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3RD YEAR OF COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION

UNIT 3: “...AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER”.

José Manuel Caro Méndez DNI: 14315152-K

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UNIT THREE : “...AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER”.

Centre of Interest: Fairy tales and literature for children.

Duration: 9 sessions.

Teaching Objectives:

-to learn vocabulary related to fairy tales, literature for children and some festivities in

English-speaking countries.

-to learn how to form and use the Past Simple tense, as well as its corresponding temporal

expressions and adverbs.

-to express stories, events and facts in the past.

-to use the Internet as a means for learning.

-To learn how to pronounce the -ed endings when added to verbs to form the past.

Basic Competences:

1. Linguistic Competence. This unit focuses on teaching the Past Simple tense and its uses.

By means of this tense, students will be able to talk about events in the past in general. The

pronunciation of the verbal ending -ed is also taught.

2. Digital and Information Processes. Students will use my personal web page to do

activities and also to look for information.

3. Social and Civic Competence. Students will show respect to people and things in the past.

4. Competence and Attitudes to continue learning in an autonomous way. Students

contribute to increase the new vocabulary and begin to read autonomously.

Contents:

Block 1.

-to listen to simple texts.

-to participate in conversations about stories, facts and anecdotes in the past.

-to use strategies to overcome obstacles in conversation or speaking.

-to produce texts.

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Block 2.

-to comprehend general information from printed and digital texts.

-to show initiative to read autonomously.

-to use reading strategies.

Block 3.

-to identify and use expressions related to past, fairy tales and some festivities.

-to recognise and produce patterns of reading, intonation and pronunciation.

-to reflect on the use and meaning of grammatical elements.

-to participate actively in group activities.

Block 4.

-to value the foreign language as an instrument of communication with people.

-to compare British and Andalusian cultures.

Values:

Tolerance towards others' opinions and experiences in the past, and acceptance of difference and

diversity when talking about different festivities and fairy tales in English-speaking countries.

Interdisciplinary:

The centre of interest in this unit is related to other subjects such as History and Geography, but also

Spanish Literature since students will learn some of the typical festivities in English-speaking

countries, as well as the most famous fairy tales for them.

Evaluation Criteria:

− referring to blocks 1 and 2: read and listen to texts from fairy tales and stories in the past, have

conversations about personal experiences in the past, write paragraphs using the past.

− referring to Language Awareness: use the past tense correctly, talk about past events,

pronounce correctly the -ed endings, and use new vocabulary when writing and speaking.

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SESSIONS Session1 Initial evaluation:

Brainstorming verbs (Regular vs. Irregular verbs in the past).

Reading: J.K.Rowling Vocabulary: Fairy tales and fairy tale characters.

Role play: An interview.

Session 2 Warm up: Pictures.

Focus on grammar: Past Simple. Affirmative. Regular verbs.

Grammar practice: written activities.

Speaking: Activity in pair.

Session3 Warm up: Guess the fairy tale.

Focus on grammar: Negative & Interrogative. Irregular verbs.

Grammar practice: Written activities. Pronunciation: -ed endings.

Homework: Revising the past simple tense.

Session 4 Warm up: An amazing event.

Grammar practice: Expressions of time and sequence.

Homework correction.

Homework: Write a paragraph about an event in the past.

Session 5 Warm up: Homework correction.

Listening: “I'm a believer” (by Smash Mouth)

Session 6 Computer room. My personal web page.

Review of the Past Simple Tense. Activities in my web page.

Look for information in the Internet about: Festivities. (Halloween)

-Halloween treasure hunt.

Session 7 GRA DED REA DER Session 8 Warm up: True or

false?.

Writing: What was the time you most enjoyed in a festivity?.

Oral: A tendency to incorporate festivities from other countries.

Session 9 FI

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TASK

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Session 1

“...And they lived happily ever after”.

UNIT 3/S.1 READING

J.K.ROWLING

Joanne Rowling was born in July 31, 1965 in Chippin g Sodbury, South

Gloucestershire. She is a British fiction writer, m ost famous for being the author of

the Harry Potter fantasy series. Rowling's books ha ve gained international attention

and have won multiple awards. In February 2004, For bes magazine estimated her

fortune as 576 million pounds, making her the first person to become a billionaire

(in terms of U.S. Dollars) by writing books. Rowlin g is also the wealthiest woman in

the United Kingdom, well ahead of even Queen Elizab eth II.

