Description of Meša Selimović primary school Subject: English language; VII/ 9 28 students 13 years old

class School year 2010/2011. Class time: 45’ Teacher: Amila Islamović,prof.
Teaching unit English across the curriculum
41. Geography: time zones
Type of lesson Presentation new text

Sources Student’s Book, Workbook, Project Grammar, Teacher’s Book

Aims and goals To present new text
To talk about geography
Short term To improve student’s vocabulary
To develop student’s skills
Long term To make correlation between English and other school’s subjects
To improve psychological abilities: reasoning, making conclusions and critical thinking

Methods razgovor -communicative,b) demonstracija-demonstration, d) ilustracija-illustration e)rad na tekstu- work on

text, f) diskusija-discussion g) samostalni radovi h)essay-esej i)task-based method j) grammar - translation

Class Individual work

management Pair work
Whole class
Teaching aids, a)natural ,b)pictures, posters,handouts, blackboard, coloured chalk, c) text (Student's Book,
materials and Workbook,encyclopedia,dictionary) d) overhead projector-OHP e) tape recorder-kasetofon / CD f)filmoprojekcija
equipment g) audio-visual -audiovizuelna, i)zadaćnica j)pair sheets k) OHT- overhead transparencies l) notebook &
pen/pencil m)magnets

Procedure Introduction part, main part, final part

Additional plan

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 Aims and objectives Class organization procedure and Teaching Possible Possible Timing
partIntroductory activities aids problems solutions
To talk about Geography Teacher calls a student to tell her in short Geography None. None.
and time zones story about the UK. book
Teacher takes a book of Geography and
asks students to tell her what Geography is.
She insists they say in English. She also 5'
helps them if they need it. From some
answers they make one. Then she asks them
what time zones mean.
Some of them give correct answer.
Main part

To present new text Then teacher invite students to read the text SB None. None.
in SB on page 41. When they have finished Workbook
To improve student’s she checks their vocabulary.(Workbook Pen 8’
vocabulary page 82.) they copy words into their Notebook
notebook.
To improve psychological Then students rewrite the question from SB Some Teacher
abilities: reasoning, making exercise 2 and read the text again. Notebook students asks them
conclusions and critical When they have read the text they answer Pen don’t know to work
thinking on the given questions. They work with a answers. with a 10’
To improve student’s partner and check the answers with whole partner.
reading class.
Teacher asks student to read carefully SB Some Teacher
To improve psychological exercise 2. They rewrite it into their Notebook students motivates
abilities: reasoning, making notebook and think good before they write Pen don’t know them to
conclusions and critical the answers. They use the text. answers think and
thinking They discuss about the answers. do the best 7’
of
themselves.

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 To develop student’s skills
To spread and develop
student’s knowledge
Final part
To practise reading new text
Look at the chart. Then complete the time None. None.
on the clocks. SB
Students draw clocks into their notebook Notebook
and copy the table below. Then they Pen
complete the time. 10’
Teacher puts the poster with 7 clocks on the
board and asks them to come and complete
the time on the poster. They check the
answers together.
Teacher asks students to read the text. SB None. None.
Workbook
HOMEWORK 5’
Workbook pages 22 & 23
Teacher reminds students for short
vocabulary check for next lesson. She
asks them to study at home.