Технологическая карта урока «The painting on the wall» по учебнику М. В. Вербицкой Forward 4

Leed-in (5-7 min)

The teacher tells the students that they are going to watch a videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL9JNoI48tY. They need to find out the topic of the lesson.

The students brainstorm the topic (in groups or onto the board). The teacher elicits basic information/vocabulary. This video can help them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_p9C04wuM

Students predict the subject content of the future text. They use “Mind map”

Task 1:

Predicting

content (5-10

min)

Teacher ask students predict the content. At the beginning teacher can ask students to complete KWL organizer (Appendix 1).

After that, one by one they open cards, which are on the board. These cards hide information about the painter, his paintings and biography. Students open them and complete sentences trying to guess how it can relate with the content.

TIP: a portrait of painter, photos of his paintings would be useful for stimulus and contextualization (Appendix 2).

Task 2: Listening to confirm expectations (7 min)

Students listen to the first two paragraphs of the text and compare what they heard to their predictions.

TIP: the teacher may read the text, make a semi-authentic recording of the text, or use the text as a dictogloss activity, depending on level and time available.

Task 3: Noticing and analysing language (10 min)

Students are given the text Part 1 (biography) and the chart to record useful lexis related with art and biography (Appendix 3).

They are asked to read the text, noticing and recording main information used to talk about biography and painter^’s paintings (Appendix 4).

Initials examples are provided by the teacher.

TIP:students may work in groups on individual categories, in pairs on all categories, or individually and compare answers in pair or groups.

The teacher needs to monitor closely during this activity, pointing out overlaps between categories and drawing attention to collocations and expressions.

Task 4: Vocabulary extension (10 min)

Students are given the text Part 2 with information-gaps (information about paintings).

Teacher elicit/teaches key vocabulary.

Students are given a gap-fill version of the text and asked to complete the text. Students work individually and then check in pairs.

Task 5: Do and answer (10 min)

Students finished their notices. They can add as more biography facts as they can.

TIP: Facts may added from other sources as books, encyclopedias, internet ect.

Task 6: Reflection (2-3 min)

Students are asked to reflect their knowledges on this lesson. The may finished their KWL organizers or summarize them in the 3-2-1 organizer (Appendix 5)

Follow-up activities

Parallel writing about another Russian painter.

Vocabulary extension – add language from the gap-fill to the vocabulary chart

Project work

True / false facts about the painter

TIP:the choices of follow-up activities will depend on whether content or language is to be the focus. Depth of study, particularly for project work, will depend on time available.