The lesson plan aims to teach 8th grade students about life in other countries through reading, speaking, and writing activities. It focuses on the United Kingdom, with objectives for students to recognize UK countries and capitals, apply comparative and superlative adjectives, and learn vocabulary. The plan includes a presentation on the UK with flag matching, a capital cities activity, and explanations of comparative and superlative forms.

1. Methodology I
Camila Barrera
April 23, 2012

2. Lesson Plan
Subject/Unit:English, unit 3
Grade:8th
Topic:Life in other countries
General Outcomes from Curriculum guide:
Reading Comprehension
In this unit, is expected that students read texts comprehensively informative, descriptive and
narrative, short, simple, related to the topic; that extract explicit information, that they
understand the main ideas of the text, understand the meaning of thematic vocabulary and new
words according to the context, and reflect about content. Also intended to recognize references
to comparisons, opportunities and abilities to identify relationships between ideas and
integrate written expression referring to the text. It also seeks to read the text aloud to
work fluency and pronunciation in the language.
Oral Expression
Orally interact among them and the teacher in dialogues and monologues designed to give
information about life in other countries and communities that make comparisons and relate
to possibilities and abilities. It is intended that, in their words spoken, implement
the thematic vocabulary and structures of the unit referred to comparisons, expression of skills and
connectors to connect ideas, and to deliver in an intelligible form.
Writing
Write descriptive texts, informative and narrative very short and very simple,
which incorporate relevant details, using grammatical structures related to possibilities, skills
and thematic comparisons and vocabulary learned in the unit, related ideas in a coherent and
correct spelling elements.
Specific Outcomes from Curriculum guide:
Reading Comprehension
Read and demonstrate comprehension of information and main ideas explicitly stated in
informational texts, and narratives, short, simple, related to living in other countries and
communities:
Thematic vocabulary recognition unit
Identifying comparison expressions
Read aloud with fluency and correct pronunciation

3. Oral Expression
Oral expression through monologues and dialogues (eight exchanges) very short and simple,
incorporating the functions of comparing and referencing skills and abilities:
Using phrases and sentences very short and very simple
Using the vocabulary of the unit related to life in other countries and communities
Using adjectives in comparative and superlative forms
Written expression
Write very brief descriptive, information and / or narrative texts relating to life in other countries and
communities:
Using the vocabulary of the unit
Making comparisons using comparative and superlative adjectives
Methods:
- The Oral Approach
- Communicative Language teaching
- The Silent Way
Lesson Objectives:
The students will be able to:
- Recognize the countries, nationalities and capitals of the United Kingdom
- Recognize de thematic vocabulary.
- Apply comparatives and superlatives adjectives in sentences
- Know different places of the United Kingdom
Materials:
- Data show
- Computer with Power Point Program.
- Dictionaries
- Reading document
- Pencil
- Blackboard

4. Procedure
Introduction
The teacherwill explain to the students the activity for this day.
The teacher presents the topic “The United Kingdom” with a power point.
Slides Explanation
First slide
The teacher will do some questions to the students:
 Have you ever been in The United Kingdom?
 What do you know about United Kingdom?
Possible answer: No, I haven’t. But I know that is in
Europe.
Second slide
The teacher will explain where the United Kingdom is:
The United Kingdom is known like The British Isles too. It
is in Northern Europe.
Third slide
The teacher will present the real name of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
 The British Isles are Ireland and Great Britain.
 In the Great Britain Isle are Scotland, Wales and
England.
 In the Ireland Isle are Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland.
 But the Republic of Ireland doesn’t belong to
United Kingdom, only the Northern Ireland.
 The Union of Northern Ireland and Great Britain
form The United Kingdom of Great Britain and

5. Northern Ireland.
Fourth slide
The teacher will teach the flags of the each country of the
United Kingdom:
 This is England and this is its flag.
 Here we have Wales and this is its flag.
 This is Scotland and this is its flag-
 The last country is Northern Ireland and this is its
flag.

