Vocabulary Expansion (Theme: Travel and Culture
Pre-Intermediate - Grade 10 Lesson 04 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand and use the new vocabulary words in a sentence talking about their experiences with traveling
Subsidiary Aims
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By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. Define and pronounce the target vocabulary words correctly. 2. Recognize and categorize the words in different contexts (e.g., describing places, cultures, or experiences).
Procedure (40-58 minutes)
- Greet the class - Call the rolls (Ask whether anyone's absent.) - Ask Ss whether they went traveling during the new year holiday. Encourage them to share their experiences. - Show some printed pictures of pyramids, deserts, and cultural events. - Ask students: "What do you see? Do you know these places?", " Which one of these places do you want to visit?" and other related questions. - Introduce the theme: "Today, we will learn words to talk about travel, culture, and the world."
- Write a story on the board that includes all of the new target words. - Read the text and draw a circle around the new words and ask Ss to give a very brief summary of the story to make sure that everyone understands it. - Ask students to guess the meaning of the new words using related pictures. - Ask students to open their books and clarify the meaning of the words through the given sentences.
-Divide Ss into groups of two. -Distribute the handout with sentences containing the new vocabulary words. -Have students fill in the blanks with the correct words. Review the answers as a class. Feedback and error correction. ICQs: 1. How much do they have? 2 min 2. Are they going to do it in pairs? Yes
- Divide students into small groups and ask them to create a short dialogue or presentation using the new vocabulary to describe a tourist destination of their choice. - Encourage students to use the new words in their sentences or stories related to travel experiences. -Choose students randomly to come to the front of the class and present their destination using the new words.
- Review the words and their meanings. - Assign students to write a short paragraph about a country they would like to visit, using at least three of the new vocabulary words. - Remind them to study the meaning of the words for the next session
