The strange and beautiful land of Australia

Lesson: Unit: Holidays and travel

Theme: The strange and beautiful land of Australia

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Teacher name: Bekessova Guldana Malikovna

CLASS: 7^th grade

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Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is

contributing to

7. L5 understand most specific information and detail of supported, extended talk on a range

general and curricular topics

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

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

• learn about places, animals and sports in Australia.

• compare about whether they would like to go Australia and what landmarks, animals and sports are special to their country.

Most learners will be able to:

• understand the places, animals and kinds of sports in Australia.

• talk about whether they would like to go Australia and what land marks animals and sports are special to their country.

Some learners will be able to:

• talk about places, animals and sports in Australia.

• analyze about whether they would like to go Australia and what land marks animals and sports are special to their country.

Previous learning

Present simple passive

Plan

Planned

Timings

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

Resources

Start

5 min

Brainstorming

Write word Australia on the board. Ask students to say which continent Australia is in.

Middle 35 min

7 min

9 min

7 min

5 min

4 min

7 min

Look at the photos. What do you know what are they?

Task 1. Work with a partner. What do you know about Australia? Make a list of images you might see in the video about Australia, e.g. kangaroo, Ayers Rock.

• list images they would expect to see in the video about Australia

Task 2. Watch the video. Which images did you see in exercise1? Make a list of the other things that you saw under the categories below. Using the technique “Freeze frame”

1 famous places 2 animals 3 sports

• listen to the video again.

• list images they would expect to see in the video about Australia

• to check the accuracy of predictions.

• make a note of the images they see related to three categories.

Task 3. Watch the video again. Complete the sentences with the correct words. Using strategy “Cut out paragraphs”

1. Uluru is a giant…near Sidney.

2. People first brought … to Australia … in the … .

3. In the national park you can see … … and wombats.

4. … shearing is popular all over the country.

5. Cane … are poisonous.

6. Australian rules football is very similar to… .

• listen to the video again.

• watch and complete the sentences with the correct words.

• can compare answers in pairs

Task 4. Match these adjectives with the things that they describe in the video. Using strategy “Graphic organizer”

confusing unusual famous poisonous

1 Uluru 3 toads

2 camel-racing 4 Australian rules football

• read out the words in the box

• match them with the things they describe in the video

Task 5. What other information did you hear about these things? Watch the video again and check your answers. Using the technique “Back to screen”

• listen to the video again

• note down all the information they hear about the things

• check answers

Eyes Open SB. Ex. 2. p.36

Eyes Open SB. Ex. 3. p.36

Eyes Open SB. Ex. 4. p.36

Eyes Open SB. Ex. 5. p.36

Eyes Open SB. Ex. 6. p.36

End

5 min

Ask and answer the questions with your partner. Using the strategy 5Ws.

1. Would you like to go to Australia?

Why/Why not?

2. What landmarks, animals and sports are special to your own country?

Eyes Open SB. Ex. 8. p.36

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

ICT links

Values

Task 2. Watch the video. Which images did you see in exercise1? Make a list of the other things that you saw under the categories below. Using the technique “Freeze frame”

1 famous places 2 animals 3 sports

• list images they would expect to see in the video about Australia

• check the accuracy of predictions.

• make a note of the images they see related to three categories.

Think-pair-share

Hand Signals

Traffic light

Two stars and a wish

Critical thinking