6. Activity 1
The teacher will turn off the data to do some questions to the students.
The students will have to answer the next questionsorally and they will be chosen by the teacher.
1. Which are the countries of the United Kingdom?
2. Which are the countries of Great Britain?
After the teacher will turn on the data and will continue with the activity:
Fifth slide
The teacher will ask for volunteers to match the flags with
their countries and capitals.
The students will match the countries. When the four
countries are matched the teacher will say the name of
the country and its capital. The students will repeat:
 London is the capital of England
 Cardiff is the capital of Wales
 Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland
 Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland
Sixth slide
The students will have to match the people with their
nationalities and then repeat after the teacher:
 She is from Wales, she is Welsh
 She is from England, she is English
 He is from Scotland, he is Scottish
 He is from Northern Ireland, he is Irish
Seventh slide The teachers will ask to the students if they know any
place in the United Kingdom.
The students could say:
 Yes, I know London; I went when I was ten years
old.
 Yes, know Stonehenge, I have seen in some
pictures.

7. Assessment Method:
Each student will have to write on the blackboard a country, a nationality and a capital.
The words that will have to be written on the blackboard are:
 England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
 London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast
 English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish

8. Body
Comparatives and Superlatives adjectives
The teacher will explain the comparatives and superlatives adjectives and goes explaining the
meaning.
COMPARATIVES:
Short adjectives/ adverbs (one syllable): ends in –er
old older older than
nice nicer nicer than
Example: Athens is older than
slow slower slower than Rome.
late later later than
cheap cheaper cheaper than
big bigger bigger than
hot hotter hotter than
Adjectives/adverbs ends in –y: become in –ier
easy easier easier than
Example: To take a taxi is easier
heavy heavier heavier than than to take a bus.
early earlier earlier than
Adjectives/adverbs longer (2, 3, 4 syllables): more + adjective/adverb
Example:The hotel was
careful more careful More careful than
more expensive than I
expensive more expensive More expensive than expected.
polite more polite More polite than
interesting more interesting More interesting than
Irregular comparatives
bad/badly worse worse than
Example:Tomorrow will be better
good/well better better than than today

9. Activity 2
The students have to complete the chart according to learned. The teacher will give a chart for
complete.
Adjective/adverb Comparative
old
bigger than
polite
easier than
cheap
better than
heavy
Assessment method:
Each student will review the copybook of the classmate.

10. SUPERLATIVES:
When the before activity is review the teacher will explain the superlativesand the teacher gives the
meaning of the words.
Short superlatives have “the” + adjective + “est”
old the oldest
cheap the cheapest Example: The church is the oldest building
nice the nicest in the town.
good the best
bad the worst
big the biggest
hot the hottest
Adjectives ends in “y” are become in “iest”
easy the easiest
heavy the heaviest
pretty the prettiest
Example: The whale is the heaviest animal in the world.
The most + long adjective
careful the most careful
interesting the most interesting
Example:New York is the most interesting city in the world.

11. Activity 4
The students will have to write sentences in their copybooks with superlatives.
Examples:
Madrid is the largest city in Spain.
Everest is the highest Mountain the world.
The Nile is the longest River in the world.
Assessment Method:
Some students will have to read the sentences in front of the class.

12. Activity 5
The students will have to read the article given by the teacher about United Kingdom.
The students will read in groups of five, reading two places each student. They will have to read
aloud.
Instructions:
 First the students will have to read and match the words that they don’t understand.
 Second they will have to search the words in the dictionary and then read the article again.
 Finally they have to match the superlatives that they found in the article.

