2. LESSON PLANNING
Topic: Scotland and new technologies
Level: 1st
Time: 6 sessions
Introduction: This unit is planned to make students learn facts about Scotland and
Scottish culture. The guide of the whole unit is an e-mail form a Scottish boy. Through
this e-mail we will introduce all the contents.
Assume knowledge: present simple tense, past simple tense and comparatives.
Anticipated problems: Students may save problems with some of the words and
structures used on the e-mail, since it is an informal text they have never worked with.
General aims:
-To develop reading, writing and oral abilities.
- To learn new vocabulary.
- To learn facts about Scotland and Scottish culture.
- To learn how to use superlatives.
- To develop digital competence.
3. LESSON PLANNING
Contents:
-Reading (reading for understanding)
- Writing (guided e-mail)
- Speaking (presentation)
- Vocabulary (oriented to Scotland and new technologies)
- Grammar (superlatives)
- Functions ( speak about yourself and your country)
- Sociocultural aspects (learn about Scotland and its culture)
Activities:
1.Reading: You’ve got an e-mail
2.Reading comprehension
3. Superlatives
4.Vocabulary crossword
5.Writing: Write an e-mail
Materials: personal production
Evaluation: in this unit, the learning process will be evaluated as much as the
knowledge. Students will be evaluated for their attention, participation, involvement and
performance.
5. Activity 1: Procedure
The teacher provides the student with a copy of the e-mail.
They read the e-mail together.
The teacher explains the words and structures that students
may not understand.
Finally, the teacher talks about all the facts related to Scotland
that appear in the text.
6. spanishfriend@hotmail.com
You’re my new e-friend
Hi:
My name is Andrew and I live in Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It isn’t the biggest city in the country but it’s the most
beautiful. The largest city in Scotland is Glasgow.
By the way, do you know where Scotland is? It’s in the North of Great Britain.
Scotland isn’t a very big country. The total land area is about 30.000 square miles, but we have a lot of mountains and lochs. Loch is the way we
call lakes here in Scotland. The most famous lake in Scotland is The Loch Ness.
Although I just have a few friends, my daddy says that there are a lot of people living in Scotland. We are about 5 million. That’s a lot!
Scotland is a country with a long history. Many different civilizations have lived here. One of them were the Vikings.
The main boss in Scotland is an old lady called Queen Elizabeth II. She is very powerful because she is also the Queen of England and Northern
Ireland. Last summer, her grandson married a beautiful girl called Kate. It was a huge wedding with lots of guests. But, I wasn’t invited.
Do you know that Scottish men wear skirts in weddings? We call them kilts and we use them in special days. We also play bagpipes in weddings.
A bagpipe is a wind instrument typical form Scotland. Have you got something similar in Spain? Almost all members of my family play the
bagpipe. But I’m the worst .
7. spanishfriend@hotmail.com
You’re my new e-friend
What is your favorite sport? I love football, but in Scotland we call it soccer. My favorite team is Celtics, but I like Barcelona, too. I think that
Messi is the best football player ion Earth.
Apart from soccer, we play rugby and curling, too. But there are some other traditional sports that I’m sure you don’t know. One of them is
the caber tossing. The players have to throw big logs as far away as possible. I’m sure they are the strongest men in the world!!!
It’s 6 o’clock. Time for dinner. Tonight my mum is cooking haggies. Haggies is a typical Scottish dish. It looks like a huge sausage. It’s stuffed
with entrails of sheep. I know it sounds disgusting but it’s delicious!!!
I have to go. I hope you write me soon and if one day you come to Scotland, remember to bring sterling pounds, because we don’t pay with
euros any more.
I send you attached a picture of Edinburgh Castle. It’s the most popular place to visit in Edinburgh. I took it last summer. It was raining. In
Scotland it rains very often.
Regards .
Andrew Cadell
9. Activity 1: Aims
To develop reading abilities.
To learn about a new type of text: the e-mail.
To learn about Scotland and its culture (cities, places,
population, land area, history, Head of State, kilts, bagpipes,
sports, weather, food, currency and times).
To learn new vocabulary.
To bring students to new technologies.
