7 metodika indd

Lesson 5 The world’s greatest travellers
Aims
Learning 
outcomes
Vocabulary 
and structure
Required 
equipment
Educational:
- to learn about Ibn Battuta and 
his history
Developing:
- to enable pupils to talk about 
famous explorers
Socio-cultural:
- to raise awareness of the 
famous traveller Ibn Battuta 
and his life
By the end 
of the lesson, 
pupils will be 
able to talk 
about some 
explorers’ 
achievements.
Recycling the 
previously 
learnt 
vocabulary 
Textbook; 
the DVD of 
the book 
Homework checking. 5 min
Activity 1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 5 min
Objective: to introduce the topic
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to think about the world exploration from the geographical 
point of view.
STEP 2: Ask the pupils to answer the questions: 
1) What do you know about the world’s greatest travellers?
2) Who is Ibn Battuta?
Activity 2a Work in pairs. Put the years in order. Listen and write. 10 min
Objective: to develop listening skills
STEP 1: Explain to the pupils that they must put the dates in the correct order.
STEP 2: Play the DVD. The pupils listen and check their answers.
STEP 3: You may have the pupils repeat the dates after the DVD.

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DVD script:
1304, 1325, 1333, 1342, 1345, 1347, 1352