3.3 Contextualising learning and teaching.

Grade 5

1/ External context

Topic, sub-topic Situation

Locations Persons Objects Events Operations Texts
Україна Kyiv - the capital The President monuments national holidays and to celebrate invitation
Загальні відомості Regions citizens historical places traditions to decorate maps
про Україну Seas (The Black Sea outstanding money travelling around to travel brochures
and The Azov Sea) personalities (poets, national clothes Ukraine to visit advertisement
Native town, city, writers, sportsmen, national symbols geographical to describe places travel guide
village singers ….) traditional cuisine position email letter
Mountains historical persons climate
weather

2 / Communicative language skills

Oral Written Oral interaction Written interaction Online interaction Oral production Written production
comprehenison comprehension
can understand the can understand can ask simple can write an answer can place or find can describe in brief can write a short
general information simple information questions to a travel to a letter, email letter information about places of interest, his composition about
about Ukraine from brochures, guide about location the country in the native city/village native country, city,
travel guides, maps, Internet village and\or
can make weather advertisements can lead a simple, can follow the on- can make a short traditions
forecast short dialogue line map presentation about an
about his\her outstanding can write simple
can understand short favourite sportsmen, personality invitation on holiday
dialogues about the singers, poets,
country and the writers , weather, can provide simple can make an
capital city dish, instructions how to advertisement about
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simple sentences

3 / Core skills

Critical thinking Creative thinking Communication Collaboration Emotional development

Can compare Ukraine with
other countries
can make a decision how to
get to the necessary place
can express using simple
sentences his\her attitude to
the heritage of poets, writers,
achievements of sportsmen,
thoughts about singers and
their songs
Can lead or support a short
conversation about Ukraine
Can describe own preferences
about visiting interesting
places
Can volunteer to take a
specific role as a guide while
travelling
can develop travelling route in
his own town
can describe own emotions
when travelling around
Ukraine, visiting sightseeings
can show understanding of
other people’s feelings

4 / Language inventory

Language functions Sample exponents Sample vocabulary Sample grammar

expressing own feelings, views, Can I help you? anthem Goverla river There is/ there are…
emotions How can I get to…? to border on hryvnia sea
describing new places Tell me please capital independence territory Present Perfect Tense
asking for information (travel I feel happy chestnut tree Khreshchatyk town
route) I`m proud of citizen street traditions ArticleTHE( with place names) +
asking and giving information I like/ dislike city Kyiv trip specifying adjectives, the + superlative
about his\her Go straight / turn left climate map Ukraine
country\city\town\village/ climate/ Have you ever…? coat of arms monument village Demonstratives - that, this, these, those
weather Yes, I have/ No, I country museum weather forecast
haven`t cuisine national Easter Present simple for future: with ‘when’ to
What is the weather customs native The Independence refer to future, hope for future,
like today? dish people Day timetables and plans
embroidery population
famous the Carpathians
flag the Dnipro
foreigh

5/ learning outcomes for the topic - by the end of the topic students will be able to:
- name and describe famous places and persons of Ukraine;
- give information about native country, city, village;
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- express their own feelings and point of view about travelling around Ukraine;
- can give instructions on how to get to a certain place;
- write an email, invitation,
- can take part in a simple dialogue on the topic.

6/ assessment for learning strategies - diagnostics - finding out where the learners are in their learning (classroom
dialogue, thinking time) pair share,
3-2-1,
brainstorming,
collage
learningapps?
wordwall?
2 stars and a wish
feedback

7/assessment of learning instruments:

test,
quiz,
learningapps?
wordwall ?
projects
writing emails
presentations

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