Lesson Plans

Grade:10th
Topic: Fashion
Time: 50'
Level: Intermediate
Aims:
- To develop students' abilit to communicate their opinion on and reaction to a te!t
- To develop students' abilit to ne"otiate in a "roup and #or$ as a team
- To develop students' abilit to de%end their position in a con%lictive situation
- To e!pand students' vocabular on the modern-da topic o% ima"e&
Introduction: This lesson as$s students to discuss #as o% chan"in" their ima"e be%ore
readin" an in%ormative article about tattoos& The then desi"n a ne# ima"e %or a client o%
their compan and then %or themselves be%ore discussin" at #hat a"e the should be
allo#ed to ta$e certain decisions&
The theme is %ashion&
Procedure:
Lead-in: 'hat do ou loo$ li$e(
- The teacher brin"s in phot os o% particularl attractive)u"l)interestin"
e!amples o% piercin"s* tattoos* earrin"s* hairstles* etc %or students to loo$ at&
Tip: I% issues such as bod piercin" and #earin" earrin"s are sensitive #here ou teach*
use onl more moderate #as such as hairstle* hair colour* clothes* etc&
- T as$s students to loo$ at the photos and tell ou #hich are the most)least attractive&
+an the thin$ o% an reasons #h people decide to chan"e the #a the loo$(
,u""ested ans#ers:
To be di%%erent* to -oin a particular "roup* to identi% #ith an idol or movement* boredom*
to rebel* etc&
- T hands out 'or$sheet A* runs throu"h the instructions and e!amples* clari%in" an
lan"ua"e problems& Pa particular attention to the pronunciation o% sounds and #ord
stress in: piercin"* navel* ton"ue* tattoo* din"* #eird* accessor&
Tip: It is al#as a "ood idea to do choral drills o% ne# #ords* chun$s or phrases %or
students to hear and practise the phonolo"ical %eatures&
- ,tudents #or$ individuall& 'hen the have %inished*T as$s %or some %eedbac$ %rom the
class on the three .uestions&
Tip: In cultures #here $no#in" anone #ho has done this is unli$el* %or a/ as$ them to
thin$ o% celebrities the $no# and ho# the have chan"ed their loo$&
Pre-reading task:
- ,tudents are "iven plent o% time to discuss their predictions be%orehand& The .uestions
are desi"ned %or all levels& At hi"her levels ou could as$ students to speculate %urther
about the in%ormation or dra# %urther conclusions %rom the te!t&
0e%ore ou read about tattoos* #rite do#n a short ans#er to these .uestions:
a& 1o# old do ou thin$ ou have to be to "et a tattoo in the 23(
b& 1o# much do ou thin$ the cost in pounds(
c& 4o ou thin$ it hurts(
d& 4o ou thin$ ou need to loo$ a%ter our tattoo once ou have one(
e& Is it eas or di%%icult to remove a tattoo no#adas( Is it 1005 e%%ective(
%& Are temporar tattoos #orth trin"* or do the -ust loo$ %alse(
- This te!t #ill be .uite challen"in"* so have some e!planations prepared %or* or pre-teach
i% desired: tat 6 trend abbreviated %orm %or tattoo* Pat dr - can be mimed* 2ntil it's
healed 6 until it stops hurtin"* 1enna is a plant used %or its in$ to ma$e tattoos #hich
onl last a da or t#o
- T hands out 'or$sheet 0&
- 'hen the ma-orit o% students have %inished readin"* T "ets the ans#ers to the pre-
readin" .uestions&
Tattoos:
0ac$ in the late 17th centur* the upper classes #ere .ueuin" up to "et tats& 8o#adas*
tattoo trends are o%ten led b celebrities& Tattooed 9IPs include 0en A%%lec$* :enni%er
Aniston* 4avid 0ec$ham and ;minem& ;ven 0arbie <es* the doll/ had temporar tattoos
at one point&
0ut %ashion isn't the onl reason people "et a tattoo& For some* it's a statement about #hat
$ind o% person the are or #here the're comin" %rom& =thers -ust love the #a tattoos
loo$ or see them as a #a o% e!pressin" their individualit& I% ou're considerin" one*
here are some essential %acts&
Getting a tattoo:
- In the 23* ou have to be over 17 to "et a tattoo& ;ven #ith parental permission*
most tattoo artists #ill re%use ou i% ou're oun"er than 17&
- At 17* ou mi"ht re"ret somethin" that ou did #hen ou #ere 1>* as our opinions
chan"e as #e "ro# older& Thin$ about "ettin" that tattoo - it mi"ht seem li$e a "ood idea
at the time* but ou mi"ht end up hatin" it in ? ears time&
- Tattoos can cost anthin" up#ards o% @A10&
- A tattoo is created b in-ectin" in$ into the our s$in& ,ome people %ind tattoos
pain%ul* some describe it as an uncom%ortable or #eird sensation&
- A%ter ou've had our tattoo* $eep the banda"e on %or t#o to 1? hours& Gentl #ash it
