DIDACTIC UNIT: MY TOWN!

TÍTLE: My town!

AUTHOR: Sara Cabello Retuerto

SCHOOL: CEIP Benviure

GRADE: Grade 4

AREA: English

NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 8 sessions

NUMBER OF PUPILS: 25 pupils

INTRODUCTION OF THE DIDACTIC UNIT:

At the end of this didactic unit students will have to present their own English towns using

English specific vocabulary, directions and instructions of locations.

OBJECTIVES:

To be able to give and understand directions.

To be able to situate themselves in a town or in a city.

To be able to present their own towns to other students.

To be able to recognize and name a variety of buildings and places you can typically

find in a town.

To be able to produce short oral text in English to explain main features of their own

towns.

To participate actively in the class interaction.

COMPETENCES:

Active participation during all sessions and different activities.

Good understanding of simple instructions given.

Communicative and linguistic competence.

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places in English.

Prepositions of location.

Language associated with giving directions.

SESSION 1

ASSESMENT:

I’m going to assess the three different essential aspects in the teaching and learning process:

Learning by doing

Learning in the moment

Learning taking place

At the end of the didactic unit I’m going to give them a final test to see if pupils have achieved

all the contents and objectives that I raise during this didactic unit.

MATERIALS AND RESSOURCES:

Flashcards

Memory game

Pictures and photos

Recycled materials

Worksheets

ORGANITZATION OF THE SESSIONS:

Session 1 (

Give them a worksheet with pictures related with town and they have to write

the correct names.

Reinforce vocabulary with flashcards

Session 2

Review vocabulary with flashcards

Memory game: name of different places and things you can find there.

Worksheet: put in common all ideas acquired

Session 3

Presentation of location

Work location through Who is who game

Where are you? game

Session 4

Work directions. Give instructions to go to a place and guess in which place I

am.

ICT games

Session 5 and 6

Build their own English towns and prepare the presentation

Session 7

Presentations of their own towns

Session 8

Final short test

SESSION 1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This session is only an introduction to the topic. At first, we are going to give the students a

worksheet with pictures of buildings and places you can find in a town and they will have to

write their names in English. It will be an initial assessment to see what they know or remember

from other grades. Then, we will correct it and I’m going to reinforce this information with

flashcards using the same pictures in the worksheet but in a bigger size. I’m going to put them

in the board and I’m going to ask them to say the names (looking for their pronunciation and

asking them the meaning of each building and place).

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town

MATERIAL:

Initial assessment worksheet

Flashcards

FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are only going to have at the end all worksheets completed by students.

ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed the previous knowledge students have (by doing the introductory

worksheet).

ACTIVITIES AND TIMING:

Activity Time

Introduction of the topic 2 minutes

Do the worksheet 8 minutes

Correct the worksheet 5 minutes

Work with flashcards 15 minutes

MY TOWN-VOCABULARY

Library Sport Centre Hospital House School Flat Cinema Bakery Museum Chemist Park Restaurant Zoo Supermarket Police station

SUPERMARKET

RESTAURANT

SCHOOL

MUSEUM

ZOO

POLICE

STATION

CINEMA

LIBRARY

BAKERY

PARK

CHEMIST

HOSPITAL

SPORTS

CENTRE

HOUSE

FLAT

SESSION 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

During this session we are going to do, at first, a review of the names of places and buildings

with flashcards used last day and then we are going to play memory game in pairs. In the

memory game we are going to have one group of cards with building’s names and, on the other

hand, another group of cards with some things related with each place.

Finally, they will do a worksheet: What things can we find in each place?

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town.

Description of places and buildings.

MATERIAL:

Flashcards

Memory game

Worksheet: What things can we find in each place?

FINAL PRODUCT: After this session we are not going to have any final product, only the worksheets made by students.

ASSESMENT: It’s going to be assessed the knowledge students have on the review and also the way they

“play” cooperating and learning with their classmates.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMING:

Activity Time

Review with flashcards 15 minutes

Memory game 30 minutes

What things can we find in each place? 10 minutes

LIBRARY

SPORT CENTRE

HOSPITAL

SCHOOL

FLAT/HOUSE

CINEMA

BAKERY

MUSEUM

CHEMIST

PARK

RESTAURANT

ZOO

SUPERMARKET

POLICE STATION

BOOK

POLICEMAN

STUDENTS

DOCTOR

SPORTS

FRUIT

DOGS

MEDICINE

ANIMALS

WAITER

PAINTINGS

BREAD

FILM

BEDROOM

WHAT CAN WE FIND IN EACH PLACE?

Library

Sport Centre

Hospital

House

School

Flat

Cinema

Bakery

Museum

Chemist

Park

Restaurant

Zoo

Supermarket

Police station

SESSION 3

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

In this session we are going to introduce location (between, next to, in front of, on the right, on

the left) because they can locate in a town. At first, we are going to show them a power point

with pictures to understand each location meaning. We are going to reinforce this playing who

is who game with themselves. Finally, they are going to do a worksheet which consists on

having a picture of a town and some locations explanations and they will have to guess about

which building or place it is talking about working in pairs.

