Unit 1 Communications

Date:
Form: IX
Subject: English
Theme: Education in Uzbekistan and the USA
Aim:
• to talk about and compare the education system in Uzbekistan and the
USA using 'the same as', 'not the same as' and 'different from'
• to raise PP awareness of different cultures
• to practise reading for detailed and specific information
• to practise speaking and writing
Equipment: picture, dictionary
T h e p r o c e d u r e o f t h e l e s s o n
1. The beginning of the lesson
2.Checking up the homework
T h e m a i n p a r t o f t h e l e s s o n
Activity 1
Objective: to stimulate PP ideas about the topic
Before you open the books, ask students to think of all the different types of school that they know. Write these words on the BB. Ask PP to open their books and compare the words on the BB with the types of school in the table. Are there any extra types of school in the table?
Draw PP attention to the questions and ask them to look at the information in the table and answer the questions with the help of the table.
Key:
1 Kindergarten, secondary, specialized, specialized boarding, academic lyceum and colleges
2 Between 3 and 6 years old
3 Usual age is 7
4 To academic lyceum or college
Activity 2a
Objective: to practise reading to infer the meaning of the new words from the context
PP read the text. They try to guess the meaning of the new words from the context first and then check them in the Wordlist.
Culture Note:
Classes in Uzbek, English and American schools are named differently. They are called 'class 7' - in Uzbekistan, 'year 7' - in the UK, 'grade T -in the USA.
Activity 2b
Objectives: to practise reading for specific information; to complete a table Ask PP to read the text silently and quickly. When they finish ask them to complete the table.
Key:

Types of schools	Age	Grade
Kindergarten	5	0
Elementary	6-11	1-5
Middle	12-14	6-8
High	15-19	9-12

Activity 2c
Objective: to give PP freer speaking practice; to practise using grammar for making comparisons when speaking
Remind students of useful phrases used to compare things - 'the same as', 'not the same as' and 'different from'. In groups, ask PP to find the similarities and differences and then discuss. When they finish ask a number of PP to report back to the whole class.
Activity 3
Objective: to compare differences in spelling and vocabulary between British
and American English.
Ask PP to find these words in the Wordlist and identify the differences. Suggestion: Ask stronger PP to write their own sentences with words, e.g. I don't go to a specialized school, I go to a secondary school.