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Theme of the lesson. Education.
Aims of the lesson.
Educational: to deepen students’ knowledge about education systems in different countries;
Developing: to encourage students to give reasons and participate in discussions;
to develop speaking, listening, writing and reading skills ;
to develop students’ abilities to analyze facts;
to develop students’ memory, critical thinking;
Up-bringing: to widen students’ outlook about Finland’s education system
Equipment : a computer (video) , worksheets
Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlYHWpRR4yc
Procedure
I Introduction
Greeting
- Good morning children! Nice to see you. There are some guests here. Let’s greet them.
Warm up
- Let’s read the quotation.
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
( Benjamin Franklin
Politician, writer, scientist)
- Let this quotation by Benjamin Franklin guide us during the lesson.
- I hope your attention, hard work, motivation and desire to learn, will make our work successful. Everyone will be involved and no one will be indifferent.
- Look at the words on the blackboard. Put them in correct order.
to is opportunities the key education
- What sentence have you got? (Education is the key to opportunities).
- Do you agree with this statement?
- This figure of an owl symbolizes wisdom and knowledge. Take it and in turn prove why education is important.
- So, the theme of our lesson is “Education.”
By the end of the lesson we will be able to talk about different schools, education systems, compare them, identifying their adventures, and design a school of the future. Maybe in future you will be headmasters, teachers, educators or creative parents who will improve our system of education.
Guessing game
- Let’s make a circle.
Everyone will get a sheet of paper and there will be a half of a proverb. Find another half, making a proverb.
Read your proverbs in pairs.
Education gives you wings to fly.
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Education is the greatest gift of life, it should never stop.
Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Education is not only learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.
- Let’s play a guessing game. Give definition to the word.
(rhymes: Education makes a person stand up on his toes
and fight with his foes.
Education is a fundamental foundation for any country,
state or nation.)
Revision – reading things again in order to learn them thoroughly;
- the process of learning work before an exam;
break - a period of rest between lessons at school;
an equipment – the set of necessary tools for a particular purpose;
-the supplies needed for a certain activity;
to attend - to be present at or to go regularly to a particular place;
to improve – to make or to become better in value or in quality;
workshop – is a period of discussion on practical work on particular subject in which a group of people share their knowledge or experience;
debate – is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
- Good job. Well done. Take your seats, please.
- Guess what country does constantly rate among the best in the world in education. This country is best known for giving the world Nokia phones and awful heavy metal music. (Finland).
Listening and reading comprehension
- It’s time to watch the video about a leader in world education.
- First let’s analyze the words which maybe unknown for you.
Pre-watching
outskirts [ˈaʊtskəːts]- the areas that form the edge of a town or city;
-the outer parts of a town or city;
credit [ˈkredɪt]- praise, approval or honour; a successfully finished part of an educational course.
When it comes to international results, Finland’s schools score consistently at the top. However, pupils study the fewest number of class hours in the developed world. The BBC travels to Helsinki to find out the secret of the Finns’ education success.
- Watch and answer the question.
- When do Finnish children start their school in Finland?
Watching a video
After watching activities
- When do Finnish children start their school in Finland? (when they are seven)
Are the following statements true or false? Write true or false.
- Pupils in Finland call their teachers by the first name._______________
- Most of pupils study Spanish when they are 11._____________________
- Success is measured by winners and losers in Finland._______________
- Learning is like a team game.________________________
- The worst and the best pupils never study together.________________
- Giving pupils extra help is a standard practice in Finnish schools.______________
- Schools in Finland are relaxed and free from politicians.______________
- Education system in Finland has a very good level in math, science and technology.____________________.
- I’ll check up your works and tell you your marks at our next lesson.
- You can see a map of Finland. Let’s open it and read about education system in Finland. Then you’ll get to know the basic principal of Finnish education.
- So, what is the main principal of Finnish education?
- What do you like about Finnish system of education?
Project display
-At home you had to find some information about the systems of education in Great Britain, the USA and Ukraine. Give general ideas focusing on advantages of every system. You may use posters or mind-maps.
-Who will represent your group?
(Class is divided into three groups.
The first group represents “Education System of Great Britain.”
The second group represents “American Education System”.- one of the students filmed a video (2minutes) about one of the students who studied at school number 2, participated in Flex program, graduated from New York University in Abu Dhabi and now works at New York University. She shares her experience about studying in the USA and tells us about the adventures of American system of education.)
-What would you like to apply at Ukrainian school?
The third group informs about education system of Ukraine. (without advantages and disadvantages)
Well done. Great job.
-Do you like everything in our Ukrainian system of education? Let’s dream of a perfect school and design a poster, collecting your ideas. (every student is given a sheet of paper for making a mini-poster about school of the future)
Making a project “School of the Future”
Work in pairs
Write some of your ideas and stick some of them on this poster. ( 3 minutes).
Evaluation
-What activities helped you to design a poster?
( watching a video about Iryna and appraising it helped me in my work)
(I analyzed the facts about Finland and formulated my own idea.
( I compared information about different systems of education )
(I assembled information for myproject and it helped me a lot)
Summary
-Let’s collect all new ideas which we have learnt today. What was new for you?
- Which system of education do you like the most?
“Miracles happen to those who believe in them.” Let’s hope that our education will be the better, you will do your best and study as hard as you can.
As for me, I’m fully convinced that, no matter what kind of education you support, it’s necessary to study and develop your skills, to use the experience of others to create your own ideas in order to implement them to life.
Home assignment
At home you have to write a composition on the topic “If I were a Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine”
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