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U3

  • learn about American traditions

  • learn how to suggest an activity and accept or refuse suggestions

  • read and write about traditions in the UK and in the Czech Republic

3A - BIRTHDAY PARTY

Aims:

  • to be able to speak about birthday parties using appropriate vocabular

  • learn how to suggest an activity and accept or refuse suggestions

3B - EDUCATION: GRADUATION

Aims: to be able to speak about future plans in general and within the topic of education 

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS in CZ, GB, USA

  • What do they have in common?

  • What is the structure of education in one of these countries?

VOCABULARY:

https://wordwall.net/cs/resource/36702691/education

VIDEO: Speak About Education in English: School, College, University Vocabulary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVegMVtJsC4

VIDEO: Posh Kids Go To State School | School Swap: The Class Divide E1 | Our Stories (40 MIN.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXvaGrZINl4

SPEAKING:

https://ielts-up.com/speaking/ielts-speaking-sample-6.html

3C - AMERICAN HOLIDAYS

Aims:

  • to learn about and understand the context of American holidays

alternatively:

  • the UK traditions and to research info about one of them and to write a blog or a booklet etc. about one of them (paper or digital form)

1. WARM-UP

2. VOCABULARY QUIZ - WB p. 16/1,2

3. LISTENING options:

- SB p. 62/3 

- VIDEO: U.S. National Holidays 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktDFBHv9Y8A

4. READING AND WRITING - running dictation: WB

5. REVISION - HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS: 

https://dashboard.blooket.com/set/6374e8141e09ea3828606e8d

6. VOCABULARY CONSOLIDATION

7. FEEDBACK AND REFLECTION

to carve to decorate to go trick-or-treat holiday picnic pumpkin turkey to watch fireworks to wear a costume to wear make-up

3D - OUR TRADITIONS

Aim: to be able to research info and discuss our traditions with appropriate vocabulary

1. CZECH TRADITIONS - Which traditions or holidays are your favourite?

  • WB p. 20/1 

  • SB p. 64/1 - study vocabulary

  • SB p. 64/2 / listen and read 

  • SB p. 64/3

2. RESEARCH AND WRITE

A.  Do a research and write a blog / script to shoot a video about our traditions, you can get inspired by WB 23/9 or SB p. 65/5.

B. WB 22-23/6,7,8

- don't forget to check your answers if you work at your own pace!

- write down everything you need to remember - in your notebook

3. VOCABULARY CONSOLIDATION, SPEAKING ABOUT TRADITIONS

Debate:

  1. Are traditions good or bad?

  2. Vote.

  3. Find reasons why traditions are good / bad.

  4. Present your reasons and convince others.

  5. Feedback and reflection: How did it go? What worked? What did not?

4. REVISION AND FEEDBACK

  1. What topics do we need to revise?

  2. What is the hardest topic?

  • Revision

      G/W:  Prepare a short activity to revise U3 for a test, either 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D + assessment

  • No revision needed? 

  • I/W: SB p. 66-67 or SB 104-116 + What are some new words or useful phrases?I/W: Reading: SB
    Other ideas?

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