ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΟΣ - ERASMUS+ - ΔΟΜΗΜΕΝΕΣ ΕΠΙΣΚΕΨΕΙΣ ΣΕ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΑ - ΙΣΛΑΝΔΙΑ 2017

2. Highlights of the Islandic
Educational System….
 Lessons are technology assisted – the use of
mobile phones is emphasised.
 Compulsory education is autonomous,
flexible and council funded.
 Students are given the freedom to choose
subjects according to their needs and
interests in Upper Secondary Education.
 Students can study full-time or part-time
and obtain their school leaving certificates
through a credit accumulation system.
 There is a wide choice of foreign languages
(even Japanese).
 Multiculturalism prevails (there are
students coming from 20 different
countries of origin in one school).
 Special needs students can communicate
their desires through eye gaze technology.
 Classroom doors are open while lessons are
held.
 Practical subjects such as cookery, sewing
and carpentry are emphasised.

3. Photo based lesson
 Lesson overview
Cross-curricular teaching approach (English or any
other foreign language, ICT, Geology,
Geography)
 Objectives
• New literacies (online reading and writing)
• Vocabulary acquisition concerning volcanoes /
plate tectonics
• Understanding volcanic formation
• Learning about plate tectonics
• Identifying geographical location
• Writing a contribution to a blog
• Understanding the movement and collision of
plates on the surface of the Earth and its results
 Aims
• Reading for detail
• Reading for gist
• Skimmimg
• Scanning
• Using online dictionaries
• Developing researching skills
• Matching
Student Level:B2 / Class: C (Year 9)
Duration: 50 min

4. Lesson Plan
Pre – reading stage
1 Photos of the Bridge between Continents and
of the volcanic eruption in Iceland in 2010
Teacher asks students to find the connection among the
pictures.
T aks Ss to think of any words they know connected to plate
tectonics and volcanoes - T writes words on the board
3 min
3 min
2 Searching for a map online T asks Ss to find a world map and spot Iceland 1 min
3 youtube video T shows Ss a video about the volcanic eruption in Iceland in
2010
3 min
4 Searching for a plate tectonics map online T asks Ss to find a plate tectonics map – T shows Ss where the
plates in question are located
2 min
While –reading stage
5 Online reading: two short newspaper articles,
one about the volcanic eruption in Iceland in
2010 and its influence on everyday life and one
about the make up of our planet, plate
tectonics and why volcanoes occur
Ss read the articles and are encouraged to use an online
dictionary to find the definition of unknown vocabulary
20 min
6 Reading comprehension a. Ss do a TRUE/FALSE/NOT STATED task
b. Ss read statements and decide in which article they are
mentioned
8 min
7 Vocabulary acquisition a. Ss do a multiple choice task
b. Ss do a gap –filling task
7 min
Post – reading stage
8 Writing a blog article - online writing Students are asked to read online articles about a volcanic
eruption in Iceland and write their contribution to the class blog
- the articles read in class serve as models.
3 min

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