Teaching sequence: MY TOWN
- 1. DIDACTIC UNIT: MY TOWN! TÍTLE: My town! AUTHOR: Sara Cabello Retuerto SCHOOL: CEIP Benviure GRADE: Grade 4 AREA: English NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 8 sessions NUMBER OF PUPILS: 25 pupils INTRODUCTION OF THE DIDACTIC UNIT: At the end of this didactic unit students will have to present their own English towns using English specific vocabulary, directions and instructions of locations. OBJECTIVES: To be able to give and understand directions. To be able to situate themselves in a town or in a city. To be able to present their own towns to other students. To be able to recognize and name a variety of buildings and places you can typically find in a town. To be able to produce short oral text in English to explain main features of their own towns. To participate actively in the class interaction. COMPETENCES: Active participation during all sessions and different activities. Good understanding of simple instructions given. Communicative and linguistic competence. CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places in English. Prepositions of location. Language associated with giving directions.
- 2. SESSION 1 ASSESMENT: I’m going to assess the three different essential aspects in the teaching and learning process: Learning by doing Learning in the moment Learning taking place At the end of the didactic unit I’m going to give them a final test to see if pupils have achieved all the contents and objectives that I raise during this didactic unit. MATERIALS AND RESSOURCES: Flashcards Memory game Pictures and photos Recycled materials Worksheets ORGANITZATION OF THE SESSIONS: Session 1 ( Give them a worksheet with pictures related with town and they have to write the correct names. Reinforce vocabulary with flashcards Session 2 Review vocabulary with flashcards Memory game: name of different places and things you can find there. Worksheet: put in common all ideas acquired Session 3 Presentation of location Work location through Who is who game Where are you? game Session 4 Work directions. Give instructions to go to a place and guess in which place I am. ICT games Session 5 and 6 Build their own English towns and prepare the presentation Session 7 Presentations of their own towns Session 8 Final short test
- 3. SESSION 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This session is only an introduction to the topic. At first, we are going to give the students a worksheet with pictures of buildings and places you can find in a town and they will have to write their names in English. It will be an initial assessment to see what they know or remember from other grades. Then, we will correct it and I’m going to reinforce this information with flashcards using the same pictures in the worksheet but in a bigger size. I’m going to put them in the board and I’m going to ask them to say the names (looking for their pronunciation and asking them the meaning of each building and place). CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town MATERIAL: Initial assessment worksheet Flashcards FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are only going to have at the end all worksheets completed by students. ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed the previous knowledge students have (by doing the introductory worksheet). ACTIVITIES AND TIMING: Activity Time Introduction of the topic 2 minutes Do the worksheet 8 minutes Correct the worksheet 5 minutes Work with flashcards 15 minutes
- 4. MY TOWN-VOCABULARY Library Sport Centre Hospital House School Flat Cinema Bakery Museum Chemist Park Restaurant Zoo Supermarket Police station
- 10. SESSION 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: During this session we are going to do, at first, a review of the names of places and buildings with flashcards used last day and then we are going to play memory game in pairs. In the memory game we are going to have one group of cards with building’s names and, on the other hand, another group of cards with some things related with each place. Finally, they will do a worksheet: What things can we find in each place? CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town. Description of places and buildings. MATERIAL: Flashcards Memory game Worksheet: What things can we find in each place? FINAL PRODUCT: After this session we are not going to have any final product, only the worksheets made by students. ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed the knowledge students have on the review and also the way they “play” cooperating and learning with their classmates. ACTIVITIES AND TIMING: Activity Time Review with flashcards 15 minutes Memory game 30 minutes What things can we find in each place? 10 minutes
- 12. WHAT CAN WE FIND IN EACH PLACE? Library Sport Centre Hospital House School Flat Cinema Bakery Museum Chemist Park Restaurant Zoo Supermarket Police station
- 13. SESSION 3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: In this session we are going to introduce location (between, next to, in front of, on the right, on the left) because they can locate in a town. At first, we are going to show them a power point with pictures to understand each location meaning. We are going to reinforce this playing who is who game with themselves. Finally, they are going to do a worksheet which consists on having a picture of a town and some locations explanations and they will have to guess about which building or place it is talking about working in pairs. CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town Prepositions of location MATERIAL: Location presentation Worksheet: Where are you? FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are only going to have at the end all worksheets completed by students. ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed attitude of students while learning new things and also the way they “play” cooperating and learning with their classmates. ACTIVITIES AND TIMING: Activity Time Introduce location 5 minutes Who is Who game 10 minutes Work in pairs 15 minutes
