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Julia Tanner-Bogia

ELT Trainerandauthor

Toutlineslesson ’aims toSs& briefly * Lesson closure
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explains the rationale to them
• Exploring 3main concepts: Main Outcome
LESSON PLAN Prejudice To have raised awareness amongst Ss
Conflict concerning the majorconcepts thatcan
through Qs, pair/groupwork interac- contribute to or destroy intercultural
Main aim understandingand interaction .
• To explore 3 major concepts linked tion,
to intercultural understanding Peace To have practised language relevant
* Prejudice reading of a book extract,quotations to the concepts.
* Song related to theme of lesson
* Conflict
* Peace
Extract from: "Fugitive Pieces"
Secondary aims by Anne Michaels, 1997
• To establish a working relationship
in the class (T- Ss and Ss-Ss). "Themorningafterweanived,Daphne,KostasandAthosbegantotalk Starved,
• To encourage Ss to exchange opin-
ions in the target language. they fellintoconversation,clearingtheirplateasitthey'd find atruth paintedon
• To develop / revise vocabulary net- the bottom. Theytalked as if evetything must be told in a single day. They m
work related to lesson theme. talked as if they were at shivah, or a wake, where all the talk cannot fill the
absentchair. Oncein awhile Daphnegot uptoreplenish theirglasses,tobring
Anticipated problems bread,smallcold bowlsoffish,peppers,onions,olives. I couldnot followitall-
- Will the Ss’ language be up to con- andartes, EAM,ELAS,Venizelists,and anti-Venizelists Butthere was
versingon the chosen theme? also much I did understand - hunger, shooting, bodies in the street, how
suddenlyeverything familiaris inexpressible. I paid suchclose attentionthat,
- WillSsfeelcomfortable enough with
each other & T to interact? as Kostas said,history woremeout, and around fouro 'clock when wemoved
into the garden, with the breeze and sun in my freshly trimmed hair, I fell
asleep. When I woke,it wastwilight. They wereleaningback intheirchairsin
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a silent melancholy,asif the longGreek dusk had finallydrawneverymemory
Board outoftheirhearts.
OHP Kostasshook hishead.
CD player "It's as Theotokas says:Time was cut by a knife.' The tanks came down
VasilissisSofias. EvenwhenoneGentian walksthrough aGreekstreetit 'slike
Material aniron rod so cold itbumsyourhand. It wasn’teven noon. Weheardit onthe
Fruit! radio. All morning the black cars made a trail through the city like a line of
Transparencies gunpowder. "
Bookextract " We closedthe drapestothesun and Kostasand I sat at thetableinthedark
Quotations We heard sirens,anti-aircraft guns,yetthe church bells kept ringing forearly
Song Mass. "
"Our neighbourAlekoscame to the back door to tell Kostas and me that
Outline of lesson someone saw swastikas hanging from balconiesin Amalias. They flew,he
said,over the palace, overthe chapel at Lykavettos. It wasn 't until evening,
Warm-up- using fruit!
* when wesawthe flagovertheAcropolisthat we wept."

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