COMPETENCE 3:

DETAILED LESSON PLAN / TEACHING NOTES :

Class: 3ème 2 Number of students: 62 Girls: 37 Boys: 25

Contact days: Monday - Wednesday- Thursday

TOPIC: TRAVELLING Lesson 3: Tourism

Session: 1 Language skill: Writing

Duration : 55min Source: Programme Educatif APC 4è/3è

SESSION 1

TEACHING POINTS/FOCUS

VOCABULARY LANGUAGE FUNCTION STRUCTURES

Tourism – tourist – tourist site – Expressing suggestions - How about / what about + V. + ing
tourist guide – a stay – a trip - - We could + V
craftsman - tour - Why don’t / doesn’t + S +V

INTRODUCTION PHASE
1. Warm up : A song
Teacher: sings with the class a song previously taught to them.
2. Revision (4mn): Correction of a homework on the previous lesson
3. Lead in activity:
T: (to the class): Where do you go when there are holidays? SS: suggest answers.
T: Some people use holidays to visit some countries or places they have never seen.
They make tourism. Our lesson today is about tourism.

4. Learning context
In order to participate in a competition organized by the ministry of tourism about how well
you know your country, the students of 3eme 2 of Lycée Moderne Songon are making a
brochure about the most important tourist sites.

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 INPUT PHASE
1. Vocabulary

T: When there are holidays, some people stay in the same city. Other people move to
other cities. They make a trip to other cities. A trip. (repetitions)
A trip = a journey
T: A person who goes on tourism is a tourist. Tourist (repetitions).
T: A place that can attract tourists is called a tourist site. Tourist site. (repetitions)
T: A person who guides the tourists in their visit is a tourist guide. Tourist guide.
(repetitions)
T: The tourist guides can help the tourists to move from one place to another. They can
Help them to make a tour. A tour. (repetitions)
T: During the period the tourists spend in a place, they can buy several souvenir articles.
During their stay, they can buy several souvenir articles. Their stay (repetitions). A stay
(repetitions)
T: The souvenir articles are generally made by artisans or craftsmen. A craftsman
(repetitions). Craftsmen (repetitions)

BB: trip; tourist; tourist site; tourist guide; tour; craftsman; stay; tourism

T: Now, listen carefully.

For the next holidays two friends, Yeo and Akpa are making suggestions
about which places they can visit. Here is a part of their discussion.

2. Language function: Expressing suggestions

Yeo: Akpa, we visited Bouake last year. What places do you think we can visit in the next
holiday?
Akpa: We could go to Korhogo.
Yeo: Korhogo is my home town, so there is nothing new there for me. Why don’t we go to
Man?
Akpa: It’s too far. How about going to Aboisso to visit the Krindjabo kingdom?
BB: You could + infinitive
Why don’t you + infinitive
How about + V+ ing

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 ACTIVATION PHASE

ACTIVITY I: Complete the following text with the appropriate words from this box.
Write your answers like in the example.

Example: 1. tourist sites

tourist guides - stay – tourism – tourist sites – tourists

– tour – craftsmen -

Côte d’Ivoire is a wonderful country located in West Africa. It is famous not only for its
agricultural products, but also for its numerous … (1) …. Every year, the country receives …
(2) … from diverse origins: Europeans, Americans, Chinese, etc. The arrival of foreigners in a
country is a good source of money for people like hotel owners, restaurant workers, and also
… (3) … who help them discover the most attractive places. Sometimes, they go on a … (4)
… for several days. During his two-week … (5) … in Cote d’Ivoire last year, a Japanese
tourist bought a very beautiful statue. He was very surprised to learn later that it was made by
local… (6) … Although the economy of certain country is mainly based on … (7) … others
like Cote d’Ivoire take little advantage from their big potential in this field.

ACTIVITY II: Using the words in brackets, make a suggestion to each person asking for
your help. Number one is done for you as an example.

Example: 1. Why don’t you call a mechanic?

Situation 1

Yao: “My car has broken down”

You: (to call a mechanic / Why)

Situation 2

Your junior brother: “I always get bad marks at school.”

You: (to learn your lessons / How about)

Situation 3

Your best friend: How are we going to spend the next weekend?

