Unit 10 Photocopiable activity

Five-minute lessons
1 Work in groups of four. You are going to teach your group for five minutes. Decide on the
content of your lesson. Choose one of these types of topic:
• factual information about a subject that you know about but have not studied formally at
school or university (e.g. tracing your family history, modern architecture in your country)
• a practical skill or activity that you have personal experience of (e.g. playing a musical
instrument, doing a particular sport)
• an introduction to something artistic that you enjoy (e.g. a book, painting, piece of music).
You could include background information about the writer/artist/composer/performer.
2 Prepare your lesson, using the lesson plan outline below. Look at the sample plan to help
you.
3 In your group, take turns to teach your five-minute lessons. After you have finished, answer
any questions from your ‘students’.

Lesson plan outline

Purpose of the lesson
Resources needed

Teaching activities
Introduction

Activity 1

Activity 2

Conclusion

Lesson plan outline

Purpose of the lesson To introduce flute music to the group
Resources needed My flute, CD - compilation of flute styles

Teaching activities
Introduction • Play a few very short bursts of flute music on CD.
• Show flute. Ask: What is this? Does anyone here play the flute?
Activity 1 Explain: • how I started playing the flute
• where and when I play now
• why I enjoy playing
Activity 2 Play flute. Show: • how the instrument is held
• how air is blown across the hole
• what the keys do
Conclusion What to do if you want to learn to play the flute: local contacts

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