Make CCQ questions Yes / No

Total: 10 point

Card

Worksheet

Students book

End of the lesson

5 min

FEEDBACK

What new festivals did you learn about today?

What new information did you learn today?.

Ex:

Home task: