Lesson Plan: A Quarter of A Million Pounds

Lesson Plan: A quarter of a million pounds (Alternate Version)

Lesson Level: Senior  Duration: 45 Minutes

Lesson Title: A quarter of a million pounds

Note - this is an alternate version of “The Million Pound Note” for students who have Practical Oral English Senior 2 Autumn textbook.

Grammar and Vocabulary

See book page 20.

Lesson Objectives

To promote discussion among students.

Materials Required

Practical Oral English Senior 2 Autumn textbook.

Preparation

None

Procedure

1 (5 Minutes/ 5 Minutes)

Put class into groups of six

Write “A quarter of a million pounds  (250,000)” on the board.

Explain that each group has been given A quarter of a million pounds pounds. Today’s lesson will be all about deciding how to spend it.

Explain that each group should keep a list of everything they buy and how much it all costs.

2 (10/15)

Refer groups to page 20. Groups must look at the list of items and make a list of everything they will buy along with costs. They must also keep a note of how much they have left.

(Stress that they have 250,000 not 100,000 as in the book.

Elicit feedback.

3 (10/25)

Tell the groups that any money they have left they can donate to charity.

Elicit types of charity - old people, young people, sick people, homeless people, disabled people etc

Refer students to pages 22 and 23

Explain the four charities shown.

Each student must choose a charity (either one shown or a different one) and decide how much money they will give.

They must tell their group which charity (or charities) they chose and how much they gave.

Elicit feedback.

5. (5/40)

Elicit from students how much money (if any) they have left.

Ask for ideas on how to spend it. Ask individual students for their ideas.

6. Extension Activity

Choose one or more of the following questions for group discussion and feedback.

Can you be happy if you are poor or do you need to be rich?

Do you think all rich people are happy?

Do you think rich people should help poor people?

Do you think rich people should HAVE TO help poor people?