This is a compact but effective lesson. I love the simplicity.
My questions for you: 1) Is the lesson devised for groups with SS from different countries? What about monolingual environments? 2) In Task 4, would you expect SS to prepare slogans? Pictures?
Roman Ociepa Hi, Roman. Good morning! Thanks for reviewing my activity. Yes, I´ve designed it from an intercultural perspective, and the main public are adults. They can use slogans, pictures, sentences, anything they want to. But you are right: I should add all this information in my activity sheet.
Danielle Sales Thank you. I am thinking about how this lesson could be adapted for a homogenous class – maybe use the flipped classroom concept and ask SS to find ads in English for different products. Then they could share them in class in Task 1 and Task 2. This just my thinking loud to myself because most of my experience is teaching homogenous classes in Poland. Anyway, I love the simplicity of this lesson plan :)
Apologies for not commenting on these materials until now. I missed them completely.
Using an advertisement as content for materials is a great idea – there’s so much information and opportunities for language analysis and it’s a very real, authentic text.
The worksheet you’ve created isvery professional loooking. It’s a delight to see something so simple and clean, mainly because it’s user-friendly and will be inviting for the students.
You’ve included a good, logical sequence of activities, the numbering is clear and overall the instructions are clear too – just a couple of places where they could be tightened and improved.
2. I’d simplify this. E.g. Choose two examples from Ex 1. and talk to a parrtner about a) why you chose the products. b) how they are advertised in different countries.
3. I’d be more direct, (they could actually answer ‘Yes,I can’). E.g. List betwen 3 and 5 products that are only sold in yoru city or country.
4. I’d also break this down into clearly defined steps with a, b c, for example.
I’d definitely use these materials in my class. Well done!
This is a compact but effective lesson. I love the simplicity.
ReplyDeleteMy questions for you:
1) Is the lesson devised for groups with SS from different countries? What about monolingual environments?
2) In Task 4, would you expect SS to prepare slogans? Pictures?
Roman Ociepa Hi, Roman. Good morning! Thanks for reviewing my activity. Yes, I´ve designed it from an intercultural perspective, and the main public are adults. They can use slogans, pictures, sentences, anything they want to. But you are right: I should add all this information in my activity sheet.
ReplyDeleteDanielle Sales Thank you. I am thinking about how this lesson could be adapted for a homogenous class – maybe use the flipped classroom concept and ask SS to find ads in English for different products. Then they could share them in class in Task 1 and Task 2. This just my thinking loud to myself because most of my experience is teaching homogenous classes in Poland.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I love the simplicity of this lesson plan :)
Katherine Bilsborough
ReplyDeleteHi Danielle,
ReplyDeleteApologies for not commenting on these materials until now. I missed them completely.
Using an advertisement as content for materials is a great idea – there’s so much information and opportunities for language analysis and it’s a very real, authentic text.
The worksheet you’ve created isvery professional loooking. It’s a delight to see something so simple and clean, mainly because it’s user-friendly and will be inviting for the students.
You’ve included a good, logical sequence of activities, the numbering is clear and overall the instructions are clear too – just a couple of places where they could be tightened and improved.
2. I’d simplify this. E.g.
Choose two examples from Ex 1. and talk to a parrtner about
a) why you chose the products.
b) how they are advertised in different countries.
3. I’d be more direct, (they could actually answer ‘Yes,I can’). E.g.
List betwen 3 and 5 products that are only sold in yoru city or country.
4. I’d also break this down into clearly defined steps with a, b c, for example.
I’d definitely use these materials in my class. Well done!