Word on the Street

     Word on the Street is an exciting new English Language teaching programme co-produced by the BBC and the British Council. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street 
     I use Word on the Street for a number of good reasons.

    This teaching programme presents British culture in an easily understood and lively way. It also helps students to understand the listening and then practice their English language skills. The tasks are thouroughly designed which is time saving for a teacher. Moreover, the activities help to improve all components of language competence.

    The videos should be used within a sequence of tasks: pre-viewing, while-viewing and post-viewing.   It’s important to start with pre-viewing tasks because they deal with developing learners’ comprehension strategies and make students focus on the topic.

    The next step is while-viewing activities. I have my students watch a video twice: activities for a first viewing are associated with developing listening skills, tasks for a second viewing deal with reinforcing language (grammar and vocabulary).

     Post-viewing activities may be connected with making up similar dialogues, making projects, using the Internet resources to find out more information about the topic. So, post-viewing tasks develop students’ creativity and research skills.

     Word on the Street is a motivating tool for both learners and teachers.

Main Body of the Lesson Incorporating Materials of British Council. Word on the Street.
Topic: Travel and Transport. Seeing the Sights of London.
Form: 9
Time required: 35 min.
Resources: ·       Калініна Л.В. Навчальний посібник з англійської мови та культури Word on the Street: у 2-х ч. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/transport-and-travel Materials needed: ·       video (Episode 5) ·       worksheets ·       pictures (sights of London) ·       posters, markers
Objectives: SWBAT ·       categorize the vocabulary according to different kinds of transport ·       answer the listening comprehension questions related to sights of London ·       act out a conversation about sights of London/transport in London
4 min.	Pre-viewing activities: Before you watch 1.     Think about the following questions: What do you do if you go on a ‘tour of the city’? What kind of things do you like to do when you visit a place on holiday? 2.     Read the list of words and phrases and categorize them according to these kinds of transport: plane, train, boat, car. 1 undeground 2 airport 3 taxi 4 tube station 5 traffic 6 port 7 riverside area 8 rush hour 9 luggage rack 10 arrivals area 11 railway
8 min.	While-viewing activities: Scene 1 and 6. Seeing the Sights of London. Watch Stephen and Ashlie welcome their friend Jazz to London. Do the following tasks. Task 1. Read the statements and decide if they are true or false. 1.         Ashlie has met Jazz before. 2.         Jazz is in London for one day. 3.         Ashlie had her bag on the train. 4.         Jazz saw Ashlie put her bag on the seat in the train. 5.         Jazz doesn’t like London. 6.         Stephen has Ashlie’s bag. Task 2. Match Jess’s words to the sights he saw on his way. 1. The Royal Albert Hall a. Wow! I have never seen anything like this before! 2. Piccadilly Circus b. Wow! I must take a photograph. 3. Trafalgar Square c. Oh, gosh – this is an amazing place.
8 min.	While-viewing activities: Scene 2. Language Focus. Task 1. Watch Scene 2 and fill in the gaps with these words. always     never     ever 1 I have … wanted to visit London. 2 I have … been here before. 3 She’s … been to India. 4 I’ve … loved football. 5 Have you … broken your leg, Stephen? 6 Have you … had a better student than me? Task 2. Can you match some of the words from the video with their definitions? To take a visitor to different places of interests: All of the vehicles moving along a road: Very good: Really bad: Extremely good: An unexpected event: To move or do things more quickly than normal: A busy time of day, when streets are very crowded with people travelling to or from work: hurry terrible show (someone) the sights the rush hour a surprise fantastic traffic amazing
15min.	Post-viewing activities: Task 1. Discuss with a friend what kinds of transport you would like to take in London. Task 2. Strike a conversation with a travel agent about the best way to get around London. Task 3. Read what Stephen says about life in London and say if you agree with him. Give reasons.