11. Activity 2: Procedure
The teacher provides the student with a copy of the
questions.
Individually, the students write the answers.
They check the answers all together.
12. Where does Andrew live?
What is the capital city of Scotland?
How many people live in Scotland?
Who is Elizabeth II?
What are kilts? And bagpipes?
What is Andrew’s favorite sport?
What are haggies?
Name a famous place to visit in Edinburgh.
13. Activity 2: Aims
To develop reading comprehension.
To review wh-questions.
To practice long answers (students have to include the
question in the answer).
To make sure that everybody understood the text.
15. Activity 3: Procedure
The teacher explains the grammar rules for superlatives.
Then, s/he provides the students with the exercises.
Individually, the students complete the exercises.
They check the answers all together.
16. Read the following sentences and complete the chart:
Edinburgh isn’t the biggest city in ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE
Scotland.
beautiful
Edinburgh is the most beautiful city in
Scotland. the worst
The largest city in Scotland is Glasgow. good
The most famous lake in Scotland is The the biggest
Loch Ness.
strong
Edward is the worst bagpipe player in his
family. the most famous
Messi is the best football player on Earth. popular
Caber tossing players are the strongest the largest
men in the world.
Edinburgh Castle is the most popular
place to visit in Edinburgh.
17. Now, make sentences using superlatives: 4.
1.
1. Cheetah / fast / animal / in the world.
____________________________________________
2. Mont Blanc / high / mountain / in Europe.
____________________________________________
3. River Tajo / long / river / in Spain. 5.
____________________________________________
2.
4. Lake Tanganyika / deep / lake / in Africa.
____________________________________________
5. Blue whale / big / mammal / on Earth.
6.
____________________________________________
3.
6. The Empire State / tall / building / in New York.
____________________________________________
18. Activity 3: Aims
To learn how to use superlatives.
To learn some general world facts.
20. Activity 4: Procedure
The teacher provides the student with a copy of the crossword.
Students complete the crossword (they can help each other if
necessary)
They check the answers all together.
NOTE: SEE PDF
23. Activity 5: Procedure
The teacher explains what an e-mail is, how to write it and the parts of an e-mail.
S/he also teaches the students new vocabulary related to new technologies.
The teacher provides the students with a blank copy of an e-mail (they can do it on a
computer if possible).
Students have to write en e-mail to an imaginary Scottish friend. They have to make sure
that they tell him/her some facts about the country they were born.
Students can search on the Internet to find as much information as they need.
Finally, they read their e-mails in front of their classmates.
24. If you want a quick way to keep in touch with a friend - or a bunch of
friends all at once then e-mail is the way to go! Take a look at the
parts of an e-mail.
FROM: mary@hotmail.com (Your e-mil address is filled in automatically)
TO: thomas@yahoo.com (E-mail address of your friend)
CC: peter@gmail.com; sussie@hotmail.com (Other e-mail addresses you want to send the e-mail)
SUBJECT: My meeting with James Mc Fadden (Let’s your friend know what the e-mail is about)
Dear Thomas: (Greeting: says hello and shows who are you writing to)
Yesterday, while I was waiting for my mum outside the supermarket, I saw James Mc Fadden. He was
walking the dog . What would he be doing In Valencia? (Body: here’s what you’re telling the other
person. For each new thing you talk about, start a new paragraph)
I run towards him and I asked him for an autograph. Isn’t is cool? : - ) (Emoticon: this smiley face is
called an emoticon. Emoticons show emotions like happy, sad or silly)
I just wanted to let you know.
Stay well. Your friend.
Mary (Closing and signature: say goodbye and say who you are)
PD: I send this e-mail to Peter and Sussie, too. I’m sure they will like to know it. (Post script: forget
something? Add it to the end)
25. Now, write your own. Imagine that this is the first e-mail you send to
your new Scottish e-friend. Talk about yourself and the country you
are from.
FROM:
TO:
CC:
SUBJECT:
26. Activity 5: Aims
To develop writing abilities.
To develop oral abilities (since they have to read the e-mails in front
of their classmates).
To talk about oneself.
To learn how to write an e-mail.
To learn new vocabulary.
To develop digital competence.
