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Short-term plan for Английский язык in Grade 8
| Unit | Unit 4: Sport, Health and Exercise |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 8 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | Summative control work for the 2nd term |
| Learning objectives covered in this lesson (curriculum reference) |
8.2.6.1(8.L6) Deduce meaning from context with little or no support in extended talk on a growing range of general and curricular topics. 8.4.5.1(8.R5) Deduce meaning from context in short texts and some extended texts on a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics. 8.4.2.1(8.R2) Understand specific information and detail in texts on a range of familiar general and curricular topics. 8.5.8.1(8.W8) Spell most high-frequency vocabulary accurately for a range of familiar general and curricular topics. 8.3.5.1(8.S5) Interact with peers to negotiate, agree and organise priorities and plans for completing classroom tasks. |
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Lesson flow
| Lesson stage / Time | Teacher actions (complete prompts and instructions) | Student actions | Assessment formats | Resources |
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| Lesson opening (5 min) Engagement (Real-life news hook) |
Teacher: "Good morning, class! Before we begin our summative work, I want you to watch a very short news clip. It's about a 14-year-old athlete who just broke a world record in free diving. As you watch, I want you to think: What physical and mental qualities do you think she needed to achieve this? Be ready to share your predictions." Instructions: Play a 60-second silent video clip (with subtitles) of a young athlete's achievement. After the video, ask: "Based on the context of the video and the subtitles, what do you think the words 'apnea', 'resilience', and 'peak condition' mean? Discuss with your elbow partner for 1 minute." |
Students watch the video clip attentively. They then turn to their designated "elbow partner" (student sitting next to them) and discuss the questions. They make predictions about the meanings of the highlighted words based on the visual context and subtitles. Possible responses: "Apnea might mean holding your breath." / "Resilience could be like not giving up." / "Peak condition is probably being super fit." | Formative: Teacher observes pair discussions, noting students' initial ability to deduce meaning from audiovisual context. Oral feedback on predictions. |
- Interactive Whiteboard or projector. - Short video clip (e.g., from BBC Newsround or a sports channel YouTube) about a young athlete's record. Subtitles ON. - AI Tool: Use an AI video summarizer/editor (e.g., Pictory.ai, Lumen5) to quickly create a concise, subtitled 60-second clip from a longer news report, focusing on key vocabulary context. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (20-25 min) · Lesson end (5-10 min) · Reflection (5 min) | ||||