Author: Corina Velișcu, Școala Gimnazială „Constantin Parfene”, Vaslui, Romania
Topic: Around the Town
Class level: 5th grade (11–12-year-olds)
Short description (impact on students):
Students will practise the prepositions of place and giving directions in English outside, in a real context, with the help of some online tools. They will become better and more confident communicators in real life situations.
Time: 1-2 h
Learning objectives:
- Students are familiarized with the correct use of the prepositions of place;
- Students are able to guide somebody and give directions correctly in a real life situation;
- Students can properly use technology to suit their needs.
Process:
1. Students stand in circle, around a bench, in the park. With the help of a ball which is passed from one another they are asked to move the ball and illustrate a particular preposition of place said by the teacher.
e.g. The ball is next to/ behind/ on the right/ on the left etc of the bench.
2. In pairs or individually students play a Kahoot game to practise the use of the prepositions of place.
https://create.kahoot.it/details/3fed51a6-a2ae-4cfe-b996-32410401693f
3. Students are then given the names of some locations in town. In pairs, one student needs to give directions to another one to get to a certain place in town using the Google Maps app.
e. g. The Copou Park, Museum, St John Church, Town Hall etc.
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6423883,27.7285481,13z
4. Once the students got to a particular location, they need to take photos, scan the QR code to get more information about the place and make later a PPT about that place/ building. They can present it to the other colleagues in the end.
5. Game: Who is the fastest?
This game can be played individually, in pairs or in groups.
Each student/ one representative of each group/pair extracts 6 letters of the alphabet. They need to look around and, in a given period of time (ex.10 minutes) they need to take photos with objects/plants/people etc around them so that the first letter of the words in English illustrates the letters extracted. Who has the most correct pictures/finishes the fastest is /are the winner(s).
e.g If you extract the letter D you need to take a picture of a door/dragonfly etc to illustrate it.
Proofs
Useful links:
https://create.kahoot.it/details/3fed51a6-a2ae-4cfe-b996-32410401693f
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6423883,27.7285481,13z
