III1 Elementos de Sociolingüística

MEI14P

Teacher: Nancy López

Student: Margarita Martínez

June 4th, 2021.

 Unit 4: Festivals & Celebrations
Lesson info; Time: 60 minutes Session 3 Age range: 16-18 Level: B2(ECF)
students will
learn about
nature,
health and
disasters.
Main aims: To describe a celebration
To introduce new vocabulary about festivals and celebrations in USA
To read and listen for gist as well as for specific information.
To complete and summarize a text
To write a paragraph comparing how you celebrate New Year with New York.

Objectives By the end of the lesson learners will:

Be able to describe different celebrations and/or festivals using the new vocabulary and grammar points.
Be able to understand recorded conversations related to celebrations.
Be able to compare festivals or celebrations from other country and theirs.
Be able to read and write about celebrations and festivals in the USA.

Material: Textbook: On Screen B2 Other materials:

Virginia Evans- Jenny Dooley (Segunda publicación 2015) On Screen B2. Estados Unidos Computer, Interactive Book On Screen B2
de América. Express publishing  Flash cards (Power Point presentations)

Anticipated Short attention span may result in disruptive behavior. Solutions: Short activities every time SS need to
Problems: be settled.
Stage Activity aids Aim Procedure Interaction Timing
Warm up Activity: Teacher presents a sheet with vocabulary Vocabulary Teacher shows the slides to students and elicit Teacher- 5 min.
about independence day in our country and in the introduction. them to repeat the words as they listen and to
Students
USA/ On screen interactive book with pictures about say which of them they already knew.
independence celebration in the USA. Students- 5 min
Teacher asks simple questions about students’
Teacher
experiences on these words.[This activate the
student’s existing language and initiates the
lesson with simple short answer questions, also
this lowers the affective filter due to the group
participation.]
Presentation Activity: Teacher shows an article about Understanding Students take turns to read the paragraphs from Teacher- 10
Independence Day which is in the Student’s book informative the article. minutes
Students
page 57. Also, teacher shows a short texts. Teacher asks students to underline the
video Vocabulary vocabulary in the text. Students-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0scSuHDlF4about Grammar: Also, teacher gives feedback about student’s Teacher
this important day to complement the reading. word formation work and answer students’ questions.
(suffixes) less, Student-
ful. students

Practice 1 Activity: after the reading, teacher gives a brief Understanding Teacher explains the exercise students have to Students- 6
explanation about superlatives and comparatives, as the difference do: fill the gaps of a small text in their student’s students minutes
well as word formation (suffixes less/ful) between ful book book page 58, where they have to practice
. and less the grammar point. Teacher-
(suffixes) as . students
well as
consolidate
the use of
comparatives
and
superlatives

Development Activity: Listen, read and practice To make Teacher shows a video from YouTube: Teacher- 7
students Students- minutes
recognize the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr73YYcImyk
differences in Students
the way Then, she gives students a handout No. 1 with the Teacher - 7
people video transcript where students can read the minutes
celebrate New information and the meaning of the song the girl students
Year’s Eve in mentioned.
USA and in
Mexico.
Practice 1 Activity. Writing: How is New Year's Day celebrated in Putting in Teacher asks students to write a composition Teacher- 8 min
your country? practice what telling the differences in the way people in USA students
students have celebrate and people in Mexico, New Year’sEve.
learned.
 students-
teacher
Closure Activity: Completing a text. About Keene’s Pumpkin Practicing verb Teacher asks students to complete a small text Teacher- 5
Festival, after watching a video. tenses. in their student’s book page 60. students - minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW_YJA9SLhg Students have to read aloud the text after
completing it. students
Practice 1 Activity: Speaking about their favorite celebrations or Practicing Teacher asks students to start speaking of their Teacher- 7
festivals and which would they like to experience comparatives, favorite celebrations and they have to mention minutes
Students
verb tenses, differences and which from the USA would they
superlatives, like to experience. Students-
vocabulary Also, teacher gives feedback about student’s Teacher
from the work and answer students’ questions.
lesson.
New Year's Day is on January 1st in the US. It's almost universally a day off from work, and in the US closed stores, gas stations, and other businesses
are common sights come January 1st. It's preceded by some of the largest celebrations in the nation and, weary from being up all night enjoying the
parties, Americans tend to take it easy on this day!

The song "Auld Lang Syne" is associated with the New Year celebration in the US. Do you know what this song's title means?

We’ll show you the answer at the end of this video.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the United States are both regarded as holidays, though only New Year's Day is an official one. The holiday kicks
off late on New Year's Eve when people go out to celebrate in style. This holiday is marked by fancy parties and plenty of parades and other events.

Celebrating the New Year across the different time zones that cross the US is a popular tradition with those who like to stay at home. In Times Square in
New York, one of the biggest celebrations in the nation is held and this is typically regarded as the "official" New Year party for the entire country, though
each time zone "rings" in the New Year with its own celebration.

New Year's resolutions are popular in the United States, though oftentimes in a tongue-in-cheek way. Most of the time, people will resolve to give up a
bad habit or adopt a healthy new habit over the course of the new year. It's almost accepted as a matter of course that people will not follow through on
these resolutions, however, and it fits well with the tradition of American sarcastic humor.

New Year's Day isn't celebrated on January 1st on all calendars. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, New Year's is usually in February. Depending
on the culture and tradition, it can be celebrated on other dates, as well.

Popular resolutions include quitting smoking, losing weight, becoming more ambitious with goals, and getting a better job.

And now here's the answer to the quiz.

Do you know what the song title "Auld Lang Syne" means?

Auld Lang Syne means "the good old days" or "days gone by", depending on the translation. The song is a very old tradition, dating back
hundreds of years. The New Year's Day celebrations in the US can easily extend from before midnight on January 1st to well into the afternoon.

How is New Year's Day celebrated in your country?

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References:

English in the Community Anthology (2020). IEXPRO University.

Textbook: On Screen B2. Virginia Evans- Jenny Dooley (Segunda publicación 2015) On Screen B1+. Estados Unidos
de América. Express publishing