This activity encourages students to think about these historic and cultural references at the same time as they do the activity.
In this lesson students play a quiz-based card game in groups. They have to discuss three facts about each month and guess which fact is false. Students play in groups of odd numbers so that they are forced to reach agreement. The information is meant to be informative and fun.
Aims
- To develop and practise speaking skills
- To learn some interesting cultural and historical facts
- To work in a team to reach agreement
Age:
Teenagers and adults
Level:
Council of Europe Framework (CEF) level A2 and above
Time:
45 - 50 minutes
Materials:
The lesson plan and student worksheets can be downloaded below in PDF format.
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Comments
Correction
Thanks ColinA89 - you are right! Thanks for pointing that out. It has now been corrected on the answer sheet.
Best wishes,
Cath
TE Team
EIGHT FULL MOONS???
How can there be eight full moons in October?
Full moons
Hello - you are right! There can't be. Thanks for pointing out the mistake - it's been corrected on the answer key now.
Best wishes,
Cath
TE Team
Board Work?
Would it be a good idea to have a bit of board work or to focus on specific language/vocabulary?
Overall I like the lesson idea, but I just wonder if it needs to be brought into focus at the end.
CALENDAR AND CLOCK
I AM GRATEFUL.THESE TWO ARE THE WONDERFUL RESOURCES TO LEARN AND FACILITATE LEARNING .
I really liked the lesson plan on the months of the year. It takes into account the historical and cultural backgrounds of the learners. It's true that every society has names for each of the months; and the recurring events that happen in those months. Another thing to appreciate is that the lesson plan gives a well-explained procedure, showing the teacher what should be done at each step of the lesson.