- 14. IN FRONT OF OPPOSITE BETWEEN NEXT TO: -ON THE RIGHT -ON THE LEFT
- 15. It is opposite the cinema It is between the zoo and the bakery It is next to the park 1. The restaurant is opposite the supermarket. T F 2. The school is between the park and the cinema. T F 3. The school is next to the car library. T F 4. The zoo is next to the museum. T F 5. The bakery is opposite the hospital. T F 6. The sports centre is next to the park T F -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 16. SESSION 4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: In this session we are going to introduce directions (go straight, turn left, turn right, turn at the corner) with a power point using white board. We want they can give directions in a town (on in a map of it). We are going to do this playing “Guess where I am “game in pairs. We are going to give them a picture of a town and texts describing a path. They have to guess where they are after doing the path correctly. Finally, we are going to do some ICT games. CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town Instructions of directions MATERIAL: Worksheets White board FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are not having any final product, only the worksheets of the students. ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed attitude of students while learning new things and also the way they “play” cooperating and learning with their classmates and how they do the exercises proposed. ACTIVITIES AND TIMING: Activity Time Introduce directions 5 minutes Guess where I am 30 minutes ICT games 20 minutes
- 17. GO STRAIGHT ON TURN THE NUMBER RIGHT TURN THE NUMBER LEFT
- 18. Star t 1. Go straight ahead, past the hospital, and then turn right. Go along Marina Drive and turn right into King’s Avenue. Take the second turning on the right. Cross the street. You are in front of the_________. 2. Go up Palmeira Street and take the first turning on the left. Go past the post office and turn right. Don’t cross the street. Are you at the post office, opposite it or at the school? _______________. 3. Go straight ahead. Take the first turning on the right. Go along this street and turn left. Stop! What’s on your left? _______________. 4. Go straight ahead. Take the first turning on the right and then right again. Cross the street and get into the park. Turn right and walk across the park. Where are you?______________________. 5. Go down Church Road and turn right into Marina Drive. Go around the corner and stop. What’s on your right? ___________________. 6. Go up Palmeira Street and turn left into King’s Avenue. Take the first turning on the right and go straight ahead, past the café. The ______________is on the left, opposite the hospital. B. Complete the conversations using the words in the box. - ‘Excuse me! Could you tell me the way to the cinema?’ -‘Yes, certainly. Go ___________ahead until the end of this street, and then turn _____. Go _______ the restaurant and the museum and _______right into Victoria Street. The cinema is _______ the museum, ______ the zoo.’ -‘Thank you so much!’ -‘You’re welcome!’ on straight past left next to turn behind up in front of right opposite (2 ) near ZOO CINEMA POLICE SCHOOLPARK MUSEUM RESTAURANT HOSPITAL LIBRARY CHEMIST SPORTS CENTRE BAKERY SUPER MARKET
- 19. Names: Date: Giving Directions! - Excuse me! Could you tell me how to go to _________________, please? - Of course. You need to_____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________ - Thank you very much!
- 20. SESSIONS 5 AND 6 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: In this both sessions we are going to create English towns in groups of four and they will have to present them to other students. So the students will have to take recyclable materials and all they want to create their own towns. They have to use all vocabulary acquired during the sessions done before and they will have to use location and direction vocabulary to prepare the presentation and to introduce their towns to other students using vocabulary of location an direction too. I will give them a guideline to complete with their own description. Also, I’m going to tell them that I’m going to record them while working in group, so I want to listen them talking in English and they will have some Green points or Gold Stars. CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town Prepositions of location Instructions of directions MATERIAL: Recyclable material (boxes…) Guideline Cameras FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are going to have six different English towns and six different presentations of them. ASSESMENT: It is going to be assessed the way they work in groups and the creativity they have doing their own English towns. It is important to see that all students collaborate with their groups and they propose ideas and help the group and talking in English the best they can. ACTIVITIES AND TIMING: Activity Time Create English towns 1hour and 30 minutes Prepare presentations 30 minutes
- 21. SESSION 7 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: During this session students are going to present and expose their English towns to other students. CONTENTS: Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town Prepositions of location Instructions of directions MATERIAL: English towns FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are going to have the different towns and the presentations from students of their own creations. ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed the presentation of their towns using all vocabulary and instructions learnt during the didactic unit and the use of good communicative skills. ACTIVITIES AND TIMING: Activity Time presentations 45 minutes Feedback of the towns and presentations 15 minutes