Long-term plan unit:

Unit 3 “Holidays and travel”

School:275

Date: 22.11.17

Teacher’s name: Korganbayeva K

Grade: 7A

Number present:

absent:

Theme: The best places to visit in Kazakhstan

Learning objectives

7.R1 understand the main points in texts on a limited range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics

7.S3 give an opinion at discourse level on a growing range of general and curricular topics

7.C3 respect differing points of view

Level of thinking skills

1. Analysis and synthesis

2. Assessment

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

- analyze and discuss the main points in text on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan with support

- apply an opinion at discourse level on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan.

Most learners will be able to:

• analyze and discuss the main points in texts on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan with some support;

• suggest an opinion at discourse level on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan.

Some learners will be able to:

-explain the main points in texts on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan without support

- give an improvement of an opinion at discourse level on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan

Assessment criteria

Analyze and discuss the main points in texts on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan

Express and give an improvement of their opinions at discourse level on the best places to visit in Kazakhstan

Value links

National unity, peace, harmony in our society.

Cross curricular links

History, geography

ICT skills

Using internet

Previous learning

Gathering information about festivals in Kazakhstan and around the world (Food and drink)

Plan

Planned timing

Planned activities

Resources

Beginning

5 min

- Greeting

- Warming up (date, weather, season, month, day of the week, feeling)

- Checking absence

- Phonetic drill. THRASS

Let’s remember some English proverbs:

East or West home is the best!

There is no place like home!

1. What do these proverbs mean?

2. What is the theme of our lesson?

3. Why do you think so?

Concept checking: What should you do?

Blackboard, chalk

Middle (30 min)

2 min

6 min

8 min

2 min

7 min

5 min

Students guessed about the theme)

As you guessed, today we’ll talk about our country and the best places to visit in Kazakhstan.

Regrouping :( students are divided into three groups with the help of cards of popular cities of Kazakhstan. Each of them take one card and find another from the famous cities. At the end they should form 4 groups of cities).

Look at your cards. You should form three groups “Astana”, “Almaty”, “Shymkent”,"Kyzylorda".

I. Pre-reading. Watching video

I group -“ Astana”

II group – “Almaty”

III group – “Shymkent”

IV-group “Kyzylorda”

I. Task. Answer the ++questions using internet resources. Each group describe your city. (Group work).

Less able students answer the questions.

More able students give full description of the city.

• Where is this city situated?

• What is this city famous for?

• What places do you like to visit in this city?

• Why do you recommend visiting this city?

Descriptor:

1. Answers the questions using internet;

2. Give the description of the city.

II While-reading. Read the text

Group “Astana”

Find out in the text the sightseeings of Astana. Name them.

Astana is the capital city of our country. It is beautiful and young. There are many sightseeing in Astana.

Ak Orda is the residence of our president. He works and lives in Ak Orda.

Duman is the biggest oceanarium in the Central Asia. There are many different kinds of fish there.

Baiterek is an observation tower in Astana. It is 105 meters tall. On the top level there is a handprint of the right hand of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first President of the Independent republic of Kazakhstan.

Group “Almaty”

Make up 10 questions about the text.

Almaty was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997. Now it is big commercial and cultural center of country. There are a lot of sightseeing in Almaty.

Medeu is located in mountain. It is the highest skating rink in the world.

Kok-Tobe mountain. It has a variety of amusement park. There is also 372 metres tall TV Tower.

There is also a ski resort in Almaty- Shymbulak. It is elevated 2200 metres above sea level.

Group “Shymkent”

Make an advertisement using pictures and sentences from the text.

Shymkent

Shymkent-the third largest city in Kazakhstan. There are many anciant cities. Tukestan historical region of central Asia. This city is 1500 years old. It as Khodja Ahmed Yasawi, the poet and Sufi. This place is worshiped by Muslim community of Kazakhstan and Central Asian Countries.

Arystan Bab Mausoleum it situetedin Sairam. Arystan Bab was a mentor of Khodja Ahmed Yasawi, and his teacher.

Kyzylorda

Kyzylorda region embraced the spiritual and material embodiment of space - Korkyt Ata - the symbol of search for eternal truths and Baikonur Cosmodrome - the symbol of the achievements of technical ideas of humanity, undoubtedly will be interesting for tourists. 

In the regional museum of Kyzylorda You will hear fascinating stories about the history of the region, its traditions and crafts, art and nature.  There are many monuments preserved, most of whom were bright jewels on the thread of the Great Silk Road. Ruins of cities such as Jend, Sauran, Yangikent amaze the imagination even nowadays. 

Descriptors:

1. Analyze the text, find out and name the best places to visit in Astana.

2. Analyze the text make up ten questions about the text.

3. Analyze the text and make up advertisement using pictures and sentences from the text.

Formative Assessment by cards:

Task1. Listening

1. Travelling gives you many 1______________ experiences you cannot find in your own country. You meet local people and get to understand 2_____________ cultures. It’s so exciting. I love planning trips and doing some research on the country or countries I want to visit. Sometimes I like to plan everything in advance, my flights, hotels and tours, etc. For me, the most 3 _____________ thing is arriving in a country with no hotel reservation and no fixed plans. I prefer staying in hostels and guest houses. You get to meet and talk to different and 4_______________ people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being 5 ________________ with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

2. Task 2

Listen and mark sentences True or False.

A) Travelling is very important for a person because of new ideas. _________

B) Speaker does not love planning trips. _________

C) Speaker likes to visit famous places. _________

Descriptor A learner

Task 1

Task 2

• writes appropriate words to complete sentences;

Cards of three cities

Copies with questions

Internet resources.

Active board

Texts, pictures

Pictures,Internet resources

End (5 min)

Feedback:

Tree of success

Green leaf - I totally understand

Yellow leaf - I understand the lesson but I need some helps

Red leaf - I don't understand

Homework

Write a review about your favourite city of Kazakhstan

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?

Health and safety check ICT links

Less able students – greater

support by means of prompts,

visuals or writing difficult words

on the cards.

More able students –

independent work on definite

tasks with little/no support.

The assessment is held with the help of “Tree of wishes”.

Through the feedback. Students answer the questions by analyzing the lesson and themselves.

• Ensure proper ventilation

• Check sockets’ safety

Reflection

Were the lesson objectives/learning objectives realistic?

Did the learners achieve the LO?

If not, why?

Did my planned differentiation work well?

Did I stick to timings?

What changes did I make from my plan and why?

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What have I learned from this lesson about the class or achievements/ difficulties of individuals that will inform my next lesson?