LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL :Elena Ghiba Birta National College Arad GRADE : the 7th LESSON : Superstitions 1st conditional DATE : the 24th o April 2!12 TEACHER : "ili#on "lorentina$%ebeca OBJECTIVES : $to tal& about superstitions $ to re'ise and practice the 1st conditional (ith the help o the conte)t o superstitions $to pro#ote discussions $to listen and read a te)t or speci ic in or#ation $to ans(er the *uestions $to co#plete sentences (ith the #issing (ords METHODS : $spea&ing + reading+ (riting MATERIALS : $ pictures + (or&sheets ACTIVITY 1 : ,rganising the class : $greeting the class $introducing #-sel $chec&ing the ho#e(or& Ai# $ to pro#ote discussions. /nteraction the (hole class Strateg- : discussion 0i#e : 1 #inutes ACTIVITY 2 : 0eacher (rites the title o the lesson on the blac&board 2Superstitions and e)plains that the- (ill tal& about those co##on belie s+ things people are used to belie'e in (ithout reall- &no( (h-. 0hese are called superstitions. 0eacher sho(s a picture o a blac& cat and as&s students (hat belie 3s4 the- &no( about it. She (ill (rite on the blac&board a sentence containing a superstition using the 1 st conditional+ eg. 2/ a blac& cat crosses the road in ront o -ou+ -ou (ill ha'e bad luc&. 0hen she sho(s a picture o a #irror+ a ladder+ a shooting star+ a hand+ salt or pepper and elicits the sentences ro# the students. 0eacher (rites the rules or the 1st conditional and then gi'es the students to sol'e an e)ercise (ith 1 st conditional . Aims $ to re'ise and practice the 1st conditional (ith the help o the conte)t o superstitions $ to ans(er the *uestions /nteraction indi'idual (or& Strateg- discussing+ ans(ering 0i#e : 11 #inutes ACTIVITY 3 : 0eacher announces that another &ind o acti'it- is going to be per or#ed ne)t and she hands out (or&sheets containing so#e tas&s related to the a#ous poe# 2/ b- %ud-ard 5ipling. She tells students that the-6ll read the poe# irst and then (ill ha'e to sol'e the tas&s one b- one. As a pre$reading acti'it- the teacher o ers so#e short pre'ie( on the author and the poe#+ as&ing i the- ha'e heard about %ud-ard 5ipling

be ore and i the- &no( the title o the #ost a#ous (or& o his 3the no'el 20he 7ungle boo&4. 0he poe# 2/ 6 is ull o #eanings and sense+ the author is tal&ing about &eeping the #oral 'alues throughout the li e+ about principles and 'irtues. Students (ill read and translate the poe# . 11 #inutes As another te)t co#prehension acti'it-+ teacher (ill hand out other pieces o papers (ith the (hole poe# and (ith so#e e)planations o (ords and phrases ro# the te)t and she (ill engage students in discussions based on the (ords and the te)t. She (ill as& students (h- is the poe# entitled 2/ and together the- (ill co#e to the conclusion that the entire poe# is a condition+ the ather6s ad'ice to his son about ho( to handle things in li e+ ho( to ace challenges+ o'erco#e obstacles and re#ain positi'e+ opti#istic+ 'irtuous+ and (hen all these conditions (ill be ul illed the person can call hi#sel a real 28an. 1! #inutes Ai#s $ to listen to the te)t or speci ic in or#ation $to ind speci ic (ords in the te)t $ to pro#ote discussions $ to co#plete sentences (ith the #issing (ords /nteraction : $ indi'idual (or&+ (hole class (or& Strateg- : discussing+ s&i##ing+ ans(ering 0i#e : 21 #inutes ACTIVITY 5 : 9o#e assess#ent :ro7ect $ Students are as&ed to design a pro7ect about superstitions 3#ost or less &no(n4. 0eacher praises all the students or their contribution. Ai# $ to understand the tas& Strateg- : e)plaining 0i#e : 2 #inutes

