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Lesson 2 We‟re in Europe

The aim of the lesson:

Educational: - to learn about the famous places of Great Britain and France; - to learn about mind maps.

Developing: - to enable pupils to talk about the famous places of Great Britain and France; - to enable pupils to work with mind maps.

Socio-cultural: - to raise awareness of famous places of Great Britain and France

Competence: SC1, SC5, SC, FLCC

Learning outcomes: At the end of the lesson pupils will be able to: - talk about famous places of Great Britain and France;

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  work with mind maps; - read for specific information and for gist.
  

Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed Method of the lesson: group work, pair work Equipment: Pupil‟s Book; the DVD

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

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  Checking the register
  
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  Checking homework
  

2. 
   Pre-Activity
   

Activity 1 Listen and sing. 10 min

Objectives: to warm up; to create a friendly atmosphere

STEP 1: Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing it. Look at Unit 9 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script.

STEP 2: Checking homework. The pupils work in pairs, ask the questions they wrote at home.

Note: It can be done as a mingling activity with the whole group.

3. 
   Main part
   

Activity 2 Look, listen and answer the questions. 10 min

Objectives: to introduce famous places of interest in France; to develop listening for specific information

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to look at the pictures. Ask: What can you see in the pictures? Accept all answers. Establish that these photos are from France. Say they will listen to the text and check their guesses.

STEP 2: Ask them to read the questions before listening to the text. STEP 3: Play the DVD. The pupils listen and answer the questions. Answer key:

1. 
   Where is the Eiffel Tower? It‟s in Paris.
   
2. 
   How many steps does the Eiffel Tower have? 674.
   
3. 
   How many people visit it every year? About 6 million.
   
4. 
   What do children do in ski schools? They learn how to ski.