Module Planning Framework
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This module plan focuses on planning a trip to Banff, Canada. It includes skills practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing at CLB level 5. Real world tasks include viewing travel videos on Banff National Park, role playing a hotel reservation, and reading travel brochures. Grammar focuses include verb tenses, questions, requests and comparisons. Teaching resources include videos, role plays, brochures and writing activities. Assessment will involve understanding a travel video, making a hotel reservation, reading a brochure and writing about travel experiences.
Module Planning Framework
- 1. MODULE PLANNING FRAMEWORK THEME: Travel Module: Planninga Trip to Banff Skills Listening CLB 5 Speaking CLB 5 Reading CLB 5 Writing CLB 5 Real World Tasks Travel Video Exposure: Banff National Parks Caveand Basin Banff Springs Hotel Role-Play:Booking a hotel room Speaking Skill Building:Hotel Reservation Skimming and Scanning: 1. Travel Brochure Banff Gondola 2.Travel Brochure Canadian Rockies Hot Springs 3. Travel Brochure Lake Louise Map Skill Building:Writingan Email:An Alternative to Snail Mail Skill BuildingPractice-sample email writing Competencies IV. Comprehending Information I. Interacting with Others III. Getting Things Done II. Comprehending Instructions III. Getting Things Done IV. Comprehending Information I. Interacting with Others IV. Sharing Information Language Focus Basic grammar structures to interpret listeningtexts Words to describeplaces,objects, situations,etc. Telephone etiquette, polite requests Hotel booking vocabulary:room style, pricing,rules,etc. Yes/No questions,simpleand continuous verb tenses, present perfect and simplepast, comparatives and superlatives, etc. Different readingtechniques accordingto the purpose of the task (such as skimmingto get the gist, scanning to locatedetailed information,speed readingand in-depth reading) Pricingcharts,hours of operations,maps,etc. Email Writing Email format: greetings, closures,addresses,subject etc. Conveying a personal message in an informal,short email,sharingsomepersonal experiences, quick updates, feelings,etc. Text Type Features Travel videos consistingof verbal content with musical underlay Verbal text accompanied by visual stimulus Full sentences, no interruptions, orderly turn-taking, self corrections,etc. Recognition of: -appeals for help, requests for repetition and clarification Seeking clarification and confirmation if required Features: Format/headings,etc. Index or tableof contents, tables, charts,maps,etc. Text type: business Information text, tables, charts,maps,small (fine) print, etc. UsingCanadian writing conventions adheringto linear order, directness,and formality in emails. Teaching Resources & Materials The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch? 1. Hotel Room Booking Role- Play http://www.slideshare.net/jana 1. Banff Hot Springs The Brochure http://www.slideshare.net/janaci Email: An Alternative to Snail Mail The Skill Building Activity:
- 2. v=-0iK9bWerp8 The Skill Building Activity: http://www.slideshare.net/janacio banu/listening-skill-building-the- fairmont-banff-springs?related=1 Banff National Park's Cave and Basin The Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Jgq0v8w37X8 The Skill Building Activity: http://www.slideshare.net/janacio banu/cave-and-basin-listening-skill- buiding?related=2 ciobanu/hotel-role-play- speaking-skill- building?related=3 2. Hotel Reservation Skill Building Activities: http://www.slideshare.net/jana ciobanu/speaking-skill-building- hotel-reservation obanu/hot-springs-brochure- reading-skill-building?related=5 The Skill Building Activity: http://www.slideshare.net/janaci obanu/reading-skill-building- travel-brochure-hot- springs?related=6 2. Banff Gondola The Brochure: http://www.slideshare.net/janaci obanu/banff-gondola-brochure- reading-skill-building?related=8 The Skill Building Activity: http://www.slideshare.net/janaci obanu/reading-skill-building- travel-brochure-banff- gondola?related=9 3. Lake Louise The Brochure: http://www.slideshare.net/janaci obanu/lake-louise-brochure- reading-skill-building?related=10 The Skill Building Activity: http://www.slideshare.net/janaci obanu/reading-skill-building- travel-brochure-lake- louise?related=11 http://www.slideshare.net/ja naciobanu/email-writing-skill- building Grammar Focus: PastSimple Present Perfect YES/NO Questions PoliteRequests Modals of PoliteRequests Comparatives and Superlatives Outcome Assessment Task Understanding a Travel Video Making a Hotel Reservation Reading a Travel Brochure Writing about Travel Experiences Adapted from Module Planning, Joanne Pettis, 2014