Lesson Plan_Yue Yang
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Language Level
Unit Theme and Question
Daily topic:
STANDARDS
What are the communicative
and cultural objectives for the
lesson?
If applicable, indicate how
Connections Comparisons
Communities Common Core
will be part of your lesson.
Lesson Sequence
Gain Attention / Activate
Prior Knowledge
Intermediate Mid Grade - Date - - Minutes 45 min
Unit
Celebration: How do people celebrate?
Lantern Festival
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Which modes of Students can:
Communication communication will be
- Identify food names and activities during Lantern Festival (
addressed?
and Interpersonal ) in Asian countries (China, South Korea, Malaysia,
Interpretive Korea, Japan)
Cultures
Presentational
Connections Associate with food, traditional activities
Comparisons - Different celebratory customs and activities in Asian countries
Communities - Gain knowledge of celebrations in different cultures
Common Core - Listening, reading and watching YouTube videos, paired conversation
Materials Resources
Activity/Activities Time*
How many Technology
What will learners do? Be specific. What materials will you
minutes will this
What does the teacher do? segment take? develop? What materials will you
bring in from other sources?
Part 1: (Text 1)
- Teacher will show a video about the introduction of the
- Pictures and video
Chinese lantern festival
- Texts
- Students separate into different discussion groups to
- Worksheet #1
answer the questions in Worksheet #1.
17 min question sheet for the
- Teacher will discuss the answers on the Worksheet for
video
questions such as What traditional foods do Chinese
- Worksheet #2
people eat during the festival? What kinds of activities
questions for Text #2
do they partake in? Why does the video show pictures
of couples?
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- The teacher will then hand out a short passage about the
Lantern Festival in China (content to match that contained
in the video played at the beginning)
- Teacher will read though and study the content of the text
with students (including the review of some of the key
vocabulary words and their meaning)
- Students pair up to create a conversation based on
Worksheet #1

Part 2: (Text 2)
- The teacher will hand out a short text about the Lantern
Festival in other Asian countries.
- The whole class will read though the text with the teacher.
- Students will work in small groups to fill out the
worksheets: Short answers (e.g. question: How do South
Korean people celebrate? What do Malaysian people eat
during the Lantern Festival?) (Worksheet #2)
- Images of different
kinds of lanterns (e.g.
)
- Authentic food items
- Students will repeat the names of Lantern Festival
(e.g. , , ,
Provide Input customs, foods and items as the teacher shows them to the 2 min
class (PPT) - sesame,
walnut, hawthorn,
chocolate) to show the
different stuffing
inside the lantern
- Students will separate into three different groups that
represent China, South Korea and Malaysia.
Elicit Performance / Provide
- The students in each group need to organize the 5 min - Texts 1 and 2
Feedback
information from the text which deals with the nature of
the celebration in the given country.
- Students will listen to a YouTube song (a song for the - YouTube song
Lantern Festival) - Worksheet #3 (fill in
Provide Input 2 min
- While listening to the song, students will fill in the the missing words
missing words in Worksheet # 3 from the song)
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Elicit Performance / Provide - Teacher will review the measure words for the latern light
2 min - Picture, video
Feedback and the name of the lights
- Assignments (Worksheet #4): Students work as a group,
outside of class
- Students from each group will make a simple presentation
- Pictures
about how people celebrate the Lantern Festival in the
- Authentic materials
country they are interested in (aside from the countries
Closure 17 min - Worksheet #4
learned about in class)
- Worksheet #5
- The class will compare the similarities and differences in
celebratory practices across the different countries
(Worksheet #5), as prompted by the teachers questions.
The teacher gives feedback.

-Videos
Lantern Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS5J2aXyQDA&index=3&list=PLfdO6_COiWxmfG_qshZhVLA92CKjL-muw
Lantern Festival Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEbANd2foPY
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Vocabulary

Text 2

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Lantern Festival: Worksheet 1

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS5J2aXyQDA&list=PLfdO6_COiWxmfG_qshZhVLA92CKjL-
muw&index=3

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Text 2

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Lantern Festival: Worksheet 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEbANd2foPY

Lantern Festival: Worksheet 4 - Assignments

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Lantern Festival: Worksheet 5

Please take notes while you are listening to other groups presentations.

Valentines Day Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Country

Celebration Date

Clothing

Traditional Food

Celebration Activities

Other Traditions