t#ice a da #ith an antibacterial soap and pat dr* then use moisturiser& 3eep it
uncovered as much as possible* and avoid sunbathin"* s#immin"* soa$in" in the bath and
e!ercise until it's healed&
- Tattoos can be removed usin" laser sur"er& 1o#ever* this process is e!pensive and
doesn't "uarantee complete removal - ou mi"ht be le%t #ith mar$s or some in$ le%t&
- I% ou're not sure* ou could tr a <temporar/ henna tattoo <a mehndi/& The henna
mi!ture is pasted onto the s$in and then scraped o%%* leavin" behind a deep red desi"n& A
pro%essional henna artist can create amaBin" desi"ns that last several das&
Ans#ers:
a& 1o# old do ou thin$ ou have to be to "et a tattoo in the 23( =ver 17&
b& 1o# much do ou thin$ the cost in pounds( The cheapest are @A10
c& 4o ou thin$ it hurts( For some people it does* %or others it doesn't&
d& 4o ou thin$ ou need to loo$ a%ter our tattoo once ou have one( Cou have to until it
has healed&
e& Is it eas or di%%icult to remove a tattoo no#adas( Is it 1005 e%%ective( ;as* but
e!pensive& It is not completel e%%ective&
%& Are temporar tattoos #orth trin"* or do the -ust loo$ %alse( The can loo$ amaBin"*
so es the are #orth a tr&
Post-reading discussion:
8otice that the %ocus here is on students' natural reaction to the te!t& This is to encoura"e
an un"uided* authentic response to readin" materials&
Tip: It is al#as a "ood idea to board or ma$e a note o% some o% the lan"ua"e problems
students have at this sta"e and use this as lan"ua"e #or$ in class to teach ne#
vocabular* phrases or "rammar arisin" %rom their attempt to e!press themselves
naturall& 4o not ma$e correction personal i% done in open class* rather tr and ma$e it
appropriate to the #hole class& Demember that at hi"her levels production errors are o%ten
simpl per%ormance errors students alread $no# and the there%ore do not see the need
%or correction* #hereas i% the don't $no# the #ord %or somethin" or pronounce it
inaccuratel* our lan"ua"e %eedbac$ is invaluable to them&
Post-readin" 4iscuss the %ollo#in" in "roups o% three or %our& Cou don't have to ma$e
notes* but remember #hat our collea"ues sa because our teacher #ill as$ ou to tell
the class&
a/ 'hich %acts surprised ou about tattoos* i% an(
b/ 'ould ou ever consider "ettin" one no# ou have this in%ormation(
Dolepla:
- Cou #ill need photos o% people %or this activit& 1and out one per "roup to use #ith&
'or$sheet +&
This tas$ is %airl open-ended and can be completed accordin" to the level o% the
students& +learl* #ith lo#er levels #e can e!pect less articulate ans#ers&
- Get %eedbac$ %rom "roups #hen the have completed the tas$& I% ou dra# attention to
and respect their contributions in #hole class situations* ou #ill %ind that these improve
as the course develops&
Dole pla:
Cou #or$ %or Ima"e +onsultants* PL+* an a"enc #hich helps people chan"e their
loo$& Cour teacher #ill "ive ou a photo o% someone #ho #ants to chan"e their loo$ and
improve their ima"e& In "roups:
- decide #hat this person does in li%e and #h the #ant to chan"e their loo$&
- ma$e a list o% thin"s the could do to improve their ima"e&
Person's pro%ession&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 'h the #ant to chan"e&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
1air +lothes :e#eller =ther
Pair #or$:
- This activit* 'or$sheet 4* is deliberatel similar to the previous activit in order that
students have the opportunit to practise the same lan"ua"e in a one-to-one situation a%ter
havin" had some e!posure to other students' contributions and lan"ua"e&
- ,tudents chan"e their o#n loo$& 'ith sher or reluctant students* encoura"e them to
simpl thin$ about a chan"e o% hairstle or a ne# item o% clothin"* %or e!ample& 'hen
students are "ivin" class %eedbac$* be care%ul to ma$e sure sher or #ea$er students are
not teased& I% this is a problem* onl have class %eedbac$ on the more con%ident students&
,tudent A: Tell our partner #hat ou #ould do&
,tudent 0: Ta$e notes in the bo! belo# to tell the rest o% the class #hat our partner
#ould do to chan"e their loo$&
Partner's name&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
1air +lothes :e#eller =ther
8o# s#ap roles&
Tell the class #hat our partner decided& The rest o% the class can a"ree or disa"ree #ith
their choice