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Normatov J

Lesson 4 The Silk Road
The aim of the lesson:
Educational: - to learn about The Great Silk Road
Developing: - to enable pupils to talk about the Great Silk Road; - to develop reading and listening skills
Socio-cultural: - to raise awareness of The Great Silk Road, some geographic facts of the world,
e.g. the area of the Aral Sea, the population in Asia and Africa, etc.
Competence: SC1, FLCC and SC
Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: talk about The Great Silk Road;

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  use a new form of comparison; - say the names of countries in Asia and Central Asia.
  

Type of the lesson: non-standard, mixed Method of the lesson: group work, pair work Equipment: Textbook; the DVD of the book

TECHNOLOGICAL MAP OF THE LESSON:

№	Part of the lesson	Tasks	Time
1	Organizational Moment	-to greet pupils. - to check up the register	5 min
2	Repeating last lesson	- to give pupils some questions about last lesson. – to ask words from previous lesson	5 min
3	Explaining new theme	- to explain to pupils new vocabulary and theme	20 min
4	Consolidating new theme.	- to consolidate new theme and new words of the theme.	10 min
5	Marking.	- To mark pupils	5 min
6	Homework.	- Giving homework.

The Procedure of the lesson:

1. 
   Organizing moment: - Greeting.
   

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  Checking the register
  

Homework checking. 5 min

2. 
   Pre-Activity
   

Activity 1a Work in pairs. Do the quiz. 8 min
Objective: to stimulate pupils’ interest and ideas about the topic
STEP 1: The pupils in pairs answer the questions.
STEP 2: Check the answers involving the whole class.

3. 
   Main Part
   

Activity 2a Work in pairs. Look and answer the questions. 7 min
Objectives: to stimulate pupils’ interest and ideas about the topic; to revise the names of countries in Asia and Central Asia
STEP 1: Ask the pupils to read and answer the questions.
Suggestion: With slower classes you could let the pupils prepare their answers in pairs before eliciting answers from the class.
STEP 2: Ask the pupils to look at the map and say what countries the Silk Road crossed.

Activity 2b Work in pairs. Read and check your ideas. 5 min

Objective: to develop reading skills
STEP 1: The pupils read the text and check their answers in 2a.
STEP 2: Discuss with the class the information given in the text.

Activity 2c Work in pairs. Say True or False. 5 min

Objective: to check understanding of a text
STEP 1: The pupils in pairs read the statements.
STEP 2: The pupils may refer to the text to find the answers.
STEP 3: Check the answers involving the whole class.

Answer key:

1. 
   There was only one route from ancient China to Rome. False
   
2. 
   There were several routes from ancient China to Rome. True
   
3. 
   People in Rome did not have gold, silver and beautiful stones. False
   
4. 
   People in Rome liked silk material. True
   
5. 
   People from ancient China sold silk, tea and spices to people from Rome. True
   
6. 
   Travelling along the Silk Road was not difficult. False