Lesson C-4

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Lesson goals


Practice creating compound-complex sentences, listen to a poem about globalisation, discuss it, and finally write a short comment about global English.

Lesson activities


Basic: pre-listening activity

Intermediate: poem and colonization

Advanced: writing practice

Hollie McNish's poem Mathematics

Pre-listening activity

Time for the activity: ~5 minutes

‘Mathematics’ by Hollie McNish. The themes of the poem are:


Immigration racism mathematics globalization


  • What do you think the poem will say about these themes?

  • Discuss with a classmate and use your whiteboard to take notes.

  • Prepare to share your answers with the class.

During listening activity and questions

Time for the activity: 10 minutes

First, just listen to the poem.

After listening to it once, will hear it a second time, this time with the script.

One the backside of the script, you will have a set of questions to answer.

Post-listening activity

Time for the activity: 10 minutes

Discuss with a classmate and use your whiteboard to take notes on:

  1. What are your immediate thoughts about the poem? Don’t over-analyse here.

  2. Why do you think Hollie McNish entitled the poem Mathematics?

  3. How does she use rhyme and rhythm in the poem?

  4. Globalization is “the increasing connectedness and interdependence of world cultures and economies” (source) - in what way does the poem cover those ideas?

Writing activity

Global English and globalization - a culture creator or a culture killer?

Time for the activity: ~40 minutes

  • Your task is to write a short comment about English as a global language and globalization.

  • Word count: 150-300 words.

  • The theme is: is global English and globalization a culture creator or a culture killer?

  • Below are some statements that might inspire you, either by agreeing or disagreeing with them.


The aim is to provide an example of your writing skills. Please note that this will not be graded but you will receive feedback.

Homework


No homework.

Exit ticket


No exit ticket due to the writing task.