Lesson plan on the topic “Melbourne” (together with Christin Neugebauer)
Time: 5 minutes
Course of the class (phase/content): Opening of the lesson
Activity: Brain-storming on Australia/ Melbourne
Media/ Material: blackboard, sheets of paper, pencils
Objectives: activation of general, former knowledge of Australia
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Time: 7-10 minutes
Course of the class: gathering new knowledge
Activity: listening to the podcast about Melbourne
Media/ Material: computer, headphones,
Objectives: listening comprehension in order to gather new information about Melbourne
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Time: 5-8 minutes
Course of the class: result storage
Activity: jot down the most important aspects about Melbourne
Media/ Material: sheet of paper, pencil
Objectives: overview of the central aspects of the podcast
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Time: 10 minutes
Course of the class: application of knowledge
Activity: activity 1,2,3 in partnerwork: social interaction ( each group needs to do one task)
Media/ Material: copies of the gap texts, pencil
Objectives: application/ access of newly learned knowledge; writing/ listening comprehension
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Time: 5
Course of the class: exchange of established knowledge
Activity: comparison with the results of another group (every group has to form a bigger group in which every task is represented)
Media/ Material: none
Objectives: speaking and listening comprehension
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Time: 5 minutes
Course of the class: Saving the results, finishing the lesson
Activity: writing central aspects on the blackboard next to the brainstorming results; comparison
Material: blackboard
Objectives: making sure that every pupil gathered the same knowledge