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КГУ Ждановская общеобразовательная школа
Short-term plan for English in Grade 11
| Unit | Timekeeping devices |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 11 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | Grammar: Impersonal/ cleft sentences |
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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 (Meme analysis) |
Teacher: "Good morning! Let's start with a thought. Look at this image." (Displays a meme: A picture of a very old, complex sundial with the caption: "My code is compiling."). "Why is this funny? What's the connection between this ancient timekeeping device and a modern programmer's wait? Discuss with your elbow partner for one minute."
After discussion: "So, the joke is about waiting and measuring time, right? Throughout history, humans have been obsessed with measuring time accurately. Today, we will learn some sophisticated grammar tools to help us talk about the emphasis and focus in our sentences about technology and time—just like this meme emphasizes the slowness of both processes." |
Students look at the meme, discuss its meaning with a partner (pairs: 3 pairs + 1 trio if 7 students). They share ideas: "It's about things being slow," "It's comparing old and new ways," "It's emphasizing the waiting time." | Oral formative assessment: Teacher listens for engagement and logical connection-making. Descriptor: Student participates in discussion, attempting to explain the humor and its link to the theme of time. | Projector/Screen. Meme image. AI Tool: An image generated by DALL-E or Midjourney depicting an anachronistic scene (e.g., a caveman looking at a smartwatch) to spark discussion about timekeeping evolution. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (20-25 min) · Lesson end (5-10 min) · Reflection (5 min) | ||||