101 ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA MANUEL CARGALEIRO

Mestrado em Ensino de Inglês e Espanhol 9th Grade

Professora cooperante: Dra. Ana Sofia Almeida Level 5 Mestranda: Susana Rocha Relvas

Ano lectivo: 2009/2010

25th November 2009

LESSON nº 1 LESSON PLAN

Topic: Health is in Theme: Fast Food

Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

- relate the reproduction of the painting False Food Selections, Prototype Box, by Claes Oldenburg, with the topic of the unit Health is in and with the theme of the lesson Fast Food;

- relate an excerpt from the poem “A Step Away from Them”, by Frank O’Hara, to the topic of the unit and the theme of the lesson;

- apply vocabulary related to the theme of the lesson in a fluent manner, both orally and in writing;

- express themselves about healthy and unhealthy eating habits; - relate the painting to the poem;

- recognise the context of use of Quantifiers; - apply the learnt structure to new situations;

- make use of their speaking skills in a more fluent manner; - make a better use of their writing skills;

102 Structure:

Consolidating Quantifiers: some, any, many, much Introducing new Quantifiers: no, most

Quantifier + noun

some: in affirmative sentences before a plural or an uncountable noun. no: in affirmative sentences with countable and uncountable nouns

any: in interrogative and negative sentences before a plural or an uncountable noun. many: goes before countable nouns (plural).

much: goes before uncountable nouns and in negative and interrogative sentences.

We use many or much after too, so and as: too much, too many…

most: before countable and uncountable nouns.

Function:

- Quantifiers are used to express quantity.

- We use many or much after too, so and as: too much, too many…;

Exponents:

1. I went to the supermarket to buy some cheese.

2. She has some vegetables to prepare after eating her dinner. 3. This library has no books about healthy diets.

4. There is no food in the fridge.

5. There aren’t any oranges in the basket. 6. Do you have any sandwiches for me?

7. She has so many things to buy for Christmas!

8. We will eat as many strawberries as we can during this Summer. 9. Unfortunately I don’t drink much water.

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10. She doesn’t do as much exercise as she should. 11. Most fats/ oils are not from plant and grain origin.

12. Most children don’t eat dry beans and they are essential in their daily diet. 13. She drinks so much water in order to lose weight.

14. Claire eats too many sweets that she will probably suffer from diabetes. 15. People must decide to do as much physical activities as they can.

Vocabulary related to the poem:

Nouns: cab (Am.E.): taxi (Br.E.); grates; laborers (Am.E.): labourers (Br.E.); sawdust;

torsos.

Verbs: feed (to feed); falling (to fall).

Adjectives: Hum-colored (Am. E.): hum-coloured (Br.E.).

Resources:

- transparency nº1, with a reproduction of the painting False Food Selections,

Prototype Box, by Claes Oldenburg, 1966. The Gilbert and Lila Silverman

Fluxus Collection Foundation, Detroit, Michigan;

- handout nº1, with an excerpt of the poem “A Step Away from Them”, by Frank O’Hara, The Collected Poems of Frank O’Hara, edited by Donald Allen. California: University of California Press, 1995, p.257, and a reading comprehension activity;

- transparency nº2, with the reproduction of the painting Apple Core - Spring, by Claes Oldenberg, 1990, Series The Four Seasons, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, and a reproduction of the painting Hamburger, 1962, by Claes Oldenburg, The Museum of Modern Art, New York;

- vocabulary worksheet nº1, with a vocabulary exercise related with the theme of the lesson Fast Food;

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- grammar file nº1, which contains the explanation of the grammatical issue (including form, meaning and use);

- transparency nº 3, with grammar structure: Quantifiers ;

- grammar worksheet nº1 with exercises;

- vocabulary worksheet nº2, with a vocabulary exercise related with Healthy/

Unhealthy Food and the use of Quantifiers;

- transparency nº4, with a reproduction of the painting Still life with apples, plum,

peach, pear and grapes, 1923, by Bryant Chapin, Private Collection; a

reproduction of the painting Still life - fish, 1908, by William Meritt Chase, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; a reproduction of the painting Hot Dog, 1964, by Roy Lichtenstein, Museo di Arte Moderna Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto (MART), Trento, Italy. www.mart.trento.it; a reproduction of the painting Coca-

Cola, 1962, by Andy Warhol, José Mugrabi Collection; a reproduction of the

painting Campbell’s soup can-beef, 1965, by Andy Warhol, Museum of Modern Art, New York; a reproduction of the painting Bodegón de caza, hostalizas y

frutas, 1602, by Juan Sánchez Cotán, Museo del Prado, Madrid;

- Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture. London: Longman, 2007;

- EASTWOOD, John. Oxford Practice Grammar, Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006;

- data-show; - computer;

105 Assessment:

Direct observation in class:

- ability to express ideas, thoughts and opinions, orally and writing; - oral relevant spontaneous and solicited participation in the classroom; - grammar exercises;

Evaluation:

- A means of evaluation is premature at this point, but a summative test is to be scheduled towards the end of the unit.

Summary:

Introducing the topic of the Unit Health is in by means of speculating about the reproduction the painting Fast Food: False Food Selections, by Claes Oldenburg.

Reading comprehension activity on the excerpt of the poem “A Step Away from Them”, by Frank O’Hara.

Introducing new grammar: Quantifiers: applying the new structure. Vocabulary improvement exercises.

PROCEDURES

The teacher will start the lesson by writing the summary on the blackboard and reading it at the same time so that students are informed about the topic of the unit

Health is in, and the theme of the lesson Fast Food. The students are told to write down

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