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town

Prepositions of location

MATERIAL:

Location presentation

Worksheet: Where are you?

FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are only going to have at the end all worksheets completed by students.

ASSESMENT:

It’s going to be assessed attitude of students while learning new things and also the way they

“play” cooperating and learning with their classmates.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMING:

Activity Time

Introduce location 5 minutes

Who is Who game 10 minutes

Work in pairs 15 minutes

IN FRONT OF

OPPOSITE

BETWEEN

NEXT TO:

-ON THE RIGHT

-ON THE LEFT

It is opposite the cinema

It is between the zoo and the bakery

It is next to the park

1. The restaurant is opposite the supermarket. T F

2. The school is between the park and the cinema. T F

3. The school is next to the car library. T F

4. The zoo is next to the museum. T F

5. The bakery is opposite the hospital. T F

6. The sports centre is next to the park T F

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SESSION 4

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

In this session we are going to introduce directions (go straight, turn left, turn right, turn at the

corner) with a power point using white board. We want they can give directions in a town (on

in a map of it). We are going to do this playing “Guess where I am “game in pairs. We are going

to give them a picture of a town and texts describing a path. They have to guess where they

are after doing the path correctly. Finally, we are going to do some ICT games.

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town

Instructions of directions

MATERIAL:

Worksheets

White board

FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are not having any final product, only the worksheets of the students.

ASSESMENT:

It’s going to be assessed attitude of students while learning new things and also the way they

“play” cooperating and learning with their classmates and how they do the exercises proposed.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMING:

Activity Time

Introduce directions 5 minutes

Guess where I am 30 minutes

ICT games 20 minutes

GO STRAIGHT ON

TURN THE NUMBER RIGHT

TURN THE NUMBER LEFT

Star

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1. Go straight ahead, past the hospital, and then turn right. Go

along Marina Drive and turn right into King’s Avenue. Take the

second turning on the right. Cross the street. You are in front

of the_________.

2. Go up Palmeira Street and take the first turning on the left.

Go past the post office and turn right. Don’t cross the street.

Are you at the post office, opposite it or at the school?

_______________.

3. Go straight ahead. Take the first turning on the right. Go

along this street and turn left. Stop! What’s on your left?

_______________.

4. Go straight ahead. Take the first turning on the right and

then right again. Cross the street and get into the park. Turn

right and walk across the park. Where are

you?______________________.

5. Go down Church Road and turn right into Marina Drive. Go

around the corner and stop. What’s on your right?

___________________.

6. Go up Palmeira Street and turn left into King’s Avenue.

Take the first turning on the right and go straight ahead, past

the café. The ______________is on the left, opposite the

hospital.

B. Complete the conversations using the

words in the box.

- ‘Excuse me! Could you tell me the way to the

cinema?’

-‘Yes, certainly. Go ___________ahead until the

end of this street, and then turn _____. Go

_______ the restaurant and the museum and

_______right into Victoria Street. The cinema

is _______ the museum, ______ the zoo.’

-‘Thank you so much!’

-‘You’re welcome!’

on straight past left next to

turn behind up in front of right

opposite (2 ) near

ZOO

CINEMA

POLICE

SCHOOL

PARK

MUSEUM

RESTAURANT

HOSPITAL

LIBRARY

CHEMIST

SPORTS

CENTRE

BAKERY

SUPER

MARKET

Names:

Date:

Giving Directions!

- Excuse me! Could you tell me how to go to _________________,

please?

- Of course. You need to_____________________________________

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- Thank you very much!

SESSIONS 5 AND 6

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

In this both sessions we are going to create English towns in groups of four and they will have

to present them to other students. So the students will have to take recyclable materials and all

they want to create their own towns. They have to use all vocabulary acquired during the

sessions done before and they will have to use location and direction vocabulary to prepare the

presentation and to introduce their towns to other students using vocabulary of location an

direction too. I will give them a guideline to complete with their own description. Also, I’m

going to tell them that I’m going to record them while working in group, so I want to listen

them talking in English and they will have some Green points or Gold Stars.

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town

Prepositions of location

Instructions of directions

MATERIAL:

Recyclable material (boxes…)

Guideline

Cameras

FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are going to have six different English towns and six different presentations of them.

ASSESMENT:

It is going to be assessed the way they work in groups and the creativity they have doing their

own English towns. It is important to see that all students collaborate with their groups and

they propose ideas and help the group and talking in English the best they can.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMING:

Activity Time

Create English towns 1hour and 30 minutes

Prepare presentations 30 minutes

SESSION 7

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

During this session students are going to present and expose their English towns to other

students.

CONTENTS:

Vocabulary of buildings and places of a town

Prepositions of location

Instructions of directions

MATERIAL:

English towns

FINAL PRODUCT: From this session we are going to have the different towns and the presentations from students of their own creations.

ASSESMENT:

It’s going to be assessed the presentation of their towns using all vocabulary and instructions

learnt during the didactic unit and the use of good communicative skills.

ACTIVITIES AND TIMING:

Activity Time

presentations 45 minutes

Feedback of the towns and presentations 15 minutes