Class theme/topics discussed:
World geography – countries, cities.
How did you pick this theme or topic?
From last year’s materials
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Game, crossword, group discussion
How did students react?
They reacted very well
Did they engage with each other and you
yes
What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
TV, Virtual World Map
Please attach a copy.
Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
yes
Why or why not?
The topic is very interesting and relevant
Lesson plan 1 (09.04)
Russian Conversation 1
09/04/08
Topics:
World geography – countries, cities.
(Find a country/place on the map. Explain where it is situated).
Prepositional case – revision + Question words
Warm-up: (10 min)
1. Game: put a note with a name of a geographic object on the back of each students and have them question each other (yes\no questions): Is it on this continent? Is it a river? Etc.
2. Solve a crossword “Cities” in pairs discussing the tasks with your partner.
Introduction: (15 min)
New words list check. (countries, continents, places)
Страны:
Канада
США
Китай
Индия
Англия
Дания
Финляндия
Норвегия
Испания
Бельгия
Нидерла́нды (Голландия)
Швеция
Италия
Россия
Сингапур
Бразилия
Города (+Столица)
Париж
Рим
Лондон
Брюссель
Москва
Гаага
Вена
Языки:
Английский
Испанский
Португальский
Датский
Исландский
Китайский
Стороны света: (На…+Prepositional case, На Юге)
Юг
Север
Восток
Запад
Находиться…- to be located/to be situated…
Далеко от…+ Genitive
Близко от…+ Genitive
+ Question words (see handout from grammar dictionary)
Санкт-Петербург
Мадрид
Practice: (15 min)
1. Find a country/city on the map. Explain where it is situated, what is its capital or what country it is a capital of. Have you been there? Would you like to go?
2. Look at the slides and guess what is it and where the sight is situated.
3. What Russian cities/towns do you know? What can you say about them? What are they famous for?
Discussion (20 min):
Answer the questions p.6-7 (text-book “Russkaya leksika” by Starovoitova)