An Integrated Skill lesson plan for “Things that changed the world” by Karina Ríos and Octavio Plaza

People that Changed the World” People that Changed the World

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kenedy, te thirty-fifth and youngest president of the U.S, was born on May 29, 1917, two months after the U.S had entered the World War I .

The second child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, John, grew up very much in the shadow of his older broterJoe,

who could do no wrong at his parent's eyes. Jack as he came to be called, was a sickly, shy child with little to distinguis him other than a quick intellect and a power to charm.

`Big bunsinessman are the most overrated men in the country´,

Activity 1

Activity 1: (Receptive skill: Listening)
· Have students to work in pairs and listen to some people talking about different inventions, and then decide which invention they are talking about. (The aerosols can, the bar code, the remote control or the ring pull opener).
· Use realia.




· Give each pair of students a card with the question words: Who?, when? , where? , how? , how many types?. Ask them to try to answer these questions with information on the recording.
Who?


When?


Where?


How?


How many types?



· Ask them to try to use long answers (You may want to model: “The aerosol can was designed by the United States Department of Agriculture”).
· Ask students to look up the words they do not know.
· Help students with vocabulary they cannot find in the dictionary.
· Check their answers.
*Adapted from Business Objectives, OUP.

Activity 2:
· Divide the board into three columns
· Write the following information on the first column: President Lincoln, The Beatles, A cure for cancer, English and French, etc.
President Lincoln was murdered in a theatre.
A cure for cancer /
English and French
The Beatles/in Liverpool
· Try to elicit some examples of the passive, if lucky, write the examples on the board. If not, give them the third column: in 1867 in a theatre, in Liverpool, some day, etc.
President Lincoln was murdered in a theatre.
· Ask learners to complete the sentences, following the example.
President Lincoln/ was killed/ in 1869, The Beatles/ were born/ in Liverpool, a cure for cancer/ will be found/ some day, etc.
· Have students to analyze and reflect on the different tenses and try to come up with a formula.
*Adapted from Grapevine, OUP

Ø Option: To make it a bit more challenging: (Discovering Grammar)
Students work in pairs or trios. They are given a set of cards with broken sentences, so that they have to match them and complete them with the appropriate verbs in past participle. Then answers are checked after a time limit (5-10 minutes) depending on the group (and groups size)
Arrest- kill- discover-make-find-film-murder-invent- consider-catch
Paris Hilton was_________________
In a car accident
John F. Kennedy was murdered
By Alexander Fleming
Princess Diana was ______________
The sexiest woman in the world
Penicillin was __________________
When stealing money
The telephone was ______________
In a car accident in a tunnel in England
Color T.V. was __________________
The King of Rock and Roll
Britney Spears was ______________
By Eduardo Camarena.
Marilyn Monroe was ______________
In a parade in 1969.
The thief was ___________________
For driving while drunk.
Elvis Presley was _______________
By Alexander Graham Bell
Teacher might want to model a sentence to let students know what they are expected to do. It can be an example with something they are familiar with, like Britney Spears or Paris Hilton which is relatively recent information: We can elicit a sentence saying: Why was Paris Hilton in jail? Do you know? The expected answer should be:
Paris Hilton was arrested for driving drunk/ while she was drunk.¨
Then they find the rules to make sentences in Passive Voice and they might find more uses of it.
These shoes were made in Leon. /My watch was made in China, etc

Activity 3: Practice (Communicative Activity: Quiz).
Students practice using passives by discussing and compiling a list of famous buildings, films, etc, which have been produced in their country
What’s it famous for?
1. A building in your town which was built more than 200 years ago.
2. A film which was directed by somebody from your country.
3. A competition which was won by a person or team from your country.
· Put ss into pairs or groups. Give out sheets. Focus on sentences 1-15 and go through them quickly making sure ss understand everything.
· Set a time limit (5 min.), and tell ss to discuss each sentence and try to write the name of a building, person, book, dish, etc.
· When the time limit is up, join pairs/ groups together to discuss what they have written. Encourage them to ask for extra information: When was (…) built? Who was the film directed by?

Activity 4: (Reading)
Students look at a list of inventions. And discuss whether people will put them in their favorite or least favorite lists. (The motor car, the radio nuclear power, the bicycle, the mobile phone, the printing press, the television the plastic bag the land mine).
· Ask them to read an article about people’s attitudes to inventions.”Inventions: The top ten? And check their ideas.
· Ask students to read the text.
· Elicit from the students what they understood from the text.
· Explain the new vocabulary items that students have doubt about.
· Read the text aloud or ask for some volunteer to read it.
· Explain the meaning of some words.
Activity 3: (Writing)
. Ask students to use some notes to write a text about trainers. They can add more sentences about trainers if they want.
· Option: We can find out about other topics of students` interest
Trainers
-First canvas basketball boots made 1917 for players- Converse All Star Athletic shoes.
-Originally only made in black or white (now 64 different colors of Converse boots).