Methodology III - Lesson 3 of Stepping Stones Theme 5 Shop Till You Drop

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

1. Have you ever lost something important when you were shopping, or traveling?
2. Did you find it again?
3. What did you do to find it?

Gevonden voorwerpen

UK: Lost Property                   USA: Lost-and-found

We're going to watch a video about the Lost Property office in London, where all the stuff goes that people lose on buses, trains, metros, etc.

Before watching

1. How many lost items do you think they have at London's Lost Property?

2. What kinds of things do you think people lose the most?

Verloren voorwerpen              Gevonden voorwerpen

UK: Lost Property                     USA: Lost-and-found

We're going to watch a video about the Lost Property office in London, where all the stuff goes that people lose on buses, trains, metros, etc.

Before watching - think

1. How many lost items do you think they have at London's Lost Property?

2. What kinds of lost items do you think you will see?

1. How long did it take to find the mobile phone?

Imagine that you lost your bag or wallet in London, and you've come to the Lost Property office.

2. You want the people at Lost Property to find your bag/wallet as soon as possible.
What do you think are important details you can tell them?

Lesson goal

I can describe an item I lost after a day of shopping, to an employee of the Lost Property Office (A1-A2).

                                             Describe - beschrijven

                                             Lost Property - verloren voorwerpen

                                            Employee - medewerker

Describing things - What do you already know?

• Go to canva, use the link in your email
• Find your own mindmap
  (name is above it)

Individual steps
Step 1: Look at object 1, 2 and 3 (suitcase, phone and phonecase, backpack)
Step 2: Use mindmap 1. Write as many words you can think of that can describe object 1, 2 and 3. Example: pink, plastic, soft, etc.
Tip: you can zoom in on the pictures for more detail!

Describing things - What do you already know?

In pairs

Step 3: In your duo, look at the 6 categories in mindmap 2. 

You are going to complete mindmap 2 together

Step 4: Take the words from mindmap 1 and 

discuss together where your individual 

words belong. 

Write or drag them into the correct category. 

Describing things - What do you already know?

Share

Size - Colour - Material - Shape - Pattern - Other

New words

Write them down in canva

Which word was difficult to put in a 

category?

Take a close look at these pictures...

How would you describe them? 
It is a floral pattern dress. It is a red dress with a floral pattern.

Which one is missing?

Which one is missing?

1. The striped T-shirt/ striped pattern T-shirt
2. The floral dress/ floral pattern dress
3. The spotted skirt/ spotted pattern skirt

Take a close look at these pictures...

How would you describe them?

It is a black, triangular-shaped handbag.

Which one is missing?

Which one is missing?

1. A handbag that is black and triangular./ A black, triangular-shaped handbag
2. A phone that is black and rectangular / A rectangular-shaped phone.
3. A mirror that is round/circular./ A circular-shaped / round mirror.

How did you do in this activity? Choose:

1 (difficult, need help)

2 (sometimes diffcult, it was OK most of the time with help of classmate)

3 (easy, don't need help, could use a challenge)

1: It was difficult, I didn't know a lot of words. I didn't understand the meaning of some of the categories.

2: Sometimes it was difficult, but I already knew some words, and with the help of my classmate I did okay.

3: It was mostly easy. I already knew a lot of words and I put the words in the correct categories.

Next activity

Group 1 - Instruction vocabulary, listening activity together

Group 3 - Listening activty on your own, practice vocab

Group 2 - Your choice, join group 1 or 3

Group 1

Before listening

- We're going to watch a video about a boy who lost his wallet

Purpose - doel

- At the end of the lesson, I can also describe something I lost.

- This video is important because we can learn what to do in this situation, and we see an example of describing (beschrijven)

We're going to watch a video about a boy who lost his wallet. Which words do you think we will hear in the video? Write down 3 words.

Pre-listening strategy: predict

00:00

While listening, think about this....

1. How many of your words do we hear in the video?
2. Stand up when John describes his wallet!

Strategy: concentrate on what is important

01:58

How did John feel at the beginning and end of the video? Why?

Group 1

Globaal luisteren - Een beeld krijgen van de tekst

Selectief luisteren - Alleen luisteren naar belangrijke info

Detailed listening - luisteren naar details, de tekst (de woorden) zo compleet mogelijk begrijpen

- On your own

- Please go to this link to make the listening exercises

Wat zijn belangrijke woorden/zinnen die ik meeneem uit deze luisteropdracht?

Wat ging goed bij deze luisteropdrachten? Wat ging minder goed? Wat wil ik de volgende keer anders doen?

Final task

Practice the vocabulary -> Lost property roleplay 

Goal: I can describe an item I lost after a day of shopping, to an employee at Lost Property (A1-A2).

Student A - tourist who lost something (bag, backpack, phonecase, wallet, etc)

Student B - Employee (medewerker) at London Lost Property

How?

• Student A&B get roleplay cards, with hints you can use in the conversation 
• Student B stands in front of the table with bags, phone cases, etc., but you cannot look at the items before we start!
• Student A has to pick an item - this is the item you lost. Put a green paper in the item, student B that's how you check if you got the correct item!

How?

• Student A has to ask for help, you lost something, and you hope someone found it. Explain what you lost, and how.
• Student B ask Student A to describe the item. You can use the lost item form to take notes. Ask questions, you need information and details!
• Student A describe the item using the vocabulary we learnt this lesson - think size, shape, material, pattern, don't forget color, brand, and other details you can think of!
• Student B After you have all the information, check the table and choose the correct item > "Is this what you lost?"
  
• Student A say yes or no, if it's no, discuss what you can do better as a duo the next round and switch roles.

Strategies

Lost? Don't know a word?

• Use hand gestures, signaling, miming 
• Explain, or use other words that mean the same thing
• Ask your classmate (or teacher/native speaker) "I can't remember the word, can you help me?"
• Use filler words (uhm, okay, alright, you know, it's kind of like...)
  > daarmee geef je jezelf iets meer tijd om te bedenken hoe je verder gaat.
• Check the roleplay cards for hints. 
• Mistakes are okay! You can't grow and learn
  without making mistakes :)

Exit ticket:

Describe what you see in the picture. Use details, be specific!

Goal: I can describe something I lost while shopping, to a Lost Property Employee.

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