Day #4: Transportation and Places of Interest in the USA

Students watch a video about the state of Florida

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review vocabulary using matching game   Introduce transportation words; practice   Watch 10—15 minutes of video about Los Angeles	·         Russian language videos on San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Florida ·         Transportation words
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	In pairs, have the students translate the pamphlet on the USA and places of interest Locate the places of interest on the US map   Watch 10—15 minutes of video about Florida	·         Pamphlet ·         USA Map
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Presentation about places of interest in USA Using the cards, locate the places on the map Watch 10—15 minutes of video on San Francisco	·         PowerPoint presentation on places of interest ·         Cards
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Distribute materials for foldable book; demonstrate assembly Review “Symbols of America” (Day 3 Presentation) Have students draw and translate symbols of America into their foldable books.	·         Paper ·         Glue ·         Markers ·         Day #3 Presentation

Time

Activities

Materials needed:

Hour #1:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review vocabulary using matching game

 

Introduce transportation words; practice

 

Watch 10—15 minutes of video about Los Angeles

·         Russian language videos on San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Florida

·         Transportation words

Hour #2:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

In pairs, have the students translate the pamphlet on the USA and places of interest

Locate the places of interest on the US map

 

Watch 10—15 minutes of video about Florida

·         Pamphlet

·         USA Map

Hour #3:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Presentation about places of interest in USA

Using the cards, locate the places on the map

Watch 10—15 minutes of video on San Francisco

·         PowerPoint presentation on places of interest

·         Cards

Hour #4:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Distribute materials for foldable book; demonstrate assembly

Review “Symbols of America” (Day 3 Presentation)

Have students draw and translate symbols of America into their foldable books.

·         Paper

·         Glue

·         Markers

·         Day #3 Presentation

Students study transportation vocabulary

Day #5: Nature and Weather Regions in the USA

USA Places of Interest: Student Examples

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review vocabulary and introductions Review transportation and symbols Finish symbols flipbook   Review US Map	·         Previous day’s flashcards, maps, presentations
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Introduce weather vocabulary; have students practice first on a map of Ukraine. Presentation on weather in Ukraine. Students write full sentences = “In _______(city), the weather is _________(weather word).”	·         Weather in Ukraine PPT ·         Weather vocabulary ·         Papers with map outlines
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Introduce landform vocabulary; have students practice on a map of the United States. Review weather, now in the United States. Students write full sentences = “In the _______(direction), there are ________ (landforms) and the weather is _________(weather word).” Students respond—Where would you live? Why?	·         Landform vocabulary ·         Papers with map outlines
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Finally, use the large US map to present places of interest. Students will write sentences where they are located. Students must finish all maps, with landforms and weather sentences. Students will present their maps to the whole group.	·         Places of interest presentation PPT ·         Places of interest cards for map.

Time

Activities

Materials needed:

Hour #1:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review vocabulary and introductions

Review transportation and symbols

Finish symbols flipbook

 

Review US Map

·         Previous day’s flashcards, maps, presentations

Hour #2:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Introduce weather vocabulary; have students practice first on a map of Ukraine.

Presentation on weather in Ukraine.

Students write full sentences = “In _______(city), the weather is _________(weather word).”

·         Weather in Ukraine PPT

·         Weather vocabulary

·         Papers with map outlines

Hour #3:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

Introduce landform vocabulary; have students practice on a map of the United States.

Review weather, now in the United States.

Students write full sentences = “In the _______(direction), there are ________ (landforms) and the weather is _________(weather word).”

Students respond—Where would you live? Why?

·         Landform vocabulary

·         Papers with map outlines

Hour #4:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Finally, use the large US map to present places of interest. Students will write sentences where they are located.

Students must finish all maps, with landforms and weather sentences.

Students will present their maps to the whole group.

·         Places of interest presentation PPT

·         Places of interest cards for map.

Making US maps

Weather and Landforms of the USA

Day #6: Sports and Hobbies in America

Origami Birds

 

 

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Use the “Let’s Talk” board game to review all concepts discussed to this point and refresh the students’ memories from the weekend. (Add weather, landform, and places of interest vocabulary)	·         Board game
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Students each receive a paper, fold into 4 boxes. Write name in center. In box #1, students write “Sports I Like” and in #2 “Sports I don’t like”. Fill in during presentation. Sports presentation; practice full sentences “I like ____, but I don’t like_____.”	·         Paper and markers ·         Sports Presentation
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Students retrieve paper they folded into 4 boxes.. In box #3, students write “Hobbies I Like” and in #4 “Hobbies I don’t like”. Fill in during presentation. Sports presentation; practice full sentences “I like ____, but I don’t like_____.”	·         Paper ·         Hobbies Presentation
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Application: begin by saying “My hobby is origami.” Instruct the students on how to make a box and a bird. Quiz them; have them make the box again without any assistance.	·         Colored Paper

Four Corners Activity



Origami boxes