Theme-based syllabus design: Teaching about British food
Gold level
Published on 1/22/2013
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Learning objectives
- Ss to get to know famous British dishes as well as their own local favorite ones
- • Ss to get to know the vocabulary (lexis) around food (ways of cooking, tasting, describing food and drink)
- • Ss to familiarise themselves with authentic material use in the classroom
Created for
Ages 14 - 18
Subject
World Languages
21st Century Skills
Collaboration
Communication
Knowledge building & critical thinking
Problem solving & innovation (creativity)
Student self-assessment
Required hardware
PC
Electronic white board
Instructional approach
Project based learning (PBL)
Personalized learning
Direct instruction
Independent study
Other
Learning activity details
• Ss to be able to read the menu in a British restaurant or pub and place an order
• Students to understand the importance of working in a series of (the same) theme-based lesson plan and be involved in it
• Ss to be able to answer and create wh-questions related to reading a menu
• Ss to be able to create a menu with their local or British favorite dishes.
• Ss to collaborate with each other in order to produce a written piece of work (menu)
• Ss to promote all skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking)
• Ss to know as many things as possible about healthy diet and balanced eating
• Ss to use adverbs of frequency
• Students to understand the importance of working in a series of (the same) theme-based lesson plan and be involved in it
• Ss to be able to answer and create wh-questions related to reading a menu
• Ss to be able to create a menu with their local or British favorite dishes.
• Ss to collaborate with each other in order to produce a written piece of work (menu)
• Ss to promote all skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking)
• Ss to know as many things as possible about healthy diet and balanced eating
• Ss to use adverbs of frequency