You: (to watch a football match on television / We could)

Situation 4

Awa: “ I have a terrible toothache”

You: (to see a dentist / Why)

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 COMPETENCE 3:

DETAILED LESSON PLAN / TEACHING NOTES :

Class: 3ème 2 Number of students: 62 Girls: 37 Boys: 25

Contact days: Monday - Wednesday- Thursday

TOPIC: TRAVELLING Lesson 3: Tourism

Language skill : Writing

Duration : 55min Source: Programme Educatif APC 4è/3è

SESSION 2

TEACHING POINTS / FOCUS

VOCABULARY LANGUAGE FUNCTION STRUCTURES

To bring in money – abroad – to Accepting or refusing -Yes, thank you

provide – foreign currency – suggestions - That would be nice
camera – tourism infrastructures
- No, I’m afraid I can’t
- No, thanks

INTRODUCTION PHASE

1. Warm-up (3 min): Song: Do you see

2. Revision (5 min)

Questions about the words and structures of session 1

3. Lead-in activity (5 min)

Teacher: “When people leave their country to another one to rest and visit interesting places,
what is it?

Students: “ This is tourism”

Teacher: Ok! Today we’re going to deal with: the second part of Tourism

4. Learning context

In order to participate in a competition organized by the ministry of tourism about how well
you know your country, the students of 3eme 2 of Lycée Moderne Songon are making a
brochure about the most important tourist sites.

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 INPUTS PHASE

1. Vocabulary (10 min)

Teacher (introduces the following words)

To bring in = Tourism is useful because it brings in money to the economy of a country

Abroad = outside the home country

To provide = to give

Foreign currency # local currency

T: What is CFA? How about Euro?

Camera= electronic object for taking photographs or pictures

Tourist infrastructures= hotels, restaurants, roads, etc…. are tourist infrastructures

BB

Tourist infrastructures; camera; foreign currency; abroad; to bring in; to provide

2. Language function: Accepting or refusing suggestions (10 min)

John invites his friends to the beach saying: “Let’s go to the beach.” They can accept or
refuse his suggestion. Here are some possible answers.

1. ACCEPTING:

a) It’s a very good idea

b) That’s excellent!

c) Interesting!

d) That would be great!

2. REFUSING:

a) I’m afraid I can’t

b) Thank you, but I’m very busy

c) I would rather not

d) I’m sorry

BB

I’m afraid I can’t; I’m sorry; interesting; that would be great; I’m afraid I can’t; I would rather
not; It’s a very good idea.

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 ACTIVATION PHASE

ACTIVITY 1: Complete the following text with the appropriate words from the box
below. Write your answers like in the example.

Example: 1. bring in

abroad – brings in money – camera – tourist

infrastructures – foreign currencies
Tourism is very important in the economy of a country; it can … (1) … a lot of financial
resources through taxes, restaurants and hotels. Thanks to tourism our country receives a lot
of … (2) … .Several Africans often go … (3) … not for tourism, but for higher studies.
Tourists generally travel with a … (4) … in order to take pictures of attractive sites.

The development of tourism in a country requires the development of … (5) …

ACTIVITY 2: Say if the expression used to reply to each of the following suggestions means
accepting or refusing. Write A for accepting and R for refusing. Write your answers like in
the example.
Example: Situation 1: R

Situation 1
Raissa: “ Let’s go out to see a movie this evening”
Koffi: “ I’m sorry; I am too busy”.

Situation 2
Dave: “How about having a hot glass of tea?”
Abby: “Great idea!”

Situation 3
Bob: “ Can I give you a drive?”
You: “That’s very kind of you”

Situation 4
Sylla: “Why don’t you have dinner before leaving?”
Jack: “Sorry, I don’t have much time.”

Situation 5
Chantal: “ Let’s go to the zoo”
Peter: “That’s a wonderful idea!”

COMPETENCE 3:
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 DETAILED LESSON PLAN / TEACHING NOTES :

Class: 3ème 2 Number of students: 62 Girls: 37 Boys: 25

Contact days: Monday - Wednesday- Thursday

TOPIC: TRAVELLING Lesson 3: Tourism

Session : 1 Language skill : Writing

Duration : 55min Source: Programme Educatif APC 4è/3è

SESSION 3

1. Warm-up (3 min): A guessing game

2. Revision (5 min)

Questions about the words and structures of session 2

3. COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY

In order to contribute to the promotion of tourism in your country, write for your English
club’s magazine an article about the main tourist attractions in your country. In your article,

1. Say where your country is located

2. Name the main sites tourists can visit

3. Describe each site briefly

4. Give two reasons why it is better to come to your country rather than going to another
country.

(Teacher moves around to check students’ work. At the end of the allocated time, he
asks a few of them to read their productions. One of the productions is improved by the
whole class and copied as a model.)

BB: The model production.

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