LAB SESSION LESSON PLAN
February 26th of 2013
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to interpret information from schedules.
2. Students will be able to interpret information when purchasing flight tickets online.
3. Students will be able to interpret information to book a room in a hotel.
4. Students will be able to program an agenda for a tour trip.
5. Students will be able to research about places to visit and things to do in a specific country.
6. Students will be able to research about a country’s culture, customs, and important/famous people.
Agenda:
1. Assign groups.
2. Give instructions for the activity.
3. Research
4. Create Excel file and PowerPoint presentation
5. Facilitator will schedule presentation dates
Procedure:
- Ask the class to stand up and mingle. The instructor will say a number out loud and students must create a group with that number as fast as possible. They will do this three times. On the third time, the instructor will say number 3 and students must makes groups with that amount of people. This will be their real group to work with. (Groups of 3 members)
- Ask the class to select one computer to work with.
- Students must do the following:
o Budget per person: $6,000.00
o Think of a country you would like to visit as a group. (It can’t be a Spanish or English speaking country).
o Think of a country you would like to visit as a group. (It can’t be a Spanish or English speaking country).
o Select an airline or international bus service to travel. They must look at their website and check out the prices and the departure/arrival times.
o Look for a hotel in the country chosen. Look for the prices of the different rooms and services. Why did they select this hotel? How many days are you staying there? What would be the estimated cost for the stay and services?
o Research about places to visit in the country that has been chosen. Which places will you go to? When will you go to these places? How will you get there? What will you do there? How much is the estimated cost?
o Research about that county’s culture, customs, and famous/important people, typical food and drinks.
o What is the currency used in that country? What is the exchange rate between that currency and ours?
o What is their flag? What are their national symbols (flower, animal, etc.) What language(s) do they speak?
o Create an Excel file in which you show your total budget, details of expenses, and total expense per person.
o Create an Excel file in which you show your total budget, details of expenses, and total expense per person.
o Create a power point presentation with the information gathered. Include pictures or media, be creative.
o Include samples of greetings or phrases in that country’s language.
o Include at least 15 new English vocabulary words you have learned throughout the research.
o Include your names in the presentation.
o Presentations cannot contain paragraphs or full sentences. You can only include key words or key phrases.
- Research and presentation preparation may take more than one lab session. Investigate which other teachers teach the same level, one lower level, or one higher level so you can invite them to the presentation according to the scheduled dates. Students can bring posters or any other visual aid. This project and the team members will be graded in these things:
o Introduction
o Research and note taking
o Planning
o Creativity
o Followed instructions
o Quality of material/content presented
o Personal presentation/appearance
o PowerPoint text and layout appropriate (easy to understand and well matched/combined)
o Graphics, images, videos, audio…
o No full sentences or paragraphs
o Presentation delivery (no reading, fluency, knowledge)
