Critical Thinking LessonBy Nina Zotina & Katya

Loskutova

Lesson Aims•Develop speaking skills (a monologue)•Promote interest in the country of the

language studied•Develop critical thinking skills( the ability

to estimate the information according to the given criteria)

•Develop collaborative skills •Develop creative thinking (cinquain)•Develop listening skills (listening for

specific information while working on filling the table)

The Stages of the Lesson & their Outcomes

Evocation Stage•Perm has recently become a

big cultural city. There are a lot of things to see. That’s why special tours are organized. Let’s recollect what tours are available here. We’ll make a spidergram with your ideas.

•However in capitals there are usually a lot more excursions and tours and they are rather original.

Evocation Stage•We continue speaking about London.

Today we’ll discuss some gripping tours that you can take there.

•Before we do that let’s imagine that we’ve already taken an ordinary tour (as you already know a lot of information about the city) and now the tour-guide will ask you different questions to check how attentive you were.

Realization of Meaning•Now listen to the songs and predict

what tours we are going to discuss with you today.

• Group Work• You are going to work

in 3 groups. • Table completionRead the information

about the tours, discuss it and fill in the table, the second column.

(1, 2, 3)• After that present the

information about your tour to the students from other groups. While listening to others fill in the table (the 2nd and the 3d columns)

•Then, return to your group. Discuss the facts you have collected.

•Now estimate all the tours according to the following criteria. Make a conclusion based on the results deciding which tour gains more popularity.

•Decide which tour is the most interesting for you. Explain why.

Reflexion•Write the cinquain

about your favourite tour.

Here is the pattern to help you:

NounAdj adj

Verb verb verbPhrase of 4 wordsNoun (synonym)

Spidergram

Perm Tours

A Bus Tour Around the City (traditional)

A Tour to a Chocolate

Factory

Perm Churches

Perm Theatres

A Walk Tour Around the

City