Rowling wrote two novels for adults before she had the idea for Harry Potter

during a four-hour train trip. According to her, by the time she reached her

destination she had the characters and a good part of the plot for Harry Potter and

the Philosopher's Stone in her head. She started wr iting during her lunch hours, and

continued working on the manuscript throughout a st int in Oporto, Portugal

teaching English as a second language in the Encoun ter English School.

After a first unsuccessful marriage, she returned t o the United Kingdom with her

daughter and completed the book in Edinburgh, Scotl and. The sales made her a

multi-millionaire, and in 2001 she bought a luxurio us 19 th century mansion in

Perthshire, Scotland, where she married her second husband.

Comprehension questions

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1. Why did J.K. Rowling become famous?.

2. How did she think of writing about the character of Harry Potter?.

3. Where did she finish her first book of the Harry Potter series?.

4. Where does this author lives?.

5. Did she earn money with the sales of his books?.

UNIT 3/S.1 VOCABULARY PRACTICE

EXTEND YOUR VOCABULARY.

Fairy Tales and Fairy Tale Characters.

Snow White= Blancanieves.

Little Red Riding Hood= Caperucita Roja.

Beauty and the Beast = La Bella y la Bestia.

Gingerbread Man = El Hombre de Gengibre.

Cinderella = Cenicienta.

Sleeping Beauty = La Bella Durmiente.

Stepmother = La Madrastra.

The Three Wise Men = Los Reyes Magos.

Pinocchio = Pinocho.

Three Blind Mice = Los Tres Ratoncitos Ciegos.

The Seven Dwarves = Los Siete Enanitos.

The Three Bears = Los Tres Ositos.

Fairy Godmother = El Hada Madrina.

Magic Mirror = El Espejo Mágico.

The Muffin Man (Gingerbread's father)= El Hombre (de) Magdalena.

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Three Little Pigs = Los Tres Cerditos.

Prince Charming = Príncipe Encantador.

UNIT 3/S.1 VOCABULARY

1. Who is the character(s) defined?. The teacher writes the following

sentences on the blackboard and the students must say the defined

word(s).

-She used to wear a red hood and always visited her ill grandmother:

-They worked very hard in the mine and lived with White Snow:

-He was made of wood and used to lie quite often:

-They built three houses to escape from the wolf:

-She always helps the good characters in fairy tales by using her magic wand:

-They bring presents to every boy and girl who has behaved properly during the year:

-She spends all the time cleaning her stepmother's house:

ROLE PLAY . Students will work in pairs. One will perform the role of a journalist or

interviewer, and the other will be a famous writer. The journalist will prepare some questions to

make during the interview. Students will speak for several minutes.

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Session 2

WARM UP : The teacher shows his students some pictures of the main characters of English fairy

tales. He can add some details about each one. This is a good way to refresh my students the

vocabulary the learnt in the previous session.

FOCUS ON GRAMMAR

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-Explanation of the Past Simple.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1.- Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative.

Cinderella cleaned (clean) the chimney last night.

1. Pinocchio (talk) to his father yesterday morning.

2. The fairy godmother (appear) two days ago.

3. Prince Charming (visit) Fiona last month.

4. Snow White (play) with the seven dwarves in the forest.

5. Sleeping Beauty (live) in a big old castle with her parents.

UNIT 3/S.2 GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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2.- Write the past simple of these verbs in the right column.

Try-rob-enjoy-practise-cry-want-stay-record-start-study-like-die-plan-wait-decide-marry-dig

watch-watched stop-stopped carry-carried include-included

3.- Look at the following sentences. Put a tick ( ) if they are correct, or a cross

(X) if they are incorrect. Correct the incorrect sentences. (only for fast finishers).

1. Little Red Riding Hood liked to play in the forest.

2. Sleeping Beauty enjoied sleeping all the time.

3. The Seven Dwarves stoped working in the mine for a while.

4. Fiona marryed Prince Charming last year.

5. White Snow decided to live with the Seven Dwarves.

UNIT 3/S.2

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SPEAKING

1.- In pairs, students will ask and answer the following questions about fairy

tales:

-What's your favourite fairy tale?.

-Where does the main character live?.

-Why do you like him/her?.

-Do you think there is a kind of message in the tale?. Explain it.

-Do you like fairy tales? Why?.

-Would you change the end of the tale?. How would it be your alternative ending?.

