Topic, sub-topic

Situation

Locations

Persons

Objects

Events

Operations

Texts

Holidays and traditions
 

• Holidays in the USA

-the USA;

-Ukraine;

-Home;                    

-family members;

-friends;

-classmates;

-schoolmates;

-neighbours;

-relatives;

-guests.

-presents;

-greeting

 -cards;

-candles;

-fancy dress;

-costumes;

-prizes;

-decorations;

-posters.

-party;

-festival;

-concerts;

-parades.

-decorating;

-writing invitations;

-making greeting cards;

-making fancy dress;

-costumes;

-cooking festive dinner;

-inviting guests;

-buying/giving presents.

-invitations;

-postcards;

-web pages;

-blogs;

-emails.

Oral comprehenison

Written comprehension

Oral interaction

Written interaction

Online interaction

Oral production

Written production

Can understand the general meaning of a short simple conversation about a holidays in the USA.

Can get information about the place and time of event.  

Can understand the information about description of event.

Can get the main information from a text about holidays and  traditions.

Can understand information from invitations,emails,

blogs,descriptions

Can find necessary information about celebrations and festivals in different countries.

Can understand advertisements about different festivals/celebrations. 

Can ask and answer about holidays.

Can keep the conversation about events.

Can discuss the presents and the theme of the party.

Can compare holidays in Ukraine and the USA.

Can record events,dates and time to remember.

Can provide simple information about the event in writing.

Can make some posts online about events, celebrations and traditions.

Can make some review on some celebrations online.

Can briefly describe an event.

Can answer questions about holidays and traditions.

Can describe customs and traditions in own and foreign country.

Can write  an email about an event / festival / celebration and share impressions

Can write a story about traditions using pictures.

Critical thinking

Creative thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Emotional development

Can  explain why this or that holiday is his/her favourite one.

Can make a decision about the time and place of celebration.

Can find different ways of spending time at the parties

Can come up with the plan of arranging celebrations( theme, food,presents,prizes, decorations).

Can make projects about favorite holiday.

Can ask and answer about  time and place of an event.

Can use appropriate forms accepting and refusing an invitation.

Can ask for details.

Can discuss the ideas in groups.

Can contribute to making a plan of an event.

Can understand other people`s feelings.

Can express their attitude to the event.

Can describe emotions and feelings about celebration.

Language functions

Sample exponents

Sample vocabulary

Sample grammar

-discussion;

-talking about dates;

-expressing likes and dislikes;

-talking about festivals and celebrations.

-Any ideas ?

-As you know

-See you

-What`s the date?

-Who is this party for?

-What kind of costume have you got?

-Do you like fancy dress parties?

-When do they celebrate it?

-What do people wear?

-Congratulations

-Best wishes

-Good luck

-See you soon

Month, a bit early/late, fireworks,dress up,enjoy,fancy dress party, presents,celebration,decorate, parades, festival.

get together,have a picnic, parade,take place,have a party,inside, outside,surprise,invite, sing carols,get flowers.

-Independence Day;

-Martin Luther King Jr. Day;

-Thanksgiving day;

-Halloween;

-Labor Day.

Prepositions in, on,at,from, until

Present Simple, love/like/enjoy/hate + ing.