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The lexical approach

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Input 1

Oral: Video

Activity 1: Meaning

Lesson Objectives:

- The students will be able to recognize thematic vocabulary.- The students will be able to apply vocabulary related to the places in a city.- The students will be able to produce thematic vocabulary.

The teacher shows a video, students repeat the vocabulary with the correct pronunciation. Then the teacher explains the activity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAoqZ-YK_Ks

Video about Places in a city (Vocabulary)

hospital shop

police station library

post office pharmacy

bank bakery

supermarket cinema

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Where do you find?

The teacher will ask to the students the next questions, and they have to answer orally.

Question

Where do you find pills? Where do you find books?

Where do you find some bread?

Where do you find a doctor?

Where do you find money?

Where do you find food?

Where do you find movies and popcorn?

Where do you find clothes?

Where do you find a policeman?

Where do you find stamps?

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Activity 2: Meaning

Lesson Objectives:

- The students will be able to explain which is the use of this vocabulary.

According to the vocabulary from the activity 1, the students have to answer orally the corresponding word with each use.

The teacher will show the next words and phrases and then he will ask for each word: what thing is good for?

Pills books

Some bread doctor

money food

movies and popcorn clothes

policeman stamps

.......... Are good to recover from illness. (pills)

.......... Are good to learn more. (books)

.......... Is good to buy something that you need. (money)

.......... Is good to have breakfast or tea. (some bread)

......... helps you to when you feel bad. (doctor)

.......... is good to have energy during the day. (food)

.......... are good to enjoy with friends. (movies and popcorn)

.......... are good to protect our body.(clothes)

.......... protects and helps people from thieves or troubles. (policeman)

.......... are useful to send a letter.(stamps)

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Input 2

Written: Article.

Lesson Objectives:

- The students will be able to define some words like gloves, gift and slippers.

Activity 1: Meaning

Read next the article “Shopping around the world”

Italy

San Lorenzo marketing in Florence is famous for leather purses, wallets and gloves. There are a lots of cafés – after a morning of shopping, enjoy a coffee in the historic city centre.

Japan

You need all day to shop at Takashimaya Times Square, located in the Shinjuku section of Tokyo. At this department store, there are boutiques with designer clothing, gifts, and house wares. There is also an art gallery and a travel agency. At best of all, there are three floors of restaurants!

Morocco

In the city of Marrakech, there’s the famous “souk”. There are hundreds of stalls selling clothes, traditional Moroccan slippers, and copper pots. Choose gifts for all your friends.

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Complete the next crossword with the words in bold in the text, according to their definitions.

ACROSS DOWN

3. These are a covering for the hand having separate parts for each finger and the thumb.

6. It is a small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money.

7. These are comfortable slip-on shoe that is worn indoors.

1. It is a small bag, usually of leather, for holding paper money, documents.

2. It is a thing given to someone without payment; a present.

4. Kitchen utensils and similar household items.

5. It is a round or cylindrical container of a red-brown used for storage or cooking.

1WA

3 G L O V E S4 L 5H E CO T O

6 P U R S E S PS PE EW RA PR 2 OE G T

7 S L I P P E R SFT

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Activity 2: Meaning

Lesson Objectives:

- The students will be able to associate some words with others.

The students have to associate the words matching with the correct number in the blanks.

1 Wallets 4 Shoes

2 Clothes 1 Bag

3 Gift 2 Pants and skirt

4 Slippers 3 A box of chocolates

5 Japan 7 Moroccan

6 Italy 5 Japanese

7 Morocco 6 Italian

Input 3

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Written:

Activity 1: Meaning

Lesson Objectives:

- The students will be able to associate words.

Instructions: Students have to draw a picture that represents the next vocabulary.

Forest HunterTea LeavesLand TribeFarm

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Activity 2: Form

Lesson objectives:

- The students will be able to recognize vocabulary.

Recognize the correct spelling.

1) h u _ _ e r (hunter) 5) _ e _ (tea)2) _ e _ v e _ (leaves) 6) f _ _ m (farm)3) t r _ _ e (tribe) 8) _ a _ d (land)4) f o _ _ s t (forest)