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/ -ou can &eep -our head (hen all about -ou Are losing theirs and bla#ing it on -ou; / -ou can trust -oursel (hen all #en doubt -ou+ But #a&e allo(ance or their doubting too: / -ou can (ait and not be tired b- (aiting+ ,r+ being lied about+ don<t deal in lies+ ,r being hated don<t gi'e (a- to hating+ And -et don<t loo& too good+ nor tal& too (ise; / -ou can drea#$$$and not #a&e drea#s -our #aster; / -ou can thin&$$$and not #a&e thoughts -our ai#+ / -ou can #eet (ith 0riu#ph and =isaster And treat those t(o i#postors 7ust the sa#e:. / -ou can bear to hear the truth -ou<'e spo&en 0(isted b- &na'es to #a&e a trap or ools+ ,r (atch the things -ou ga'e -our li e to+ bro&en+ And stoop and build<e# up (ith (orn$out tools; / -ou can #a&e one heap o all -our (innings And ris& it on one turn o pitch$and$toss+ And lose+ and start again at -our beginnings+ And ne'er breathe a (ord about -our loss: / -ou can orce -our heart and ner'e and sine( 0o ser'e -our turn long a ter the- are gone+ And so hold on (hen there is nothing in -ou E)cept the >ill (hich sa-s to the#: ?9old on@? / -ou can tal& (ith cro(ds and &eep -our 'irtue+ ,r (al& (ith 5ings$$$nor lose the co##on touch+ / neither oes nor lo'ing riends can hurt -ou+ / all #en count (ith -ou+ but none too #uch: / -ou can ill the un orgi'ing #inute >ith si)t- seconds< (orth o distance run+ Aours is the Earth and e'er-thing that<s in it+ And$$$(hich is #ore$$$-ou<ll be a 8an+ #- son@ %ud-ard 5ipling

Do you !"i!#! i$ su%!&s'i'io$s( 0housands o people belie'e in superstitions although a lot o people thin& o the# as nonsense and not based on reason. >here does the (ord 2superstition co#e ro#B 0he (ord superstition co#es ro# t(o Catin (ords: 2Super66 and 2Stare. Super #eans above and stare #eans to stand. 0here are t(o t-pes o superstition. Good luc& superstitions and bad luc& superstitions. So#e co##on superstitions around the (orld:

Good luck superstitions

$ / -our right hand itches+ -ou (ill earn #one-. $ / -ou ind a our$lea clo'er+ -ou (ill ha'e good luc&. $ / -ou see a horseshoe (hich (as lost+ -ou (ill ha'e good luc&. $ / -ou drea# about a (hite cat+ -ou (ill ha'e good luc&. $ / -ou see a blac& cat (hich (al&s to(ards -ou+ it brings -ou good luc&. $ / -our right ear itches+ so#eone is spea&ing (ell o -ou. $ / -ou put a #irror 7ust across the door+ -ou (ill ha'e good luc&. $ / -ou step on -our shado(+ it brings -ou good luc&. $ / the irst butter l- -ou see in the -ear is (hite+ it brings -ou good luc& all -ear.

Bad luck superstitions

$ / -ou open an u#brella indoors+ it brings -ou bad luc&. $ >hen a cat sneeDes three ti#es indoors+ it (ill rain in 24 hours. $ / -ou drea# about a dog+ -ou (ill ha'e a lot o ene#ies. $ / -ou brea& a #irror+ it (ill bring -ou se'en -ears o bad luc&. $ / -ou (al& under a ladder+ -ou (ill ha'e bad luc&. $ / a dog ho(ls at night+ death is near. $ / -ou see a bird that co#es to(ards -ou+ -ou (ill ha'e bad luc&. $ / -ou eat ro# the pot+ it (ill rain at -our (edding cere#on-. $ / -our le t hand itches+ -ou (ill lose #one-.

E)ercise. $ / -ou EEEEE. on a table+ -ou EEEEEEE.. bad luc&. 3sleep F ha'e4 $ / -ou EEE.the sugar into the cup irst+ be ore the tea+ -ou EEEEE good luc&. 3put F ha'e4 $ A night(al&er EEEE..-our soul i -ouEEEE (ith -our eet to(ards the door. 3steal F sleep4 $ / an o(l EEEEE in -our garden+ it EEEE. -ou bad luc&. 3hoot F bring4 $ Aou EEEE..(hate'er -ou (ant i -ou EEEEEEall the candles on -our birthda- ca&e in one blo(. 3getF blo( out4 $ / -ou EEEE rice on a ne( bride and groo#+ the- EEEEE..#an- children. 3thro( F ha'e4 $ A girl EEEEher uture husband in her drea# i she EEE.salt- (ater then goes to sleep.3see F drin&4 $ / -ou EEEE. at night+ a night(al&er EEEEE.. to -our ho#e. 3(histle F co#e4 $ / -ouEEEE.a alling lea on the irst da- o autu#n+ -ouEEEEE..good luc& all (inter.3catchFha'e4