Урок английского языка в 7 классе по теме «Транспорт»

1.      Overview description of your students (how many, age, language level, and purposes for studying English)

Number of students: 24

Age: 13-14

Language level: Intermediate

Purposes for studying English: different (they have it as a school subject – English is an obligatory subject to them, they want to read books in the original, they dream to visit England and other English-speaking countries)

It is a public institute.

Objectives:

-          To learn the words “Transport”;

-          To break the words into groups;

-          To learn to work in groups;

-          To gain and develop critical thinking skills.

2.      What aspect(s) of critical thinking does this lesson work on?

To gain and develop critical thinking skills

Critical thinking aspects I plan to address:

Examining specific assumptions, making conclusions, distinguishing fact from opinion, dividing words into groups.
3.  What aspect(s) of intercultural awareness and culture does this lesson work on?

High-context culture and low-context culture, monochromic culture and polychromic culture

Ideas and facts concerning cultural products (transport – to compare transport in Russia and other countries) and practices (activities done at school – tasks and exercises).

Students examining themselves as cultural beings.

4.      How does this lesson address what you learned about your students in your inquiry from Weeks 4 and 5? I’ve found out what their hobbies are. It’s very important.

I learned that my students are very interested in transport. They want to know the prices in Russia and other countries, they are eager to compare them. They want to learn all the words concerning this topic and to discuss it with each other. Some of them are going to attend driving school and are going to get driver's license.

5.      In this lesson, I anticipate students will be challenged by:

• Showing emotional empathy
• Viewing a situation from a new perspective
• Showing tolerance

• Being a person with intercultural communication

•Being able to work in groups

Being involved in the activities, my students will be challenged by different tasks given to them, they will be able to feel free to express their opinion and to discuss it with their peers.                                   

6.      To address these challenges, I plan to (note the specific activities that will address these challenges):

I plan to work in small groups and then in class and with the whole class (individual and group work); to inspire my students to be good communicators, to be tolerant and polite.

7.      This is the way I will assess my students:

 How will I know if the lesson is being effective? I will see how quickly the students work through the activities, the originality of their ideas, the number of sentences/examples each group is able to generate, whether everyone in the class is participating, a self-assessment students do after the class.

Activities.

I want to make some changes to the lesson’s activities.

Presentation:

Introduction of words:

Objective(s): 

What will students accomplish during the lesson?

Describe means of transport in your country, compare them with the ones in other countries;

recognize stereotypes, express opinions about them and justify it;
present opinions and practice communicative skills;
By the end of the lesson, students will know different means of transport, divide them into groups, discuss each of it critically, understand other student’s opinion, be tolerant to it and use critical thinking skills.