VIRTUAL LESSON

COMENIUS PROJECT: 'Taste for travel'
TEACHER: Mª Justyna Kukułka
SUBJECT: English
LEVEL: Students of the Junior High School ( 13-15 years old)
PLACE: computer classroom.
TOPIC: Virtual trip to Poland

Aims:
 to get to know the partner country virtually
 to provide students with general information about one Polish district the region of the Cracow -Czestochowa Upland including: location, history, geological structure, the most important monuments and attractions, flora and fauna, climate, hydrography, environmental protection
 to develop ability of using Internet among students
 to develop the ability to look for and find information on students' own

Interaction:
 group work
 individual work
 the whole class

Resources:
Internet websites: http://www.katowice-airport.com/eng/index.html?page=dojazdy

http://www.silesia-online.com/84,polish_jura_chain_-_tourists_paradise.htm

http://www.silesia-online.com/partydirectory.php
http://www.jura-it.pl/index.php?lang=en


Teaching methods:
 brainstorming
 communication activities
 discussion
 practical exercises

Stages of lesson:
Go to the website: http://www.katowice-airport.com/eng/index.html?page=dojazdy

Exercise 1- reading activity
You have landed at the international airoprt in Katowice in the south of Poland. You want to get to your hotel so you have to rent a car. Please find the name, address and a telephone number of any car company you wish.
Name of the company: .....................................
Address: ......................................
Phone number: ......................................

Exercise 2 – speaking activity
Go to the website: http://www.silesia-online.com/84,polish_jura_chain_-_tourists_paradise.htm

The car has taken you to the hotel. You are staying in the hotel called BATORY in Chorzow. Please describe one of the rooms shown in the photos. Use appropriate adjectives (eg. big, spacy, cosy, clean etc. and constructions 'there is / there are').

Exercise 3- reading activity
Go to the website: http://www.silesia-online.com/partydirectory.php

You are hungry now so you want to have a meal in one of Silesian restaurants. Please choose one restaurant and describe what kind of food it offers.
(type of place – click restaurant and press search



Exercise 4 – brainstroming activity
Give your associations with our region (word-maps):







Exercise 5 – reading activity
Go to the website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Jura_Chain

Answer the questions about the Upland. You will find the answers in the texts on the website. Read the texts to find out more about the region. How many of your associations were correct? (Weaker students give one-word answers, the rest of students give full-sentence answers).
1. What is the other, commonly used, name of the Upland?
2. What is the estimated number of tourists visiting the region?
3. How many caves are there in The Cracow- Czestochowa Upland?
4. What is the geological structure of the Upland?
5. What kind of material are Jurassic rocks built with?
6. Name some animals popular in the region.
7. Which group of animals is the most numerous?
8. What are the main rivers?
9. What is the average annual temperature in the region?
10. What are the main rivers flowing in the Upland?


Exercise 6
Additional tasks for the tourists:
Find out the following information:
 You want to visit Jurassic caves. What are their names and when are they open?
 You would like to see the biggest moneral collection. In which museum can you find it?
 You've visited the Museum of Natural History in Ogrodzieniec. Describe what you have seen there.
 You've visited the Monastery of Paulins' in Jasna Gora. In which Polish city is there the Monastery?
 What is the special attraction of the Upland?

Homewrok – writnig activity
Choose the tsk and write a short text:
1. Did you enjoy your trip? Why? What did you like the most?
2. Recommend the region of the Cracow – Czestochowa Upland to your friend.