FAMOUS PLACES AROUND THE WORLD LEARNING UNIT

Famous places around the world

10th grade

Faizeh bhiri, Rawan Awad, sara essa

Index

Introduction

Goals

cover page

2 texts

pre-reading activities

1st lesson plan

Handout 2

Index

Conclusion

Teamwork

introduction

Introduction

This unit will include 5 famous places; USA – The statue of liberty, Egypt –The Pyramids, China – The great wall, Canada – Niagara Falls, India –Taj Mahal.. It will also inclide 3 lesson plans. The first two essons (90 minutes) include two parts:

(1) Reading comprehension; (60 minutes) – this part will includes the first two places. I will give the students handouts about each place. We will read it together . (2) Working into groups (30 minutes) – In this part the class will divided into 3 groups. each group will be given a different famous place. They have tom read it together and understand it. The second two lessons (90 minutes): this part will also be divided into two parts: (1) Working Into groups; (50 minutes): the students will continue what they began in the previous lesson. In this part, and after they read and understand the given place, they have to prepare a poster that will be as an ID for their famous place and then they have to make a presentation on front of the class and introduce their poster. (2) games (40 minutes): students will play a game that will conclude the five famous places and will check the understanding of the students

Goals By the end of this unit students will be able to:

Recall places that the students know or visit.

Explore new places

Discover new informatiom about places the studemt already know or hear about it.

Cooparte and work together in a group.

Pre reading activity

Before we start, read the following words and then play the following game:The Glossary

The game

The first lesson plan

click on the following map : Which country do you know? Have you been in any place that is shown on the map? What did you see? Now let's talk about famous places around the world. which famous places around the world do you know? Do you think they are important? why or why not? What makes them importnat? Have you ever heard about these places; USA- statue of Liberty. Egypt – The pyramids. what do you know about them? what would you like to know about them? Before we start let's watch the following videos

Aims of the Lesson: + Recall places that the students know or visit before. + Explore new places. + Discover new information about places the student already know or hear about it. + Cooperate and work together in a group.

The 2 texts

Now let's read the following 2 texts and then let's answer the questions.

when was the Pyramids build? and who built them? when was the Statue Of Liberty build? who built it and why? how long it took to build it?

The Pyramids The Statue of Liberty

Handout2

Now let's read the followin texts and then let's try to answer all the questions about the 5 texts.

The Texts

Answer all the questions on google forms

Team work

The class should be divided into 5 groups wheras each group should choose 1 famous place and then make a presentation about it.

Make a poster

Now each group should make a poster about their famous place using padlet and write the most important information about it.

padlet

Sesiones de aprendizaje / 02

Great!

You did it ! Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you .