Class theme/topics discussed:
Driving
+Personality Quiz
How did you pick this theme or topic?
It’s an efficient activity with lots of vocabulary in the task.
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, presentation on the screen.
How did students react?
They liked the activity.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.
What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Printed handouts, Internet, laptop, TV screen.
Please attach a copy. Handout from : В пути…, p. 239, ex. 9-40.
Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is highly motivating and it encourages active language use, combining reading, comprehension, and conversational skills.
But the activity is more suitable for a one-student class – since the quiz is taken online. Though it could be modified for larger classes – up to four students, with each student reading out and answering one question – and others could compare their answers…
Intermediate Russian
Lesson 11
October 5, 2010
1. News of the day (5 min.)
2. Handout – reading the words out loud. (5 min.)
3. Online quiz: http://testoteka.ukr.net/personality/test/97/ (30 -40 min.)
The student reads out the question and possible answers, chooses an answer and comments on it.
Then we read and discuss the results.
4. If time: discussion – driving experience
1) Когда вы начали водить машину?
2) Как вы научились водить машину?
3) Вы предпочитаете ездить на машине или на общественном транспорте?
4) Вас когда-нибудь штрафовали? За что вам приходилось платить штраф?
5) Что нужно сделать, чтобы получить права в США?
Etc.