Topic: Changes on the political map – revision

Target group

Second‑grade student of high school and technical school

Core curriculum (basic programme)

VII. Political division and diversification of the level of socio‑economic development of the world: map of political division, colonial system and its disintegration, integration and disintegration processes in the world, armed conflicts and terrorism, basic development indicators.

The Student:

2 ) indicates on the map the colonial areas of European countries in the mid‑twentieth century and gives reasons for the collapse of the colonial system;

4 ) presents the causes and positive and negative effects of political and economic integration in the world, with particular emphasis on the European Union and disintegration processes on selected examples

7 ) analyzes the spatial diversity of countries in the world according to development indicators – GDP per capita, Social Development Index (HDI), Social Poverty Index (HPI)

8 ) compares the GDP structure of countries at different levels of economic development and assesses the structure of Poland's GDP compared to other countries.

Core curriculum (extended programme)

XX. Political problems of the modern world: contemporary changes on the political map of the world, systemic changes in Europe, functioning of the European Union, causes and effects of terrorism, relations between Western civilization and the civilization of Islam.

The Student:

2 ) presents and evaluates the effects (political, social and economic) of systemic and economic changes in Europe and the former USSR countries after 1989;

General aim of education

The student repeats the knowledge and vocabulary in the department: Changes on the political map and demographic problems in the world.

Key competences

• communication in the mother tongue;

• learning to learn;

• digital competence.

Criteria for success
The student will learn:

• ask and answer colleagues' questions about indicators of socio‑economic development;

• consolidate material from the lesson: „Indicators of socio‑economic development”, „Changes in non‑European areas”, „Political changes in Europe after 1989”;

• consolidate vocabulary related to changes on the political map of the world.

Methods/techniques

• expository

  • talk.

• activating

  • discussion.

• programmed

  • with computer.

• practical

  • exercices concerned.

Forms of work

• individual activity;

• activity in groups.

Teaching aids

• e‑textbook;

• interactive whiteboard, tablets/computers.

Lesson plan overview

Before classes

• Before the planned repetitive lesson, the teacher asks all students to recall the material of the e‑textbook from the , and the selected ones, to prepare a crossword based on the mechanism of the abstract for colleagues to work during the lesson.

Introduction

• The teacher explains the aim of the lesson and together with students determines the success criteria to be achieved.

• The teacher reminds the participants of the classes what subject area the lesson will concern.

Realization

• Students display interactive crosswords on the interactive board. The task of the others is to guess individual passwords. After each crossword, students assess the questions based on the technique of lights (whether they are clear, logically formulated). The teacher assesses questions in terms of language and provides feedback.

• Asking questions. Students use the form to write questions addressed to a friend in order to check the understanding of the text being heard.

• Students, using the mechanism included in the abstract, prepare a test question for a friend.

• Working with the map. Students in pairs explain what countries were created after the collapse of the USSR.

• Expanding and enriching English vocabulary in the scope of issues covered in the lesson - students perform the language exercise included in the abstract. The teacher makes sure that the task has been corrected and gives feedback.

Summary

• The student indicated by the teacher sums up the lesson, telling what he has learned and what skills he/she has been practicing.

Homework

• Write a short note about the topics covered in the lesson.

The following terms and recordings will be used during this lesson

Terms

Texts and recordings

Changes on the political map – revision

Links to the lessons: 1, 2, 3

Links to the abstracts: 1, 2, 3