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Travelling by plane
By Sandra Wagner, Matheus Kruse, Nadja Kuske and Nicole Linßen
Description of our Topic
The lesson is designed for the end of 4th grade or the
beginning of the 5th grade
Working chronologically from past to future
Series of tasks for each step in the history of vehicles
Skills: Focus on vocabulary, oral skills and writing skills
as well as on understanding and creativity
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Past - Introduction
Showing pictures of different historical planes and asking
the students to describe the pictures
 Brainstorming, activating pre-knowledge
Students get the pictures with the instruction on a
worksheet
Teacher presents them on the OHP for everyone
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Pictures with planes of the past
What do you see on the picture?
Our expectations:
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Vocabulary: plane, it flies
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Visual: black and white
 old picture
http://www.wrightbrothers.org/History_Wing/History_Intro/
History_Intro.htm
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Pictures with planes of the past
What do you see on the picture?
Our expectations:
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Vocabulary: plane, with
wheels, propeller
Visual: black and white
 old picture
http://www.wrightbrothers.org/History_Wing/History_Intro/
History_Intro.htm
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Vocabulary-List
plane – Flugzeug
flight – Flug
(to) fly – fliegen
propeller – Propeller
air – Luft
passport – Ausweis/Pass
boarding pass – Bordkarte
ticket – Flugkarte
window seat/aisle seat – Fensterplatz/Gangplatz
baggage – Gepäck
suitcase – Koffer
bags - Taschen
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Present – Elaboration phase
Students are supposed to create a dialogue at the airport
Firstly the teacher hands out some flashcards with
possible phrases and vocabulary
Students work in pairs: They have to choose their
character
Next step: Preparing for acting the dialogue out (Writing
it down and practise it)
Teacher role: Walks around and gives advices when
needed
Resources: dictionary
Optionally: If a group volunteers for acting, they can
show their dialogue in front of the class
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Flashcards – an Example
Checking in
Passport control
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Good morning. Can I have your
ticket, please?
Here you are.
Thank you. Would you like
smoking or non-smoking?
Non-smoking, please.
Would you like a window or an
aisle seat?
An aisle seat, please.
Do you have any baggage?
Yes, this suitcase and this carry-on
bag.
Here's your boarding pass. Have a
nice flight.
Thank you.
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Good morning. Can I
see your passport?
Here you are.
Thank you very
much. Are you a
tourist or on business?
I'm a tourist.
That's fine. Have a
pleasant stay.
Thank you.
Vocabulary Quiz
Find the words in the puzzle!
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Our Expectations:
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Students should have
learned the vocabulary
during the dialogue and now
they are supposed to
recognise it
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http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
Paper Airplanes
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Students are supposed to read the instrctions of paper
airplanes and to create them afterwards
Firstly the teacher hands out an instruction of an paper
airplane
Students can work in pairs or on their own to try out
making the paper airplanes
Teacher role: Walks around and gives advices when
needed
Resources: dictionary
Optionally: If some students are ready they can try to
invent new paper airplanes
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Paper Airplanes - Vocabulary
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to throw – werfen
to open back up – wieder öffnen
to fold – falten
top - Spitze
corner – Ecke
wing – Flügel
to bend up – aufrichten
elevator - Flügel
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Paper Airplanes
http://www.ncgraphicarts.com/ryan/other/highglins.gif
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Paper Airplanes
http://www.ncgraphicarts.com/ryan/other/eagleins.gif
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Future – Creative task
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The teacher hands out a work sheet
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The teacher asks the students what they see on the pictures
Afterwards the students are asked to think about their own
ideas for a future airplane
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Tasks: Students draw „their airplanes“ and describe them in
two or three short sentences
Optionally: Some students could present their airplanes to
the class
Teacher‘s role: he gives advices when needed
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Thank you for
travelling and
goodbye!
Thank you for your attention!
Do you have any questions?