Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan

Region: Samtskhe-Javakheti

Town: Vale

Public School #2

Teacher: Natia Manvelishvili

Grade: VIII

Lesson Topic: Multicultural Understand

                         Saying it without words

                         Body language in different cultures.

Overall Objective: Students will be able to identify the customs of greeting people and carrying on conversation with people from: America, Britain, France, Russia, Japan, China and the Arab world. 

Language objective: Students will be able to know the definitions of: facial, hug, bow, rude, respond and common and use these words in sentences.

Civic Education objectives:  Students will be able to complete a chart about customs in Georgia and English. On the topic to communicate with people. To use pictures to help students to learn about different cultures.

Class context and needs:  Secondary grades

Materials:  Attached

Activities:  Warm  up, pre-reading , while-reading, post-reading questions, summary.

Assessment

Reflection

                                                      

Stage on lesson	Activity	Time
Warm-up /pre-reading	Ask students to answer the questions with gestures, without words. For example what gestures they use when: 1.      They want someone to be quiet? 2.      They say goodbye to people? 3.      They don’t know the answer or don’t know what to do? 4.      They are very surprised or shocked? Next, teacher tells to students the information about different customs. For example, in Georgia when we are very happy or when we meet to someone we always smile. But the Japanese may smile when they are confused or angry. People in other cultures may not smile at everyone to indicate ”Hallo”. A smile may be reserved for friends. “Nod”-  head up and down we say “Yes”. But in Bulgaria and Greece this gesture means “No”. And teacher explains that we use words to communicate with people, but we also use body language particularly gestures and facial expressions. And different people have different body language.	10 min
Activity 1/ pre reading	Give them handout1 and students describe what they see the pictures.	2 min
Activity 2 / while-reading	Gives them handout 2 the text about “saying it without words”. They should read text and write new words.	10 min
Activity 3 / while-reading	Teacher explains the new words with transcription and gives handout 3 and they should match the words with explanations.	5 min
Activity 4 / while-reading	Give them handout 4 and students match these headings with paragraphs 1-4. (in the handout 2)	3 min
Activity 5 / post-reading	Give them handout 5 answer the questions.	10 min
Feedback	Use the chart for pair work, handout 6. To the end of the lesson students write what they understand. They compare how people in their country and in other countries behave.	5 min

                                                                         Handout1

                                                                       Handout2

1 ____

Older people  in Britain usually-shake  hands  when they meetfor the first time,  but young people  don't do this very often.  In France, many people  shake  hands every time they see each other - they  say the French  spend 20 minutes a day shaking hands.  In Britain, men often kiss women ftiends once or twice on the cheek and women  sometimes kiss each other too, but men don't  usually  kiss each other.  However,  Russian men often kiss each other, and men in the Arab world often hug and kiss each other  on the cheek. Mean while, in Japan, people bow when they meet each other;  neither  men nor women kiss in public.

2____

Americans  usually  like people who smile and agree with them,  but Australians  are often more  interested in people  who disagree with them  or have a different  opinion. So sometimes  Americans think 'Australians  are rude and unfriendly,  and some  Australians  think polite, friendly Americans are boring! In most of Europe  it's friendly to smile at strangers,  but in many Asian countries it isn't polite.

3____

In Western cultures, young  people  and adults  look each in the eye during  a conversation to show interest and trust, but in many Asian countries,  it's rude to look people  in the eye, especially a superior,  such as a teacher.  In Britain and United States  it isn't polite to stare at strangers,  but Indians often look  long and thoughtfully  at people  they don't  know;

4____

In Britain, it's polite to respond during conversations  and to make comments  to show  that you're  Interested. But in of Northern  Europe,  for example, Finland, it's quite for people to stay silent when someone is talking to them. In China, Japan,  and Korea, young people don't usually' start conversations  with adults  and only speak  if an adult speaks to them. In contrast,  Americans encourage  young  people  to conversations.

                                                                                                                                                     Handout 3

Facial adj.    --------a. not polite

Hug     v.      ------b. bend your body forward

Bow     v.     ------c. of the face

Rude    adj. ------d. reply

Respond v.----e. put your arms round

Common adj.—f. usual

                                                                       Handout 4

1.       Silence

2. Eye contact

3. Greeting

4. Facial expression

                                                                  Handout 5

Answer the question

In which country or countries do…….

1.   People shake hands a lot?

2.   People not look superiors in the eye?

3.  Young people wait for adults to talk to them?

4.   People sometimes not respond during conversations?

5.   Men put their arms round each other?

6.   People often stare at strangers?

                                                   

                                                      Handout 6

                                                   

	How people in your country (in Georgia) behave.	How people in other countries behave.
How often do people shake hand when they meet?
What can you tell about smile?
How do you think is it rude to look people in the eye?
People use gestures and facial expressions?