LESSON PLAN

DATE: the 25th of April 2013 CLASS: XI F LEVEL: advanced CLASS SIZE: 27 students LESSON UNIT: Vote for me! LESSON TOPIC: politics and democrac TYPE OF LESSON: com!ined TEXTBOOK: "rospects Advanced TIME: 50 minutes LESSON OBJECTIVES: to complete a re!us ! ans#erin$ some %uestions a!out politics& to $ive a definition of democrac & to ans#er a fe# %uestions from the listened speech& to find ar$uments pro and a$ainst the speech& to match some sentences #ith their e'tra pieces of information& to ans#er some %uestions a!out specific #ords and e'pressions in the te't &

SKILLS: listenin$( spea)in$( #ritin$(

METHODS: conversation( e'planation( o!servation( e'ercise( e'ample( de!ate TEACHING AIDS: !lac)!oard( te't!oo)s( laptop( video pro*ector( sheets of paper #ith the script of the listened speech( flipchart ORGANIZATION OF THE CLASS: loc)step( $roup #or)( individual #or)

STAGES AND TECHNIQUES

Stage 01 2a". (/ Tea !e"#$ a t%&%t' +he teacher $reets the students, - .ood mornin$ ever one! - /ho is a!sent toda 0 +he teacher chec)s the home#or), +he teacher #ants to verif #hat her students )no# a!out politics and democrac , 3he as)s the students to solve a re!us, 14 the person #ho is competin$ in an election campai$n 24 the %ueen of 56 34 the main la#-ma)in$ institution in the 56 74 a choice that is made ! votin$ 54 he #as the president of 53A prior to 8ush 94 :!ama1s first name 74 the first president of 53A ;4 a re$ion mar)ed off for administrative or other purposes <4 a political or$ani=ation #ith St()e*t$# a t%&%t' +he students ans#er the teacher1s $reetin$, - 2o one1s a!sent, +he students complete the re!us ans#erin$ the %uestions, 14 candidate 24 >li=a!eth 34 "arliament 74 vote 54 ?linton 94 8arac) 74 /ashin$ton ;4 district <4 part I*te"a t%+* teacherstudents teacherstudents studentsteacher S,%--$ spea)in$ T%.e 51 P("/+$e

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particular !eliefs and aims( #hich ou can vote in elections 41 I*t"+)( %*g *e5 t+/% +he teacher as)s the students #hat is the solution of the re!us, +he teacher #rites the title of the lesson on the !lac)!oard: V+te 6+" .e7 and as)s the students to #rite it in their note!oo)s, +he teacher reads several definitions of democrac and then she as)s the students to $ive their o#n definition of democrac , +he teacher #rites some of the definitions on the !lac)!oard, a) Pre-listening/watching +he teacher tells students the #ill listen to one of .eor$e 8ush1s speech, 3he as)s students to predict #hat he #ill sa in his speech, +hen she $ives students some $uidin$ %uestions( such as: /hich #ere his main priorities0 /hat s stems does he #ant to improve0 /hat does he #ant from the audience0 +he students identif the solution @)e.+ "a '4, +he students $ive their o#n definition of democrac @3-7 definitions4 and then the discuss a!out democrac and politics, teacherstudents studentsteacher spea)in$ 3-71

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14 the person #ho is competin$ in an election campai$n 24 the %ueen of 56 34 the main la#-ma)in$ institution in the 56 74 a choice that is made ! votin$ 54 he #as the president of 53A prior to 8ush 94 :!ama1s first name 74 the first president of 53A ;4 a re$ion mar)ed off for administrative or other purposes <4 a political or$ani=ation #ith particular !eliefs and aims( #hich ou can vote in elections GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE< THAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN 2HICH THE SOVEREIGN PO2ER RESIDES IN THE PEOPLE AND IS EXERCISED EITHER DIRECTLY BY THEM OR BY OFFICERS ELECTED BY THEM1 IN MODERN USE= OFTEN DENOTING A SOCIAL STATE IN 2HICH ALL HAVE E>UAL RIGHTS1 @The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary4

THE PRACTICE OR SPIRIT OF SOCIAL E>UALITY1

A SOCIAL CONDITION OF CLASSLESSNESS AND E>UALITY1 @Collins English Dictionary4

A DEMOCRACY IS A COUNTRY 2HERE THE PEOPLE CHOOSE THEIR GOVERNMENT BY VOTING FOR IT , @Collins English Lang age Dictionary4

DEMOCRACY CONSISTS OF CHOOSING YOURS DICTATORS AFTER THEY#VE TOLD YOU 2HAT THEY THINK YOU 2ANT TO HEAR1 @!lan Coren" English writer4