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Short-term plan for English in Grade 8
| Unit | Culture and traditions |
| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 8 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | Culture, Traditions and Heritage of Kazakhstan |
| Learning objectives covered in this lesson (curriculum reference) | communicate meaning clearly at sentence and discourse level during pair, group and whole class exchanges respect differing points of view present information about traditions and cultural heritage; compare cultures |
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Lesson flow
| Lesson stage / Time | Teacher actions (complete prompts & instructions) | Student actions | Assessment (criteria • descriptors • points) | Resources |
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| Lesson opening (5 min) Engagement: storytelling with deliberate mistake |
Teacher’s script (full dialogue): “Good morning, Grade 8! Today we explore the rich heritage of Kazakhstan. Let me tell you a short story: ‘Last Nauryz, my friend Aigul cooked a huge turkey and we played secret Santa. She wore a beautiful qazaqsha koylek and we sang ‘Jar-Jar’ around the fire. At midnight we exchanged chocolate eggs.’ Wait… something is wrong in my story. Can you spot the deliberate mistake? (possible answers: turkey – not traditional; secret Santa – not Kazakh; chocolate eggs – Easter, not Nauryz). Discuss in pairs for 30 seconds, then share.” Teacher elicits 3–4 answers, applauds critical listening. “Great! Today we will separate real Kazakh traditions from foreign influences.” |
– Listen actively, catch the incongruent elements. – Pair discussion: whisper to a partner. – Raise hands, share corrections: “Turkey is not Kazakh, we cook kuyrdak/nauryz kozhe.” “Secret Santa is not Kazakh.” “Chocolate eggs are for Easter.” |
Descriptors (no points): • Spots at least 1 mistake and gives reason. • Listens to partner with respect. • Offers plausible correction using background knowledge. |
– Teacher’s voice / storytelling. – Slide with key vocabulary (traditions, heritage, custom, ritual). – AI suggestion: use ChatGPT to generate similar story variants for differentiation. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle · Lesson end · Reflection | ||||