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LESSON PLAN
School:
Teacher:
Date:
Class: 6 A
Level: L1, Pre- Intermediate
Class size: 24 students
Lesson Topic: Holidays- Customs and Traditions
Textbook: English Factfile (OUP)
Approach: Communicative (Integrated skills)
Objectives- by the end of the class, the students will be able to:
- name the British and Romanian holidays, customs and traditions previously taught;
- identify the characteristics of various holidays;
- associate pictures with the descriptions of various holidays or traditions;
- identify cultural differences between holidays celebrated in different countries;
- describe a holiday, based on the cultural differences between countries.
Teaching aids: poster, cards, pictures, CD, cassette recorder.
Stage Procedure Interaction Skills Time Rationale

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Warm- up The teacher checks attendance.
Students are asked what day today is. They answer and then
the teacher asks them to give examples of holidays that take
place this month.
The teacher places a calendar on the blackboard and asks
students to come, one by one, and circle as many British and
Romanian holidays as possible. The British ones are circled
with blue, the Romanian ones with red, and the common ones
with green.


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- to create the proper
atmosphere

- to stir interest on the topic

- to name the holidays
previously taught


Pre- writing

The students are asked to listen to a CD with recorded
interviews, news and songs describing various holidays, and
then to identify them. Next, students are asked to choose the
corresponding pictures representing holidays from the
teachers table and stick them on the blackboard.

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- to activate previously-
acquired knowledge

- to check knowledge on the
topic



While- writing

The students are divided into groups of four and asked to
choose their own group leader. Then, each group leader
chooses a card from a bag. Each card has the name of a
holiday written on it. The group would, therefore, have to
identify and write down 5 similarities and 5 differences
regarding the way the holiday is celebrated in Britain and
Romania, respectively. The teacher monitors the activity and
offers help if necessary.



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- to identify the characteristics
of a certain holiday

- to learn cultural differences
between the customs and
traditions of different countries



After- writing

The group leaders are asked to read the information they have
gathered and to exchange information with the other groups, if
necessary, in order to complete the task.

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Evaluation and
homework

The teacher assigns homework: based on the cultural
similarities and differences identified during class, students
will have to elaborate a 150- word essay at home.

The teacher draws conclusions on the lesson, highlighting
strong and weak points, and grades the most efficient student/
group. Students are asked to draw their own quick
conclusions.

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- to check students
understanding and knowledge
and give further practice on the
topic