Unit: 8 Travel and tourism

lesson 87

School

Teacher name

Baiguliyeva Zhazira

Date:

10.04.2025

Grade: 9

Number present:

absent:

Lesson title

Travel and tourism

Learning objectives

9.2.4.1 understand most of the implied meaning in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics;

9.4.5.1 deduce meaning from context in extended texts on a wide range of familiar general and curricular topics, and some unfamiliar topics

9.5.3.1 write with grammatical accuracy on a range of familiar general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

(assessment criteria)

Learners will be able to:

- Read texts about reasons to visit Kazakhstan.

- Understand what topic each text is talking about.

- Learn vocabulary to describe new sights and places.

- Write texts for tourists visiting students’ hometown.

Stages/

Time

Teacher’s actions

Student’s actions

Assessment

Resources

Beginning

5 min

Greeting. (Whole class, Individually)

T tells the class to make groups of 2.

(divides the class into groups, appoints the leaders’ of the groups)

Explains that on the lesson students should work in groups and express the opinion to find the solutions to the given problem. Wishes to get good results at today’s lesson

Check the previous knowledge.

Ask the students match the words with their definition.

Learners are listed. Choose the leader of a group.

Learners work individually.

Teacher controls the process, gives feedback and asks additional questions if it’s nessasery.

Teacher evaluate students with phrases

“Good job!

Well done!”.

Formative Assessment

Descriptor

A learner

-matches the words with definitions

1 point for each right answer.

Total: 9 points

PPT 1 Slide 1

https://wordwall.net/resource/7223991/english/travel-vocab

Middle

30 min

Warm up (3 min)

Activity: "Where Would You Go?"

Start by asking students to think about places they would like to visit in the world and why. Encourage them to share with the class.

The teacher suggests watching a video and answer the questions. Then guess the topic of the lesson. (3 min)

What places did/ didn’t you visit?

What places would you like to visit?

What do you think about traveling?

Do you like to travel?

Why do you travel?

Briefly introduce the theme of the lesson: "Travel and Tourism in Kazakhstan."

As you have seen, there are a lot of interesting and beautiful places in Kazakhstan that could attract the attention of not only foreign tourists, but also local tourists too. Do you agree with me?

Vocabulary Introduction Activity: (3 min)

"Kazakhstan Tourism Word Wall"

Prepare a list of important vocabulary words related to tourism in Kazakhstan and write them on the board. Examples include: Landmarks, nomadic culture, yurt, mountains, adventure tourism, steppes, ancient, quirky, major, hospitable, vast, rare

Exploring Kazakhstan’s Tourist Attractions (5 min)

Read and listen to the travel brochure. Match the headings with paragraphs

Ex: 2 P:100

Teacher give students a minute to read the headings.

In a stronger class, you might want students to listen without reading and match the headings to the texts they hear (1–10).

Check answers as a class.

Do students agree with the selection of reasons

Differentiation:

Learners will be supported by teacher and by helpers from his class.

Creative Task (5 minutes).

Activity: "Design a Tourism Poster"

Ask students to work in groups to design a travel poster for Kazakhstan and present it to the class, then vote for the best design. The poster should include:

• A catchy slogan (e.g., "Discover the Wonders of Kazakhstan!")

• At least three tourist destinations or activities.

• Eye-catching visuals (students can draw or use images from the internet).

• A short description of why tourists should visit Kazakhstan.

Speaking. (6 min)

Group Presentations:

Each group presents their poster to the class.

Art Project: In a stronger class, if time permits, students could make a 3D model of their postery using craft supplies or a digital 3D design tool.

If time permits, students could make a 3D like SketchUp or Minecraft.

Task for stronger class: (5 min)

T: Now you know that domestic and international tourism is very important for our country. Money and jobs from tourism provide conditions for preserving country’s environment and cultural heritage.

Case: How can we make Kazakhastan more popular tourist destination for both foreign and domestic tourists?

Offer some solutions to the problems and give your reasons.

In a weaker class

Activity: "Exit Ticket"

• Ask each student to write down one thing they learned about Kazakhstan during the lesson and one place they would like to visit.

• Collect their responses as they leave the class. This will help assess their engagement and learning.

Students’ own answers

Individual work

Students answer the questions

Suggested answers

1. I like to travel because I think that traveling a person can learn a different culture, different languages, find new friends

2. People travel for a lot of reasons. Some people travel to visit their relatives or friends. Some other people travel to see other countries and discover new cultures.  

3. There are also people who go to other places in order to find better weather. 4. Some people have to travel to find a job.

Suggested answers:

1. Yes, I agree with you, but unfortunately, tourism in our country is not as developed as in foreign countries.

2. Kazakhstan tourism is steadily growing but not enough in order to attract foreign tourists

Learners check the meaning of the words, match them with their definitions

Pair work

Students read and listen to the travel brochure. Match headings with paragraphs

Answers:

1 D

2 H

3 F

4 A

5 C

6 I

7 E

8 J

9 B

10 G

Group work

Students design their tourism poster.

Students write and try to find the way of solving the problem.

Students present the solution of the problem

Comments

-Well done! Good!

Descriptor

A Learner

- explains the reasons why people like to travel, using active vocabulary

Learners answer the questions, guess the topic, and share with their ideas.

Descriptor:

A learner

- reads the headings

- match with paragraphs

1 point for each right answer.

Total: 10 points

Descriptor:

A learner

- design a poster

-present it to class

Total: 5 points

Peer - assessment

Descriptor:

A learner

-discusses in pairs and work out ways to solve the problem;

-express their opinion using topic related vocabulary;

Total: 2 points

Descriptor

A learner

-writes the thing which they learned and the place they would like to visit;

Total: 1 point

PPT Slide 3

https://youtu.be/hbVTLsf7r9k

Slide 4

Slide 6

Gencraft: AI art generator, AI photos, AI image variations, and editor

Handouts 1 and 2

PPT Slide 7

Conclusion and Wrap-Up (3 min)

Class Reflection: Ask students to summarize what they have learned.

Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the correct answer from the choices for each question.

Learners choose the right answer for each question.

Answers:

1. b

2. c

3.true

4. c

5. d

Descriptor:

- work in pairs

- choose the right answer

1 point for each right answer

Total: 5 points

https://b.socrative.com/teacher/#edit-quiz/80961953

End

2 min

Reflection: ‘Ladder of Success’

Self, leaders’, teacher’s assessment.

Count your assessments.

The Ladder method is used as a reflection. T asks Ss to stick their stickers to the Success Ladder.

STAGES OF ACTIVITIES

1 STEP -NEED FOR HELP

2 STEP - STILL NEED TO REPEAT 3 STEP - BASICALLY SURE

4 STEP -CONFIDENTLY SURE

What worked well for you in today’s class? 

What could we have done differently to make today’s class better for you? 

What are you wondering about after today’s lesson? 

What did you find difficult about today’s lesson? 

Poster Success Ladder

Total:

22-26 points = 9-10 (Perfect!)

17-21 points = 8-7 (Good job!)

9-16 points =5-6 (Not bad!)

1-8 points = 1-4 (Better next time!)

End

5 min

1 min

Homework

Write a postcard from one of the destinations they studied in the lesson. The postcard should describe what the place looks like, what activities are available for tourists, and why they would recommend visiting.

PPT Slide 6