13. Some Important Places of the United Kingdom
The Giant’s Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway is in Northern Ireland. The area is made up from
about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns which were created after a
volcanic eruption. The name comes from the legend of Finn Mac Cool.
The Stonehenge
The Stonehenge is in England. Standing for over five thousand years,
Stonehenge’s mysterious origins make it all the most interesting to visit.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is in Wales. It is the most eccentric village in the United
Kingdom. Portmeirion is a fanciful Italianate village situated on the
North Wales Coast. The village includes a hotel, holiday cottages, a
teashop and restaurant.
Tresco Abbey Gardens
It is in England in the Scilly Isles, is regarded by botanists as one of the
most interesting and varied botanical experiments in the world.
York Minster
Almost every British city has a stunning cathedral, but York Minster is one
of the most impressive.
It is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in
York in Northern England. The present building was begun in about 1230
and completed in 1472.

14. Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is one of the Queen’s official residences
in England. It is also the world’s largest occupied castle.
The Eden Project
The Eden Project is located in England, is one of the most exciting
modern projects in the United Kingdom. The project has 100,000
plants in two giant transparent domes, each recreating different
global climate conditions.
Windermere Lake
Windermere, is the largest natural lake in England, and is fed by
numerous rivers.
Bowness-on-Windermere is most popular holiday resort in the lake, is
an excellent centre for boating activities, with over 10,000 boats
registered.
The Scott Monument
The Scott Monument is 61.11m high and there are 287 steps to the top. It is
one of the highest monuments erected to a writer (Sir Walter Scott)
Balmoral Hotel
In January 2007, J.K Rowling left a note in a room at the Balmoral
Hotel to announce that she had finished the last Harry Potter´s
book there. Now is one of the richest persons in the world.

15. Closure
Activity 6
The students will have to complete a chart given by the teacher with the corresponding information learned in
class and the important places in the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
Complete the information according to the learned in classes:
Flags of the
countries of
the British
Isles
Country
Nationality
Capital
Language
Important
places

16. Reflection
The teacher will do a feedback about the contents learned, asking to the students:
What have you learned today?
The students will answer the question.

17. Key Answers

18. Complete the chart
Adjective/adverb Comparative
old Older than
big bigger than
polite More polite than
easy easier than
cheap Cheaper than
good better than
heavy Heavier than

19. Some Important Places of the United Kingdom
The Giant’s Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway is in Northern Ireland. The area is made up from
about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns which were created after a
volcanic eruption. The name comes from the legend of Finn Mac Cool.
The Stonehenge
The Stonehenge is in England. Standing for over five thousand years,
Stonehenge’s mysterious origins make it all the most interesting to visit.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is in Wales. It is the most eccentric village in the United
Kingdom. Portmeirion is a fanciful Italianate village situated on the
North Wales Coast. The village includes a hotel, holiday cottages, a
teashop and restaurant.
Tresco Abbey Gardens
It is in England in the Scilly Isles, is regarded by botanists as one of the
most interesting and the most varied botanical experiments in the world.
York Minster
Almost every British city has a stunning cathedral, but York Minster is one
of the most impressive.
It is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and is situated in
York in Northern England. The present building was begun in about 1230
and completed in 1472.

20. Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is one of the Queen’s official residences
in England. It is also the world’s largest occupied castle.
The Eden Project
The Eden Project is located in England, is one of the most exciting
modern projects in the United Kingdom. The project has 100,000
plants in two giant transparent domes, each recreating different
global climate conditions.
Windermere Lake
Windermere, is the largest natural lake in England, and is fed by
numerous rivers.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the most popular holiday resort in the
lake, is an excellent centre for boating activities, with over 10,000
boats registered.
The Scott Monument
The Scott Monument is 61.11m high and there are 287 steps to the top. It is
one of the highest monuments erected to a writer (Sir Walter Scott)
Balmoral Hotel
In January 2007, J.K Rowling left a note in a room at the Balmoral
Hotel to announce that she had finished the last Harry Potter´s
book there. Now is one of the richest persons in the world.

21. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
Flags of the
countries of
the British
Isles
Country England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Nationality English Scottish Welsh Irish
Capital London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast
Important The Stonehenge. The Scott Portmeiron The Giant’s
things and Monument. Causeway
places Tresco Abbey
Gardens. Balmoral Hotel.
York Minster.
The Eden Project.
Windermere
Lake.
Windsor Castle