This is British school

Video lesson plan

This is Britain. School.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMUJKH1fFF0

Elementary-Pre-Intermediate Level

Lead –in

Brainstorm as many words on school topic as students can remember. Explain the new words from the video such as registration, assembly, hymn, canteen.

Pre-watching

Tell students they are going to watch the video about one of the British schools two times. First time they will watch without sound and second time - with the sound. Ask students to write the questions and sentences in the notebooks. Make sure that the information is clear to them.

First listening without sound

Complete the gaps in the sentences

1. Eleven-year-old Jamie goes to _______ school.

2. The school day starts at _______.

3. At first they have ______________.

4. After that pupils have a __________.

5. The first lesson is ____________.

6. The break time is in the ____________ at ______.

7. The second lesson is Jamie`s favourite ___________.

8. For lunchtime they go to ___________ at ________.

9. Lesson three is _________ at _________.

10. The end of the school day is at _______.

Check the answers. Let students read the sentences.

Who is a Lollipop Lady? What does she do?

Second listening with sound

Tell the students they are going to watch a video with the sound and ask two questions. They should give several sentences for each question. Elicit the answers and put them in the grid on the whiteboard.

1. What is the same in Jamie`s school?

2. What is different in Jamie`s school?

Post- watching task

Elicit answers to the questions. Compare two types of school days.

Who has more classes?

Which system do you think is more substantial?

Hometask

Write an essay (80-100 words) My school day.