Session 3

WARM UP: The teacher tells the beginning of a tale and the students must guess the tale he/she is

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referring to. For example: “Once upon a time a beautiful girl lived with her stepmother and her two

stepsisters...” (Cinderella).

FOCUS ON GRAMMAR

-Explanation of both the negative and interrogative forms in past, but also of the irregular

verbs in past.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1. Complete the dialogue between Cinderella and her stepmother.

Stepmother: (a)_________you clean all the bedrooms on Saturday morning?.

Cinderella: Yes, I (b)___________.

Stepmother: What you (do) yesterday?.

Cinderella: I (clean) all the bedrooms and (sweep) out the hall.

Stepmother: Ok, and you (buy) some food?.

Cinderella: No, madam.

Stepmother: Why not?, do you want me to starve?.

Cinderella: I'm terribly sorry madam, but I (have) time.

Stepmother: Ok, then go immediately.

2. Put the letters in order to make irregular past forms. Then, match them with the verbs in the box.

Go Put Come Have Leave Take Buy See Think Eat Write Drink

a. meac e. tup i. trowe

b. tewn f. dah j. wsa

c. koto g. gothub k. Hotthug

d. telf h. tea l. narkd

UNIT 3/S.3 PRONUNCIATION

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1. Which sounds do the endings have? /d/, /t/ or /Id/? Write the words in the

correct column.

Loved - wanted – liked – started – stayed – visited – laughed – played - stopped

/d/ /t/ /Id/

HOMEWORK

1.- Fill in the blanks with the past forms of the given verbs.

Last night I_______(read) a book about a dragon and a princess. She___________(be) the prisoner

of a very dangerous dragon, and she________________(spend) all the time crying in her room, in

the top of a tower. The dragon _________________(not allow) anybody to be near his castle, and

the princess' parents, the kings,____________(want) someone to save their daughter. So,

they_____________(offer) a reward to the one who______________ (bring) the princess back into

the castle.

At last, a brave prince______________(visit) the king and___________(decide) to save the

princess. He__________(save) her and________________________(marry) her some time after.

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2. - Write negative sentences.

The dwarf lived in a small house in the middle of the forest.

-The dwarf didn't live in a small house in the middle of the forest.

1. It rained yesterday afternoon.

2. The princess liked to play the harp.

3. Last summer Mandy studied Spanish in Salamanca.

4. They moved to New York last year.

5. John and Fran took the train to London the day before yesterday.

6. You wrote to your uncle last month.

7. Susan ate the whole pizza.

Session 4

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Warm up: The teacher starts the lesson by telling his students an amazing event that happened to

himself in the past. This is a good way to beak the ice, call their attention, and also with this

example, students can see how something that happened in the past is normally told.

FOCUS ON GRAMMAR

-Explanation of the expressions of time and sequence.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1. Choose the correct words.

1. I get up and when/then I have breakfast.

2. You learn about safety before/after every activity.

3. There's a disco later/after dinner.

4. We had dinner. When/Later we watched a video.

5. Before/When you finish the class you can go to the park.

Homework. Write a paragraph about something amazing that happened to you in the past. Use

the expressions of time related to the past tense we saw in Session 3.

Session 5

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LISTENING

1.- Listen to the song by Smash Mouth (“I'm a Believer”) and fill in the gaps with the words in the box. Couldn't – thought – then – saw – mind – doubt -was -tried -gave – wanted -given - got

“I'm a Believer” (by Smash Mouth).

I______________love was Only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else

But not for me Love________out to get to me

That's the way it seems Disappointment haunted

All my dreams

And then I________her face Now I'm a believer

Not a trace Of doubt in my mind

I'm in love I'm a believer

I couldn't leave her If I________

I thought love was

More or less a__________ thing The more I_________the less

I got, oh yeah What's the use in trying

All you get is pain When I_________sunshine

I got rain

And then I saw her face Now I'm a believer

Not a trace Of doubt in my mind

I'm in love I'm a believer

I________leave her If I tried

What's the use in trying

All you get is pain When I wanted sunshine

I___________rain And________I saw her face

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Now I'm a believer Not a trace

Of doubt in my mind I'm in love

I'm a believer I couldn't leave her

If I tried

Then I saw her face Now I'm a believer

Not a trace Of_______in my mind

Now I'm a believer Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm a believer Then I saw her face

I'm a believer Not a trace

Of doubt in my _________ I'm a believer.

