Monday Lesson Plan
I.
Aim of Monday Lesson
a) Learn to use English to request help from 911 through the phone
b) Learn vocabulary and phrases relevant to the American police culture
c) Learn to deal with unexpected emergencies in the American context
d) Learn the police culture in America
II.
Teaching Aids
-­‐ Overhead Projector
-­‐ Headsets/Earphones
III.
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Lab Classroom
Homework worksheets
Inductive Activity
a) Schema: Watch a 3-min video ---- An Unexpected Attacker
b)
Follow-up Discussion: What emergencies have you encountered in your
home country? How did you deal with it?
c) Following the video: What do you predict will happen to the Twilight-obsessed girl
student in the video?
d) Audio: Calling for Help
NOTE:
1. Certainly, the students’ responses in b) would be situated in their native background, which may differ
depending on students’ backgrounds. These differences should not be allowed to go unnoticed by the instructor,
but instead, be placed in a global context so that the students understand the role played by culture and
language in the situation.
2. The instructor should tactfully explain the role of the zombie in the video: no zombies actually exist in reality,
but hostile beings, who may potentially bring students harm do exist.
IV.
Reinforcement Activity
a) Story Retelling: Students summarize what the victim did based on the audio
b) Key Points: Summarize the procedures for calling for help from the American
police
V.
Culminating Activity
a) Listen Again: With headsets on, students listen to the audio for the second time,
and compare their attempt at retelling the story to the actual audio as they do this.
b) Vocabulary & phrase learning: Glossed transcript of the audio is available with
just a click.
VI.
1.
Exercise to Assess Student Learning
Matching: How would you handle an emergency case in an American context?
Put the following steps in the correct order according to how the story went in Mandy’s
scenario in your listening. You may refer to the audio or transcript.
Report what has happened briefly
Dial 911
Stay composed and decide to ask for help
Report your full name
Wait for police officers to arrive for help
Report your location
2.
Multiple Choice Quiz: About the 911 Culture and the Audio Story
Select the best answer to each question.
1). What’s the area code for reporting a robbery to 911?
A. 010
B. 020 C. 110 D. none
2). How many phone numbers do you need to remember to be able to contact the police
officers in all kinds of emergencies?
A. 5
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4
3). What did the dispatcher tell the student to do?
A. Go to the hospital as soon as possible
B. Describe the appearance of the attacker
C. Take care of her injuries and go inside the Memorial Union to
avoid further attack
D. Wait for help from police officers in front of the Memorial Union
3.
Cloze: Using Key Glossary Vocabulary
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases you have learned from the
audio.
A Chinese student named Mandy ran into a zombie on the ISU campus while she was
caught up in reading. The zombie bit her arm and her arm started _________. She
managed an escape and told her ________________ to her friend George. George
suggested that Mandy could use an _____________________ to contact the police.
Since Mandy had a cell phone, they decided to use the phone instead. Because Mandy
was not confident about her English and was hesitant about calling, George promised
to help. He told Mandy to dial 911 and no ___________ is necessary when dialing no
matter what the _____________ is. After Mandy called, the police officer told her to
__________ down, and asked her to tell him her problem, __________ and name. The
_________ also told Mandy to wrap her ______ and wait for a police ___________ to
arrive for help soon.
Glossary for the cloze: bleeding, emergency, emergency kiosk, area code, situation/case,
calm, location, wound, cruiser, dispatcher
VII.
Conclude the Lesson
a) Preview the next lesson
--- Discuss what might happen next to the attacked student in the
video.
b) Homework
--- In pairs, make up a scenario involving an emergency case where someone gets
hurt. Create a dialogue on the phone between a police officer and a victim. The
victim needs help. Some of you will need to role play your scenario to the class on Thursday.
VIII.
Monday Class Schedule
Activity
Tentative Time Allotted
Inductive Activity
15
Reinforcement Activity
15
Culminating Activity
15
Exercise to Assess Student Learning
30
Conclude the Lesson
5
Total
80
NOTE: Depending on how the actual class goes, the time limit for each exercise can be flexible: not all items on
all exercise worksheets will be explained if the class runs out of time. In that case, the plan is to provide
self-motivated students with a source of practice outside of class.