Student’s level 

: 2nd year Textbook : Ticket to English Unit : Cultural Values

Baccalaureate
Skill : speaking and writing Material used: WB – TB – Time : 1 hour
Lesson type: Introduction and Markers – Pics… Class size: 33
Vocabulary Regional Directorate of the
Date: 02-03-2021

National Ministry of
Education - Tetouan
El Qadi Ayad High School

Objectives
By the end of the
session, students’
will be able to :
Familiar with what “culture” means and talk about different Moroccan cultural
Aspects.
Talk about different international values.
Learn new vocabulary related to culture.

Supplementary
T Stages Procedures and activities
work
T: greets students.
Warm Ss: greet their teacher.
up T: asks students about their plans for the coming holiday.
Ss: students’ answer will vary from one student to another.
T: how do Moroccans great each other?
Ss: by shaking hands and kissing each other in the cheeks.
T: is this a new way of greeting or an old one?
Ss: it is very old.
T: what about Chinese people do they greet each other the same way?
Ss: no, they either shake hands or bow to show respect.
T: what about people in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries?
Ss: they greet each other by rubbing their noses.
T: why do you think we have different ways of greetings?
Ss: because we have different cultures.
T: so, the way we greet is part/ an element of our culture.
Brainstorming

T: draws a semantic map on the board and asks students to come

up with other elements of culture
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Other aspects:
Art and
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Folklore
Values

T: writes the following paragraph on the board.

 Ss: students fill in the gaps with the missing words.
Cuisine - traditions and customs – religion - historical monuments –
cultural diversity – history - geography
Practice Culture is the way of life of a group of people in a specific geography.
Culture includes their religion, traditional clothes, language and
folklore. It also includes the main events that marked its history.
Morocco is famous for its cultural diversity This means that Morocco
has various traditions and customs that may differ from one region to
another. Also, Morocco is famous for its historical monuments like
Hassan Tower and Koutoubia. Concerning its cuisine, Morocco is
famous for its delicious dishes like tajine and couscous.

T: From where does our culture come from?

Ss: we learnt it from our parents.
T: so, culture is passed down / inherited from our ancient ancestors.
T: Do all Moroccan cities have the same cultural heritage?
Ss: No, we have different customs and food…etc.
T: work in groups of four and write down the cultural aspects of your
city.

El Feddan Park
The Artisanal Bab Nouader
Manipulation

School Market
Beaches (Martil
Place Museum of – Madieq)
Modern Art Cafés and
Hassan II resaurants…

Tetouan

ethnographic Archaeology
museum Musuem

Feddan
Park

Ss: at home, students write a paragraph, where they talk about their
city, Tetouan. They need to answer questions like:
1. Where is Tetouan located?
2. What is the language (s) spoken in Tetouan?
3. What do you think of the inhabitants of Tetouan?
4. What is Tetouan famous for? (Places that we can visit)
5. What special things we can buy in Tetouan?
T: writes the following Quote on the board and asks students to read it.
Discussion

“ People without knowledge of their past history, origin and

culture is like a tree without roots.”
Ss: Ss read the quote and comment on it.