LESSON 45

Unit 6: Explorers & Inventors

School:

Date:

Teacher name:

Grade: 3

Number present:

Number absent:

Theme of the lesson:

Marco Polo

Learning objectives

3.1.6.1- understand some specific information and detail of short, supported information or talk on a limited range of general and some curricular topics;

3.2.3.1 give short, basic description of people and objects, begin to describe past experiences on a limited range of general and some curricular topics;

3.3.6.1- understand with considerable support, some specific information and detail in short, simple texts on a limited range of general and some curricular topics;

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

listen to short story and answer questions;

describe people and objects, past experiences;

practice vocabulary with support.

Most learners will be able to:

use most of the active vocabulary in the speech;

answer questions with minimum support.

Some learners will be able to:

ask questions and answer questions with basic words, phrases and short sentences using visuals, complete most of tasks about the animals correctly with no support

Criteria

Learners have met this learning objective if they can:

participate actively in discussion; read short text, talk about Marco Polo by using active vocabulary

Previous learning

Exploring space

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities

Learners’ activities

Evaluation

Resources

Begining

5 min

ORGANIZATIONAL MOMENT

The objectives of the lesson.

Warm-up

For warm up teacher offered to work with PPP, with the help of PPP teacher tries to elicit the topic of the lesson

Greeting

PPP

Middle

30 min

Presentation

Learners are suggested to look at PPP again and make some prediction about the story teacher elicits the usage of active vocabulary and pushes learners to develop speaking and critical thinking skills by asking guiding questions:

1) Look at the screen please, what can you see? explorer (very attentive learners), globus/world)

2) Look at this boy why is he with bags? (he travels around the world)

3) Look at the next slide what can you see? (map/ road)

4) What is it? Teacher tell the answer by her own - it is the Silk road.

Now I want you to divide into two groups: take a card and see which is your group?

We have two groups:

“Explorers” and “Travellers”

if you have Bag you are in group Travellers, and if you have a picture of explorer you are in group Explorers.

Practice

Pre reading task

Teacher offered to look at the screen and watch the video. While students watch the video teacher makes pauses and asks questions.

(Teacher will pronounce unfamiliar words by her own) Teacher pronounced words for less able learners; high level achievers can try to pronounce by themselves.

Teacher explain the meaning of words if necessary.

While reading task:

Teachers asks learners to read the text by turn.

Then gives cards to make up sentences from the story to each group.

Teacher gives compass emblem to those who read without mistakes and etc.

After - reading task:

Task 1: put the statements near T/ F ships.

1)Marco Polo was an Italian explorer. True

2) Marco Polo was born in Venice, on January. False

3) His father was singer. False

4)He was 17 years old, when he went to China with his father. True

5) They went to China to visit family. False

6) In 1298, he went to prison. True

7) The woman wrote down the stories. False

8)He became very poor. False

9) He and his wife had five children.Doesn’t say

10) Marco Polo died in 1324. Doesn’t Say

Teacher asks students to check from one group to another group.

Task 2: Group work:

Teacher gives learners cards with pictures from the story. Teacher reads again the text and learners listen to the text and put pictures in the right order.

Teacher asks events from students and helps if they need.

Learners answer

Learners work with active vocabulary

Learners watch the video about Marco Polo. Answer teacher’s questions

Learners read the text “Marco Polo” together with their teacher.

Learners put the statements near T/ F ships in groups.

Learners put the pictures in the right order according to the story.

Learners match pictures and try to tell the story by themselves.

Verbal evaluation

Mutual avaluatio

Individual avaluation

Explorers compass to correct answer.

Peer assessment

PPP

Grouping Cards

Ppp

Pupil’s Book p.88-89

PPP

Sentence order handout

T/F ships handout

End

5 min

Reflection and feedback:

Teacher provides learners with questions and comments, in order to elicit feedback on the lesson

Home task: to learn words and complete the gaps with past simple tense.

Saying goodbye

Learners put stickers on how are they after the lesson.

Self-assessment