Vocabulary and pronunciation -Achievements (SB p. 22)
-Activities at a campsite: (p. 26)
-People's interests; p. 27, ex. 10 + photocopy (likes and dislikes: expressions)
Grammar: Present Perfect
-Present Perfect Simple vs Past Simple.
-Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous.
-Particles:
already; yet; just; still; ever; never
lately; recently; so far;
How long....? ......for......./.....since
Speaking
-Job Interview.
Writing
-Formal letter: Asking for information about a camp or a course.
-Working holidays at a camp: Letter to a friend.
Read the extract from her Book (ONLY CHAPTER 1) and answer the following questions:
Chapter 1: "Foreigners In Our Own Land"
-What is Nujeen good at?
-What does "Nujeen" mean?
-Who is Bashar al-Asad? How did people start calling him?
-How many refugees came to Europe in 2015? What parts of the world are they coming from?
-What was the previous largest refugee crisis in the world?
-Who looked after Nujeen? Why? How many brothers and sisters does she have?
-Where did she live in Syria? (Find it in a map)
-Why is the title of this chapter Foreigners in our Own Country?
-Why did her family have to move from her village to Mambij? (Write a summary)
-Write some facts about the Kurds.
SECTION 2 A-Read about Nujeen Mustafa. Find the most important information about her life: Nujeen when she was a child, her country, her journey to Europe, her final destination, her achievements, her life nowadays, her dreams....
Use the following links to get some more information.
B-GROUP WORK: Write a project talking about her story. 1. Make a poster, including photographs and a map showing all her journey. Divide your project into sections:
-Part 1: Nujeen in Syria.
-Part 2: The Journey.
-Part 3: A normal life.
-Facts: Include information about the refugee crisis we are going through in Europe at the moment and the Kurds. (Give an appealing name to your project.)
2. Make a glossary of key words from your project. (One per group)
3. Save a copy of your written project in a doc file. Send it to the teacher, together with the glossary of key words. (One per group)
C-INDIVIDUAL WORK: (EXTRA)
1. Write a short summary talking about what you have learnt from this project. Don't forget to use paragraphs. Use the following questions as a guide.
What's your opinion about Nujeen Mustafa? What's the European people's attitude towards wars in other parts of the world and about the refugees who are coming to Europe, escaping from war?What should Europe do to help these refugees? Should our countries do nothing?
2. Make a mind map of your project. (EXTRA)
3. ASSESSMENT:
-*Relevant information: Did you select the most important information? Did you write a good summary?
-*Processing of information. Did you "cut and paste" or did you rewrite and use your own words?
-Grammar: Did you use grammar studied so far? Did you check there are no mistakes?)
-Vocabulary: (Did you write the glossary of new terms? Are the terms included relevant?)
-Neatness: Is your project clean and neat?
-Originality: Is your project different from the rest? Did you give your project an appealing name?
-Selected photos: Did you search for the best photographs? Are they connected to each section of the project?
-General overview: (Is your poster attractive? Does it draw(attract) people's attention? Would anybody stop to read what it is about?)
-What can we learn from this story? (Don't forget to write your personal opinion about this girl and what Europe should do to solve this problem.)
We will display your projects in class!!
Follow up activity Pairwork: Write an imaginary interview on TV to Nujeen Mustafa:
-Introduce her.
-Ask questions that are relevant in her story (about past, present, achievements and plans for the future)
-Finish the interview in an appropriate way.
A.Vocabulary and pronunciation:
-p. 10:A journey
-arrive in Spain / Cordoba / Madrid... // arrive at school / the library / ... // arrive home
-p. 14: Feelings
-p. 18 + photocopy: Booking a flight:
boarding card; boarding gate; luggage allowance; scale; unattended; empty; check-in desk; proceed;
availability; available; book a flight; direct; stopover; one way; round trip; departure / arrival; pay by credit card; aisle seat; business
-Expressions of time: At first; First of all; After a while; After several/a few (days)....; After that; Afterwards; In the end; Eventually; As....; While......; As soon as.....; Before.....; After....; Until (till)...
-Irregular verbs (WB. pp. 107-108)
