Teacher: Tanya

Volowelsky
ID: 323783498
Date: January, 13th,
Friday.
Phone: 0546553022
Email: berkly@mail.ru
Target audience: 9th grade.
Advanced level: “Alef” stream.
The rationale behind the topic:

• The chosen topic is very controversial and to the some extent

even provoking. Someone believes in superstitions, someone
considers them to be just ridiculous stuff. Thus, the teacher
expects the pupils to be very active in evaluation, appreciation of
the material and especially in expressing their opinions in
homework.
• The chosen topic is beloved by teenagers. It’s not a secret that an
old movie “Friday, 13” is very popular among them even in our
days. The “easiness” of the topic and a lot of fun activities (such
as trivia, a song, a funny picture) will hopefully create an
atmosphere of interest.
• There are a lot of sources in Internet where pupils can extract
necessary information for individual home tasks on the topic.
 Teaching Goals:
• Access to information domain:
• Targeted goals:
• Pupils will have a profound understanding of what a superstition is.
• Pupils will be able to differ superstitions from not superstitions
• Students will be able to describe a superstition based on information
they will achieve during the lessons.
• Pupils will be acquainted with superstitions all around the world and
be able to demonstrate acquired knowledge in performing relevant
specific tasks.
• Pupils will be able to use Internet sites as a source of information.
• Pupils will be able to integrate information from different sources.
• Pupils will enrich their vocabulary.
• Pupils will be able to express their opinion.
• Pupils will be able to perform various tasks including a new
vocabulary.
• Pupils will be able to assess themselves
 Pre-requisite skills:
• pupils have to know how to how to surf Internet.
• - pupils have to know how to translate from English to Hebrew.
• Pupils have to know how to use dictionaries.
• Pupils have to have very good writing and reading abilities.

Appreciation of Literature, Culture & Language domain:

Targeted goals:

• Pupils will be able to work within the authentic English language

environment.
• Pupils will be able to interpret and critically analyze materials they
read.
• Pupils will be able to compare and appreciate materials from the
intercultural prospective.
 Lesson Plan
Why technology?
• Technology provides a key element of flexibility, interest and
information variety. Access to Internet provides us with ever up-dated
information. It guarantees us high speed of extracting relevant
information. A technology based lesson gives pupils opportunity to
perform it at home and from any place they will choose.
Class organization:
• All lessons are for an individual work.
Pre-computer activities:
• Pupils will be asked to write a small essay “My lucky/unlucky number”
. It is an introduction to the topic that will help them later on to
understand the nature of our irrational beliefs.
Post –computer activities:
• Writing a quiz or a big essay – “Believe or not to believe?” (In the
essay they should give their opinion if there is the any rationale
behind superstitions. All written should be based on the information
learnt during the lessons and on their personal experience”).
Discussion and feedback in class.
 The activities:
First lesson:
• 1. Reading
• 2. Reading comprehension exercises.
• 3. Reading a song and doing relevant
exercises
• or/and
• 4. Describing a picture.

Second lesson:
• 1. Reading
• 2. Reading comprehension exercise.
• 3. Trivia: two quizzes.

Third lesson (homework):

• Writing an essay or composing a quiz.
 Webliography

Lesson number 1:
• http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/superstition
• http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html
• http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/yoursign%20.htm
• http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/3-pre-intermediate/IO-PRE-03A-S-
Friday-the-13th.pdf

Lesson number 2:
• http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/superstitions/page.htm
• http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz151586115c4f8.html
• http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz57428695c68.html
 Lesson #1
• We are going to meet the fascinating and
sometimes scary world of superstitions. By
the way, do you know what is it – “a
superstition”? If not, press here
• There are hundreds and hundreds
superstitions all over the world but today
we will read about the most common ones.
• Let us check how well you understood the
material. Please type in Hebrew a meaning of
the following words from the previous text. Use
a dictionary if necessary.
Lesson #1
English Hebrew
Amber
Bride
Broom
Prevent
Unwelcome
Chill
Crack
Dandelion
Eyelash
Horseshoe
Ladder
Lettuce
Lesson #1

1)
1) is
is aa beautiful
beautiful flower.
flower.
2)
2) You
You can
can make
make aa salad
salad of
of tomatoes,
tomatoes, cucumbers
cucumbers and
and
..
3)
3) You
You must
must keep
keep your
your legs
legs warm
warm toto
illness.
illness.
4)
4) The
The wore
wore aa white
white dress.
dress.
5)
5) To
To get
get an
an apple
apple inin the
the tree,
tree, you
you should
should use
use aa
..
6)
6) II bought
bought good
good mascara
mascara and
and my
my
will
will look
look better
better now.
now.
Lesson #1
Fill in the table:
Which of the following statements are superstitions? Put
“V” in the right column .
Superstition Not
superstition
If you break a mirror it will bring you
seven years’ bad luck

If you do not wear a warm sweater in

rainy weather you will catch cold.

If you cross the street not on the

zebra crossing, the police will stop
you
To avoid bad luck when you spill
(‫ )לפזר‬salt, throw some of it over
your left shoulder.
Lesson #1
1
Fun activity!!!!
2
3
• Read the famous song
about Zodiac 4
superstitions and perform
exercises provided! 5
• And/OR 6
• Describe what you see 7
on this picture. Use
Present Progressive. Not 8
least than 10 sentences 9
and no more than 12!
10
11
12
Lesson #1
 The answers to Lesson #1
Task #1:
dandelion, lettuce, prevent, bride, ladder, eyelashes.
Task #2: Superstition Not superstition

If you break a V
mirror it will bring
you seven years’ bad
luck
If you do not wear a V
warm sweater in
rainy weather you
will catch cold.
If you cross the V
street not on the
zebra crossing, the
police may stop you
To avoid bad luck V
when you spill (‫)לפזר‬
salt, throw some of
it over your left
shoulder.
Lesson # 2

1. Now you are going to read about

superstitions in different countries

2. Reading comprehension activity. After reading of all the

information provided in the site, answer the following questions:
• What will you have if you look in a broken mirror, according to a
Russian superstition?
• What Korean people DO NOT recommend doing before a test?
• What does a Taiwan superstition say about the number "4"?
• What will you have if you see a spider somewhere in your home,
according to a Turkish superstition?
• What is not recommended to give as a present in Venezuela?
• What can you ask for if you drop a coin into a fountain in Brazil?

3. Now when you are almost an expert on the topic , the biggest
challenge is waiting for you! Open links and perform quizzes
number 1 and 2
 The answers to Lesson #2

1) bad luck
2) to wash hair
3) It has a very bad meaning
4) some guests
5) a packet of handkerchiefs
6) three wishes
 Lesson # 3 - Homework

You have two options how to do your home task:

1) *Writing an essay: “Believe or not to believe?”

(In the essay you should give your opinion if
we should or should not believe in
superstitions. Your opinion should be supported
by the information learnt during the lessons
and your personal experience. In the essay
there should be no less than 150 words and no
more than 200 words).
 Lesson # 3 - Homework

2) Making your own quiz about superstitions (at least

10 questions and answers on them should be
included). You CAN NOT use information from links
provided above. You HAVE TO use information you
will find in Internet on your own. To find relevant
sites use search engines:
• www.google.co.il
• www.altavista.com
• www.yahoo.com