UCE, module 2, lesson 3

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(lesson 3)

PREPARATION
- pretext

- drama method

- student role

- teacher role

- teaching objective

- signs

IN CLASS
warm-up activity

focusing on objective

writing in role

Lesson 3: January 29, 2002

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PREPARATION

Pretext

- students’ charts about being a millionaire

- the letters to aunt Selma

Drama method

Process drama

Student role

In role as the character they have developed for themselves.

Teacher role

In role as nurse Cindy.

Teaching objective

Advice to an actual winner.

Signs [up]

- Headscarf for the nurse. Name: Cindy
- Print-out form the internet: article about Thaddeus

IN CLASS

Warm-up activity [up]

In a circle, Cindy welcomes Selma’s guests back to their reunion and wants
to discuss the answers to their questionnaires - class discussion

Cindy hands out newspaper article ‘Winners or losers?’ - discussion
TIR:
"Selma wants to prevent by all means that you will suffer the same fate as her son did. Some of you may know that Selma suffered the ill fate of losing a son who became the victim of mafia killers. It is
not known very clearly to the present day why Jonathan fell into their hands, but it is assumed that he was not careful enough when he first inherited part of his father’s fortune, [who was the owner of several oil fields.] The son’s death occurred in 1982 (when he was 49 years old) and shattered Selma so much that she was unable to live by herself afterwards and joined the residence. Frederick had
died of a heart attack two years before and Selma was left alone. She had never had many friends in her life and her only relatives turned out to be you. As a consequence, Selma wants you to focus your attention one more time on your situation of being much wealthier than you are now."

Possible danger of being too rich or having the urge to get more and more
money. Class looks at and discusses the information about gambling and
the lottery from the internet that are displayed on the wall.

Focusing on objective [up]

Cindy (TIR) shows letter from Maggie (OHP + copies).

Students read report about Thaddeus Coats, Maggie’s son, an actual
multimillionaire.

Writing in role (HW 5.2.2002) [up]

The students write a letter to Thaddeus advising him reasonably how he should invest his money. (150 words). Use the structures to give advice/make suggestions.
Include conditional 1 + 2 as well as linkers.