Teaching EFL Listening via FUN WITH ENGLISH Books/8B/Lesson 9

Grade 8 FUN WITH ENGLISH 8B Chapter 7: Getting There Anqing Foreign Language School Lesson 9 Version 0.2

This chapter is about inuits.

Lesson Objectives

 * The opening riddle and questions will draw the students attention.
 * The textbook activities will go quickly and be productive.
 * We can get an interesting discussion going about igloos.
 * Students will speak only English to each other while they interview one another.
 * Students will enjoy and use English during the activities and games.

Lesson Plan
Before Class Starts
 * If time, walk around and mingle with the students before the bell rings. (King)

Greeting: Introduce or Re-Introduce What's the craic?
 * Enthusiastic "Yo! What's up?" to begin.
 * What country is Yo! What's up? from?
 * What country is How are you? from?
 * Do you know what the say in Ireland? (Maybe)
 * They say "What's the craic?" (Wikipedia)
 * The responses are the same as "How are you?"

Opening: Riddle, May Day Holiday and Questions
 * Share a simple riddle or more with the students, depending on their response.
 * Next Monday is a holiday. Why? What will you do?
 * Do you have any questions for me?
 * What did you learn in class last week? (King)

Pronunciation Practice: "th"
 * Write "the" then "that" then "this" each time asking them "Can you please say these words?" (Jim)
 * How do you pronounce th?
 * You should put your tongue against your top teeth. (Sounds of English)
 * When you blow out, you will notice you make a "th" sound. (ibid)

Textbook: Page 34 Let's get ready A
 * Before we begin, where is the top of the world?
 * If possible, as they are doing this portion put on some music.
 * After each answer, work on pronunciation.

Textbook: Page 34 Let's get ready B

Textbook:Page 35 Let's listen  A and  B
 * Why are certain pictures in the order they are in?

Conversation: Living on top of the world
 * Do you like the snow?
 * Can you imagine living like this in the snow?
 * Do you think these people are clever?
 * Do you want a house made of ice?

Activity: Igloo Interview
 * Have three questions written on the board or computer.
 * Write interview on the board.
 * Ask if they know that word?
 * Bring up a student volunteer and interview one another in front of the class.
 * Now please interview the people sitting next to you, in English!
 * Give them a minute or three, walk around and help troubled groups.
 * Afterwards ask for volunteers to come to the front of class and do the interview.
 * Questions: [Write on the board]
 * Do you want to live an igloo?
 * Why?
 * What kind of house do you want to live in?

Activity: Build an Igloo
 * Tell the students we are going to make an igloo.
 * Say we can use desks, chairs and ...
 * Do a plan on the board.

Activity: Hunt for seals
 * Two teams
 * Blindfold a person.
 * Draw a seal on the board.
 * Classmates have to tell them how to get to the seal.
 * They have two stabs.

Extra Time
Game: Number of Letters? (Mr. Brown)
 * Make two teams.
 * Tell them to make a word that begins with one letter, e.g. D, and has 6 letters.
 * Go back and forth between the teams making the words.

Music: Billy Jean
 * Is Billy Jean a boy or a girl?
 * Who is the one?

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28 Apr 2010 Notes
What Could I Have Done Better?

What Did I Do Well?

What Did I Learn?

What Did My Students Get From The Lesson?

Were the Lesson Objectives Achieved? How can I Improve the Lesson?
 * The opening riddle and questions will draw the students attention.
 * The textbook activities will go quickly and be productive.
 * We can get an interesting discussion going about igloos.
 * Students will speak only English to each other while they interview one another.
 * Students will enjoy and use English during the activities and games.

Changelog
Version 0.2 28 Apr 2010
 * Wrote out a thorough lesson plan, adding activities and more.

Version 0.1 26 Apr 2010

Ideas for this lesson

 * Huangmei Shi
 * Grading Policy
 * Eustace Conway
 * Pronouncing "th"
 * Stress
 * Adjectives for "why?"