Further lesson ideas - cruise, Burgoyne Woods, etc.

Activity: Princess Cruise

Reading: Pamphlets, other historical information, fine details/ boat, routes, general water system

Writing: Post-cruise – journal/diary

Speaking: what should they know before going? Money, time, travel details, etc.

Listening: Teacher gives a mini-lecture on the history of the Great Lakes
            ▪ Fishing history          
            ▪ military issues
            ▪ size
            ▪ uses
            ▪problems

            Students to complete a quiz on the information given

Activity: Niagara Falls

Writing: ▪brainstorming, what do you already know?

                ▪ compare with an attraction in their country (paragraph),

                ▪ caption contest for photos, write a brochure or ad (bonus marks)
                ▪ journal
                ▪ Restaurant review

Speaking:
Pre
▪ prepare questions to ask people, work on greetings, phrases and introductions
▪ group work, use brochures to create “dream itinerary

Post
▪short speech (bonus presentation) talk about what they saw
▪interview classmates for rating trip. What did you like? Ect. (could also be done before to get expectations from pamphlet).

Reading:
▪Brochure reading

Activity: Toronto

Listening:
▪ video

Speaking:
▪ itinerary, schedule, present.

Writing:
▪ write what they already know about that place

Reading/speaking: Provide a lot of information (maps) of locations/activities that they can do in Toronto.
▪CN tower: skim/scan for information based on tourist attraction

Grammar:
▪Sentences with structures (context: Toronto)

Possible visits:
▪ waterfront activities (islands ect.)
▪ CN tower
▪ museums
▪ show (i.e. Phantom, etc).

Activity: Sports

Reading:
▪ News Paper clips, Brock teams/Canadian teams and athletes
▪ History of sport: Canadian

Writing:
▪ write about sporting event (after watching or participating)
▪ create a sport (new rules)
▪ Describe/compare sports

Listening:
▪Listen to hockey commentators
▪Sports news broadcast

Speaking:
▪ Create a sportscast
▪ Describe sports experience to class
▪ Talk about favorite sport/athlete with partner

Grammar:
▪ Use as exercise content
▪ Describe a sport using modals

Activity: Burgoyne Woods

Writing:
▪ write a paragraph about their experience of picnicking
▪ write a post card about the picnic
▪ show students pictures from the picnic and have them create a story description

Speaking:
▪ discussion
▪ cultural sharing conversations
▪ class chart/song

Reading:
▪ find material from website/Jackie A. have them read about the activities that will be available
▪ funny stories (picnic disorders)

Listening:
▪ U-tube picnic disasters (Comprehension, predicting)
▪ teacher reads a story

Grammar:
▪ Expansion exercise (any of the above).