Module 3 Entertainment& the Media

LESSON: Module 3 Lesson 7

Entertainment & the Media

Festivals around the world

School: “Baldauren” Republican Educational and Health Centre

Date:

11

Teacher’s name: Taszhanova Tursynai

CLASS: 8

Number present:

absent:

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to

8.1.8.1 – intercultural awareness through reading and discussion

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

8.2.6.1 – deduce meaning from context with little or no support in extended talk on a growing range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

Listen and read for gist, read for specific information

Most learners will be able to:

Listen and read for gist, read for specific information, present two festivals

Some learners will be able to:

Listen and read for gist, read for specific information, present two festivals, write about cultural festival

Assessment criteria

Learners have met the learning objective if they can: present and write about festivals

Value links

Explore the themes of entertainment, water attraction, TV & the media and festivals around the world

Cross - curricularlinks

Entertainment & the Media

ICT skills

Using videos& pictures, working with URLs

Previous learning

Daily routines & free-time activities

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

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I. Greetings

- Good morning students! How are you? Who is absent? What date is it today? What day is it today?

II. Warming up

-Today the special day! Look at these pictures and why they look cheerful? What are they celebrating?

What kind of festivals do you know?

III. Group work

Now I divide you into 2 groups Group A “Festivals in England” Group B “Festivals in Kazakhstan”

And now I’d like you to watch this video?

• After watching this film video I hand out papers about this video! You have to work on this texts.

1st Group Text “Shakespeare’s birthday”

2nd Group Text “Nomadic Civilization”

• Each group ask questions about the text you read?

Answer Key 1.He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.2.He/She carries ‘the quill’. 3.The mayor puts flowers on Shakespeare’s grave.4.It is held in Astana. 5 .They can try food and traditional crafts and attend music and dance performances.6.It is the only festival in the world that celebrates traditional nomadic culture.

• If you understand the text each other by 2 stars and one suggestion!

Recording

8.2.6.1

8.4.1.1

8.4.2.1

8.3.1.1

8.4.1.1

8.1.10.1

8.5.6.1

IY.Pair work.

• Now I give you 2 texts and you should to complete the text with the word below!

• Let’s assess yourselves by Traffic lights

5-6- hold up the green Traffic lights

3-4- hold up the yellow traffic lights

2-1- hold up the red traffic lights.

Y. Individual work.

- Now students I give you a sheet of paper and you should to complete the table.

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.

Suggested Answer Key

Shakespeare’s Birthday is on 23rd April. It takes place in Stratford-Upon-Avon. There is a parade which a teenager leads and carries ‘the quill’. There are also people in traditional costumes, marching bands and schoolchildren. The mayor puts flowers on Shakespeare’s grave. Then there are concerts, competitions and dancing.

The Festival of Nomadic Civilization takes place in July in Astana. There is a mini tent village of yurts with food and traditional crafts as well as music and dance performances

YI. Feedback.

• Write one sentences about today’s new theme “Festivals around the world” on your stickers. And glue it on the board

YII. Group work

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.

Suggested Answer Key The Nauryz 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.

Time of year

Place Activities

Shakespeare’s Birthday

23rd April

Stratford- upon- Avon

Parade, teenager leads and carries ‘the quill’, people in traditional costumes, marching bands, schoolchildren, mayor puts flowers on grave, concerts, competitions, dancing

Festival of Nomadic Civilisation

July Astana Mini tent village of yurts, food, traditional crafts, music and dance performances.

ENDING THE LESSON

Speak about other famous festivals.

Student’s book: Language Review 3e

Workbook: Vocabulary Bank3

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Cross-curricular links
Health and safety check
ICT links
Values links

Reflection

Were the lesson objectives/learning objectives realistic?

Did I stick to timings?

What changes did I make from my plan and why?

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