The objectives: 1 to teach how to use the information in speaking about Benjamin Franklin 2 to develop literary skills 3 to widen the scope 4 to teach the students to understand and respect other people’s culture Technical and visual aids: cards, a cube The Procedure: 1 Organization moment. A) The objectives of the lesson b) The level of preparation
2 Brain – storming
The teacher: today we are speaking about the greatest man in the
history of the U.S. What are your associations when you hear his name?
We will work in groups at first, then we will discuss and our experts (
the representatives of each team )will make the conclusion. The experts: We can make the conclusion that Benjamin Franklin was a man of universal dimensions. Philosopher writer Printer statesman Economist Benjamin Franklin A figure of universal dimensions scientist The leader of the revolution 3 Work at the text "Benjamin Franklin” a) the task is : to read the text and mark the information you know - you don’t know - --- you are surprised - ? you are confused - ( 1) individual work; 2) work in pairs; 3) work in groups ) b) The task is : to fill in the tables using given information ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- c) The task is : to discuss the information in groups d) The task is : to discuss the information and make the conclusion 4 The task is : to answer the questions with the help of the cube ( a cube game ) a) Why do we call Benjamin Franklin a figure of universal dimensions ? b) In what family was he born ? c) Why did he decide to leave Boston? d) Why did he start a periodical "Poor Richard ‘s Almanac”? e) What valuable inventions did he make? f) What did he do for his country? 5 The sayings of Benjamin Franklin The teacher: In "Poor Richard’s Almanac” which was sort of calendar Benjamin Franklin published a lot of sayings and they had a powerful influence among the people. Your task is: to read the sayings and give your interpretation:
"For age and want save while you may: no morning sun lasts a whole day.” "God helps them that help themselves” " Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” 6 The teacher: your last task will be: to make up a cinquan about Benjamin Franklin. |