“MY TOWN” - CLIL LESSON PLAN
Teacher: ROBERTA GRASSO
School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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School □ Kindergarten □X Primary □ Secondary
Target Group Age of the pupils 8/9 years old
Subject GEOGRAPHY
Topic MY TOWN
Key
Competences
□ X Social and Civic Competence
□ X Cultural Awareness
□ X Communicative Competence - Ability of Expressing
□ Autonomy, initiative and decision taking
□ Learning to learn
□ X Digital competence
Objectives Locating the partner countries on a European map.
To pronounce countries’ names in English language.
Identifying the flags of the partner countries.
vocabulary: town, post office, square, fountain, cafè, library, toy
shop, market, beach, port;
communicative functions: Where are you from? Where do you
live? What colour is the…flag?
structures There is, There’s, There are.
Duration 24 hours
Materials and
Resources
Used
- Kids English Zone (a BBC tv programme) ep. 8: the course
includes comedy sketches, animated characters and songs.
- New Treetops level 3 – Oxford: the website offers a rich collection
of materials.
Song: “On my bike”
https://elt.oup.com/student/newtreetops/level3/songs/nti_level03_
14_02?cc=it&selLanguage=it
“Unit 1 game 3”: drag and drop
https://elt.oup.com/student/newtreetops/level3/games/nti_level03
_01_04?cc=it&selLanguage=it
“Unit 1 game 5”: listen and choose
https://elt.oup.com/student/newtreetops/level3/games/nti_level03
_01_06?cc=it&selLanguage=it
“Unit 1 game 4”: read, drag and drop
https://elt.oup.com/student/newtreetops/level3/games/nti_level03
_01_05?cc=it&selLanguage=it
- Incredible English 1&2 (Learning other subjects through English)
– Oxford (DVD and Activity book): Geography lesson
- Dramatization “My town” (see annex script dialogue).
School
Subjects
associated
Mother tongue, Music, ICT, Art.
Learning Step 0: draw and colour our flag and the flags of the partner countries.
“MY TOWN” - CLIL LESSON PLAN
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School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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Process Step 1: colour our country and the partner countries on a European
map.
Step 2: sing and mime the actions of “On my bike” on New Treetops
Website (level 3)
Step 3: watch the video Kids English Zone ep. 8
Step 4: play the games on New Treetops Website (level 3)
Step 5: watch the DVD of Incredible English 1&2 - Oxford: Geography
lesson
Step 6: activity sheet 1 and 2 (see annex)
Step 7: collecting and drawing pictures of sightseeing in Pesaro - Italy
Step 8: dramatization “My Town” (see annex script dialogue and video)
Final Product Video, Dramatization
Assessment Self-assessment grids
Drama as communicative activity and assessment
SELF-ASSESSMENT
For students
N° of pupils 25
Give a mark to the activities we did:
24□Excellent 1□Very Good □Good □Satisfactory □Unsatisfactory
Portfolio check: “I CAN….”
□ 25 I can locate the partner countries on a European map.
□ 25 I can pronounce countries’ names in English language.
□ 25 I increased my knowledge about partner countries and cultures.
□ 25 I can identify the flag of my country.
□ 25 I can identify the flags of the partner countries.
□ 25 I can tell you where I live.
□ 25 I can tell you what there is or there are.
□ 25 I can describe my town.
□ 21 I increased my ICT skills.
□ 23 I increased my motivation.
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Teacher: ROBERTA GRASSO
School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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SELF-ASSESSMENT
For teachers
N° of teachers 1
Give a mark to the activities you did in your class with your pupils:
□ x Excellent □Very Good □Good □Satisfactory □Unsatisfactory
Portfolio check: “I CAN….”
Give a mark from 6 to 10
□ I can integrate the language and subject curricula so that subject curricula support
language learning and vice versa
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I can select learning materials, structuring them or otherwise adapting them as needed
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I can support students in learning new words, terms, idioms and discourse structures
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I can search for and download authentic material for use in the classroom
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I can guide students in developing cultural awareness
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I can raise learners’ curiosity about the culture(s) related to the CLIL language
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I increased my language skills
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I increased my ICT skills
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I increased my pedagogical skills
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I increased my motivation
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I increased my project management skills
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
□ I increased my knowledge about partner countries and cultures
□ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □ x 9 □10
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Teacher: ROBERTA GRASSO
School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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FINLAND LITHUANIA LATVIA
TURKEY
SPAIN
MALTA ITALY
“MY TOWN” - CLIL LESSON PLAN
Teacher: ROBERTA GRASSO
School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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Activity Sheet 1 Match and Write
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School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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Activity Sheet 2 Watch and Write
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School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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Video Script “MY TOWN”
ALL TOGETHER Welcome to Italy! CHILD 1: Where are you from? CHILD 2: I’m from Italy.
CHILD 3: What colour is the Italian flag? CHILD 4: It’s green, white and red. CHILD 5: Where do you live? CHILD 6: I live in Pesaro. CHILD 7: Where is Pesaro? CHILD 8: Pesaro is by the Adriatic sea. CHILD 25: …in the center of Italy. CHILD 9: What’s the weather like in winter? CHILD 10: In winter it’s cold. CHILD 11: What’s the weather like in summer? CHILD 12: In summer it’s hot and sunny. CHILD 13: In my town there’s a beach CHILD 14: …and there’s a port. CHILD 15: In the city center there is a square, Piazza del Popolo. CHILD 16: Ducal Palace is in Piazza del Popolo. CHILD 17: …there is a fountain and the post office. CHILD 18: There is Gioacchino Rossini’s house. CHILD 19: …the famous opera writer. CHILD 20: In my town there are lots of cafès. CHILD 21: There’s a market. CHILD 22: … And a library.
CHILD 23: There are lots of shops. CHILD 24: My favourite shop is “TOYS”, a toy shop. ALL TOGETHER Good bye!
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Teacher: ROBERTA GRASSO
School and Country: Istituto Comprensivo L. PIRANDELLO – Pesaro - ITALY
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MY COUNTRY