Unit 7: Travel and transport

Teacher name:

Date:

Grade: 8 b

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Lesson title

Reading : Island destinations with a difference

Learning objectives

8.4.4.1 read a growing range of extended fiction and non-fiction texts on familiar and some unfamiliar general and curricular topics

8.4.2.1 understand specific information and detail in texts on a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics, including some extended texts

8.5.6.1 link, independently, sentences into coherent paragraphs using a variety of basic connectors on a range of familiar general topics and some curricular topics

Lesson objectives

Learners will be able to:

- learn the new vocabulary;

-read the text

- watch the video related to wonderful islands.

Plan

Stages / Time

Teacher’s 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.

(W) Brainstorming

- Modern life impossible without travelling. Almost all people are fond of travelling. It’s very interesting to see new places, another towns and countries. People may travel either for pleasure or on business. There are various methods of travelling. For me there is nothing like travel by air. It’s more comfortable and of course, far quicker than any other method

- Do you like travelling?

- Why do people travel?

Strategy “Why?”

Make up the diagram

Why?

Lead – In

• Look at these photos and guess, what kind of place is it?

• An island

Ex:1 P:80

• Ask Ss to look at the pictures and read the title of the text.

• Elicit Ss’ guesses as to what is special about these places.

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

So, we are going to read about islands.

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 s drawn to the lesson.

• Learners write the numbers from previous lesson

Determines the topic and purpose of the lesson

Students say different words from the picture

(to know customs, traditions, to discover new places, to visit new places, to learn a language, to know the history, culture, to meet people, to make friends, to see sights)

The teacher to assess learners for their ability.

“Good job!

Well done!”

Formative Assessment

Good job!

Descriptor:

-know key phrases

- can make sentence

- know vocabulary of previous lesson

Total: 1 point

Assessment criteria

- Learners have met the learning objectives if they can: To talk about places of nature beauty

Descriptor

• guess the pictures

• say about island

• give an opinion

Pictures

worksheet

Student’s book

Middle of the lesson

Presentation part.

30 min

Watch the video

Mark the following sentence T (true) or F (false).

1.Tashirojima Island is also called Cat Island.

2.In the 19^th century, the cats destroyed the silkworm farms.

3.Socotra Island has had no connection to a continent for around 18 million years.

4.Getting to Socotra is so easy.

Ex: 2 P: 81

•Ask Ss to read the gaped sentences 1-5.

• Give Ss time to read the text and complete the task.

• Check Ss’ answers around the class.

Read the text and complete the sentences

Ex: 3 P: 81

• Explain the task and give Ss time to complete it.

• Elicit answers from Ss around the class

Pupils look at the pictures and read the titles of the texts. What do you think is special about these places? Listen and read to find out.

ANSWERS

Tashirojima Island has thousands of cats and Socotra Island has plants and animals that you can’t find anywhere else on Earth.

Pupils read the texts and complete the sentences

ANSWERS

1 it will bring them good luck at sea

2 cat photo contests

3 the coast of Yemen

4 are unique

5 of a flower in a thick vase

Pupils answer the questions in your own words

ANSWERS

1 They brought them to chase the mice that were destroying their silkworm farms.

2 Its wildlife developed on its own because it has been separated from any continent for 18 million years.

Descriptor:

- look at the pictures

- read the titles of the texts

Total: 2 point

Descriptor:

- read the texts

- complete the sentences

Total: 2 point

Descriptor:

- answer the questions

- complete the task

Total: 2 point

-Make CCQ questions Yes / No

Card

Worksheet

Students book

End of the lesson

5 min

Conclusion

Strategy “5 Whs”

1. What have we spoken today?

2. What is the difference of between two islands?

3. Why is the wildlife of Socotra so different from anywhere else?

4. In what island people have a silkworm farm?

5. If you have a chance, which island will you choose? Why?

FEEDBACK

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

Ex:

Home task:

Poster Success