Harvest Festival Lesson Plan - Pearson ELT

[Pages:2]Harvest Festival Lesson Plan

Learning Objectives: To read, speak and write about Harvest Festival in the UK.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes Completion Time: 90 minutes

Skill/Grammar: Reading, speaking, writing

Age/Level: Adults/Pre-Intermediate

Resources: What is Harvest Festival?, Harvest Worksheet, Harvest Worksheet Key

Warm-Up (10 minutes)

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Write the words SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER on four large cards and place

them on four tables in different parts of the room.

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Ask the students to circulate and stop at the table which they prefer and sit down.

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Tell them Discuss with the people at your table, why you chose this table.

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Allow some time for them to talk.

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Then ask them What objects would you put on this table to reflect the season?

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Allow more time for them to talk.

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Ask for one person in each group to tell the class what they discussed and decided in

their group.

Reading, Speaking and Writing Practice (15 minutes)

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Ask students if anyone knows what Harvest Festival is?

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Get ideas. Then tell students, they will read about it to find out more.

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However, they do not have the whole text, so they will need to work in pairs to get the

information.

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Give out What is Harvest Festival? and ask them to complete the task.

Vocabulary Practice (10 minutes)

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Now give out Harvest Worksheet.

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This gives practice of vocabulary related to harvest and harvest festivals.

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Check with the Harvest Worksheet Key.

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Speaking and writing Practice 1 (30 minutes)

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Now say to the class:

As you read earlier, Harvest Festival is not a holiday (day off work) in the UK.

Imagine it has been made a holiday. Work in groups to plan an event to celebrate

Harvest Festival. You must decide on:

Where it will be

What you will do/special activities or events

Who you will invite

Times, etc.

Produce an invitation or poster

Plan a presentation to the class

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Monitor and assist as they work.

Speaking Practice 2 (20 minutes)

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Ask each group to give a short presentation to the class.

Closure (5 minutes)

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The students can decide on which event they would most like to attend.

Extension Activities For more activities about the Harvest Festival visit The Four Seasons Warm-Up, Harvest Time, Harvest Festival Pronunciation Path, Food Words Worksheet, Food Words Worksheet Key, Harvest Statements.

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