Урок «English as an international language»

Lesson plan

«English as an international language»

Level: B1 (pre-intermediate)

Age: 14-15

Activities

1. Warmer

Students are going to see a clip about a goldfish that lives in a fishing bowl whose bitter enemy is a big cat which is very hungry and wants to catch it.

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Teacher plays first part of the video, stop it and asks students these questions:

«Is the cat going to catch the fish? Or will the master of the cat come in and save the fish? Or will the cat throw the fishing bowl on the floor and it will break? Let’s see. So, what kind of movie is it? Right, it’s a commercial? What did the fish do? It barked like a dog, didn’t it? Is barking a foreign language for a fish? Could the fish speak it? Did it save its life? Is it necessary to know foreign languages?»

2. Activity №1

Students divide into teams and have a contest and see who will be the best. Teacher chooses the captains. Teacher thinks of a number from 1 to 100, students try to guess it: «the closer you are to it, the better for you - you will become the captains. So, what’s your number?»

Firstly, teacher chooses the captains –those students who guess the right number. Then 2 captains have beginnings and the other students – endings of quotations. The aim of the task is to join the phrases and this student will be a team player.

For each correct answer teacher gives cards - white and red ones for individual work in the group - keep them to themselves, because their mark for the lesson depend on their quantity: 2-3 red cards – 3 mark, 4-5 – 4 mark, 6 and more – 5 mark.

3. Activity №2. Brainstorming

Students brainstorm the ideas on the topic. They look at the pictures and express their opinions relying on photos:

Why do we learn foreign languages?

Why do we learn foreign languages?

4. Activity №3. Speaking

People find it necessary to learn foreign languages nowadays. And most people choose English to learn at schools and courses as a second language. Students discuss the best way to learn English and explain the reason of their choice.

5. Аctivity №4. Writing

Teacher asks students to divide into pairs and gives a worksheet to each pair in order to recall all their knowledge about English-speaking countries which they studied earlier.

6. Activity №5

Student has to imagine that his/her little brother or sister doesn’t want to study English at primary school. Student must explain to him/her that learning English is very interesting and can be fun. Elder brother or sister tells him/her about different ways to learn English at school and outside school.