This unit plan outlines a three-lesson plan on economic activity for third year ESO students with an A2 English level. Lesson one introduces economic systems and agents. Students will learn about factors of production, market economies, and different economic systems. Lesson two focuses on the labor market and how it has changed with increased technology usage. Students will learn about unemployment, qualified workers, and working conditions. Lesson three examines the process of economic globalization. Students will identify features of multinational companies and distinguish between free trade zones and common market zones. A variety of activities are included to develop students' linguistic, digital, learning, and personal competencies around these economic concepts.

1. UNIT PLAN
“Economic activity”
MARIA ASUNCIÓN ESTESO BLASCO

2. UNIT PLAN: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
GENERAL DATA:
3rd Year of ESO
Geography
English level: A2
No previous knowledge

3. UNIT PLAN: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• Understand what the economy and economic systems are. (lesson1)
(distinguish the factors of production, learn the characteristics of the
market economy, identify the main economic agents, recognize the
different economic systems)
• Learn about the nature of today’s labour market (lesson2)
• Understand the process of economic globalization. (lesson 3) Identify
the features of multinational companies, distinguish free trade zones
and common market zones.

4. COMPETENCES:
• Linguistic competence
• Data processing and digital competence.
• Learning to learn
• Autonomy and personal initiative.
UNIT PLAN: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

5. CONTENT
•The economy and economic systems. (lesson 1) economy,
factors of production, economic agents, economic systems
• The labour market: increase of unemployment, use of ICT, more
qualified workers, better working conditions. (lesson 2)
•The globalisation of the economy. Globalization,
multinationals and relocation of production, free trade zones and common
market zones, international organizations. (lesson 3)
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6. UNIT PLAN: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
COMMUNICATION
• VOCABULARY
• Terminology (language handbook)
• “economy and economic systems” (lesson 1):economic agents, factors of
production, supply, demand, planned or socialist economy, interventionist or
centralized economy, capitalist system or market economy.
• “labour market” (lesson 2): ICT, teleworking, unemployment benefit, social
agents, trade unions, collective agreement, social security system, maternity
leave, retired, pensions, financial help, contributions…
• “globalisation” (lesson 3): : Global integration, relocation of production,
international organizations (UN, WTO, IMF) free trade zones, common market
zones, tariffs…

7. UNIT PLAN: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
COMMUNICATION
• VOCABULARY
• General vocabulary
• “economy and economic systems” (lesson 1):products, price, needs,
wants, services, families, companies,…
• “labour market” (lesson 2): technologies, mobile phones, citizens,
workers, companies, dismiss…
• “globalisation” (lesson 3): technologies, mobile phones, citizens,
workers, companies, dismiss…

8. UNIT PLAN: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
COMMUNICATION
• STRUCTURES AND ITS FUNCTIONS.
• Present simple (general truth) (lesson 1):”Economy is responsible for
the administration or use of resources…”
• Present continuous (changing situation) (lesson 2): “Workers are
becoming more qualified”
• Conditional (possibility) (lesson 2): “Companies can dismiss
employees...
• Passive Voice (formal/impersonal) (lesson 3): “The process is called
globalization”

9. COGNITION (lessons 1-2-3)
Logical sequence:
• Previous knowledge
• Identifying and describing (LOTS)
• Explaining, comparing or
classifying (HOTS)
• Reasoning, creating (HOTS)
CULTURE
• Importance of economic
activity, and labour
market.(lesson 1)
• Solidarity with people
affected by economic
problems (lesson 2)
• Interdependence among
countries, because of the
process of
globalisation.(lesson3)
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10. METHODOLOGY
• Clear, simple way (scaffolding + language handbook)
• Use of comprehension tasks + students’ day-to-day
reality
• Learn in an active way: pair work and teamwork
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11. Reception activities
• Listening:
• pre-activity (pictures)
• create interest, identify
topic
• Reading:
• With interpretative
questions
Production activities
• Speaking:
• combined with listening and
reading.
• Whole class/small
groups/roles (monitor)
• Writing:
• Post-activity or homework
(gapped text, short reports,
grammar dictation)
+ SCAFFOLDING
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12. TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT TIME
Pre-Listening and speaking activity (pictures) Economic agents 10 min
Reading activity (text with questions) Product, services and factors of production 20 min
Writing activity (gapped text) Economic systems 10 min
Post-writing activity (grammar dictaction) Revision contents 10 min
TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT TIME
Pre-Listening and speaking activity (pictures) Characteristics of labour market 15 min
Reading activity (text with questions) Spanish social security system 20 min
Writing activity (grammar dictation) Workers and companies 15 min
Homework writing activity (short report) ICT
TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT TIME
Pre-Listening and speaking activity (pictures) Characteristics of globalization 15 min
Reading activity (text with questions) Free trade zones & common market zones 15 min
Writing activity (short report) Multinational companies 20 min
Homework Revision activities
+ Reinforcement + Extension
LESSON 1
Economy
and
economic
systems
LESSON 2
The labour
market
LESSON 3
The
globalisation
of the
economy

13. Assessment
• Continuous (grading criteria for
each lesson):
• 30% attitude (observation)
• 35% individual activities
• 35% group activities.
• Summative:
• Lesson results 60%
• Written tests (term): 40%
Resources:
Pictures, texts, a flow diagram,
the Internet.
Bibliographical Sources
• Franch Parella, J (2012)
Economía. Unión Editorial
• Carrasco C y otros (2011)
Geography. Oxford University
Press.
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14. LESSON 1: ECONOMIC AGENTS
PRE- ACTIVITY
LISTENING AND SPEAKING

15. LESSON 1: ECONOMIC AGENTS
For answering: I think…..In my opinion….The picture shows….
For asking:
Sorry, what did you say?
Excuse me, I didn´t get that. Could you repeat that please?
What does….mean?

16. LESSON 1: ECONOMIC AGENTS
For answering
I’d like to say/add
that…..
It seems to me that…
The picture shows….
For Asking:
What do you mean
by….?
How do you say X in
Spanish?
Sorry, what did you
say…?

17. LESSON 1: ECONOMIC AGENTS
For answering:
From my point of view…
From what I can see…
I would suggest that…
For asking:
Sorry, what did you say?
Excuse me, I didn´t get that. Could
you repeat that please?
What does….mean?

18. CIRCULAR FLOW OF INCOME
FAMILIES
GOVERNMENT-STATE
COMPANIES
OFFER WORK
BUY PRODUCTS
PAY SALARIES
OFFER PRODUCTS

19. LESSON 1: ECONOMIC AGENTS
POST ACTIVITY (WRITING AND
LISTENING)
GRAMMAR DICTATION

20. “An economic system is the way a society organizes
its economy. In a planned economy, the state
controls all the factors of production. In a market
economy, companies buy and sell products and
services freely. Companies make articles that
consumers buy. During the sales, shops reduce prices
so that people will spend money”