LESSON PLAN FOR BEGINNERS “FOOD AND TRAVEL”
Ariadna Gómez. IPN.
OBJECTIVE: Students will create a 3-podcast series related to experiences of their travels and strange or delicious food they have tried when travelling, using audio editing software and publishing on Podomatic and Audioboo sites. LEVEL: Beginners POPULATION: One 35 group, ages random between 15 to 50 years old. RESOURCES: Personal computer, and gadgets that students have, (iPhones, mobile pones with internet, iPads etc…) General plan when divided the group into teams, try to have four members in each one; that is because I have observed that they need to do collaborative work, in general we are used to work alone in language classes, but when we (the teachers) really make an effort on creating a cool environment in the group, students are able to share ideas and enjoy the job with their partners. Moreover, for a basic level, it is important to monitor their work anytime, so, if they work with others, it enhances the activities with the each ones' contributions. There are four main actors that take part in a task, everyone will work in the part they had chosen in advance, but the following one are important: a) observer (the one who has the panoptic view, who has a wider vision of their necessities and process, including the target, internal organization). b)compiler (he/she has to work side by side to order and obtain all the information from everybody in the group). c) inspector (assure that everything is ok, that everyone has the material and then he/she will receive it in order to check spelling, grammar issues and content). d) animator (here the cheerleader roll is not needed, so, I think it must change into a facilitator, who will moderate and make sure everyone there is working including him/herself). In order to achieve these activities with my students I'm going to follow the next: During the course, students are learning past simple, present progressive and future tense; vocabulary related to the topic as word quantities, measures, food, seasons, geographical places, leisure activities. PROCEDURE Day one. Warm-up. Group in general. To present the topic with some pictures of food and talk about the origins. Elicit from students their experiences of food when travelling. Time: 5-8 mins.