2. Find in the lyrics as much past verbs and expressions as you can.

Past Verbs Past Expressions

Thought, Then,

3. Translate the following words and expressions from the song:

-True:

-Fairy tales:

-Disappointment:

-Dreams:

-Believer:

-I'm in love:

-More or less:

-The more I gave the less I got:

-Pain:

Session 6

COMPUTER SESSION

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1. First, go to my personal web page: http://differenteacher.blogspot.com

2. There, you'll different activities to practise the past simple tense we have been seeing

these days. Follow the steps. 3. Now, let´s learn something else about Halloween. To do so, go to these links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/features/fireworks/halloween.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

4. Then, it´s time to check how much you know about English festivities. Do the following quiz about festivities:

http://www.isabelperez.com/festivities.htm 5. Now, do the following Halloween treasure hunt activity:

http://www.isabelperez.com/wizard/Halloween_2.htm

Session 7 (Reading Session)

- Explanation:

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Students will spend some time in this session reading the adapted version of Robinson Crusoe. The

teacher will take advantage of this to encourage and teach his/her students to use the dictionary

properly. It can occur that not all students can read the number of pages indicated by the teacher

because not everybody has the same reading pace. So, it is important to be FLEXIBLE. But in those

cases, students will have to finish reading their novels at home and they will also have to do the

different activities the teacher will propose as homework. Fast finishers will be allowed to start the

homework at class.

HOMEWORK

1.- Do the activities that are in the last pages of the novel.

2.- Students will do the book report

MY BOOK REPORT

1. DATE............................... 2. DAY OF WEEK...............................

3.PAGES READ......................................

4.SUMMARY OF THE FRAGMENT.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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5.WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE FRAGMENT?.

____________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________

____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________.

6. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MOMENT TEXT?. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 7. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL? WHY? . SPECIFY SOME OF HIS/HER FEATURES.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Session 8

Warm up: Are the following statements true or false? Show what you have learnt in this unit.

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− English people haven't got many fairy tales really, just one or two.

− English people haven't got very creative characters in their fairy tales.

− In Spain, we have all the same fairy tales and characters than in England.

− There is not any common fairy tale and fairy tale character between both cultures.

− Spanish people have more festivities than English people because we like to live better.

− Our festivities are more interesting and more culturally rich than the English ones.

WRITING

1. Write a paragraph: What was the time you most enjoyed in a festivity? (Use as many past verbs and constructions as possible).

ORAL ACTIVITY

1. The teacher explains his students that, as they can observe, the tendency in Spain is that with the passing of time we are incorporating more and more festivities coming from English-speaking countries (i.e. Halloween). So, the question for our students would be: Do you think this tendency is positive, or do you think that it can finish with some typical Spanish festivities such as The Three Wise Men?. Students will be encouraged to give as many ideas as possible and the teacher will write on the blackboard things in favour of or against this tendency. Session Nine

FINAL TASK: Invent a modern fairy-tale. You can adapt it to your reality.

UNIT TEST

1. Change the sentences from present simple to past simple.

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a. He buys two magazines. b. Does she go to he cinema?. c. They don't eat meat. d. I go to music lessons. e. We leave at eight o'clock. f. You play football well.

2. Write the past simple form of these verbs. 1. watch 6. try 2. jog 7. listen 3. hurry 8. invite 4. live 9. plan 5. drop 10. marry

3. Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Simple. 1. My father/ where/ grow up 2. He/who/with/live 3. career/what/decide/he/to try 4. marry/he/when 5. When/his first car/he/buy

4. Write negative sentences. Use the Past Simple. 1. We (not finish)_______________our homework. 2. The bus (not stop)_______________in Edinburgh. 3. They (not leave)____________until midnight. 4. I (not write)____________a letter. 5. Peter (not break)________________his promise.

5. Complete the biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Use the connectors below.

Then – First – Finally – After that – Next

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa and later moved to England. In 1911, he started university.1_________,he studied at Exeter College. 2____________, he went to Oxford University to study English. 3__________, in 1916, he married Edith Bratt and joined the army in the First World War. 4__________, he became a professor at the University of Leeds. 5_________, in 1937, he wrote The Hobbit and became a successful writer. BIBLIOGRAPHY : www.britishcouncil.org www.isabelperez.com www.macmillan.es www.mansioningles.com www.englishtown.es www.wikipedia.org