Lesson Plan

Topic: For Every Winner, Theres a Loser

Goal: LWBAT develop their critical thinking and analyzing skills, as well as learn how to use the new
vocabulary in context.
Materials: copies with the text, audio file, a board.

Procedures

# Time Activity Form of
Work
1 5 min Warm-Up:
Look at the picture. What ideas does it evoke in your mind? What is
the message or humour of the cartoon?
Whole
group
2 5 min At home you had to read the Background reading at p. 216. Do you
have any questions about the content or vocabulary?
Whole
group
3 5-10 min Vocabulary:
Check the knowledge of the vocabulary through giving their
explanations or synonyms.
After we finish, pronounce the words correctly.
Individual
work
4 10 min Comprehension:
1. Has gambling been always illegal?
2. Who are escape gamblers?
Whole
group
5 15-20 min Summarizing the Issue:
In three groups, the student work for 10 min on the activity at p. 219
Each team searches for pros and cons of the issue in the text on one
of the categories:
1) The individual
2) Native American Tribes
3) The State Government
Group
work
6 Listening:
1. explain some words
2. 1
st
listening
3. 2
nd
listening. First, let them fill in what they know, then
check with the audio file.


Home assignment: Study the following real-life case. In three groups plan your position.
Team 1: In Favour of Indian Gambling. Develop ideas and summarize your point of view
Team 2: Against Indian Gambling.
Team 3: The Commission. Prepare questions for the participants to conduct an interview. Then make
recommendation for a policy on Indian gaming and present it to the whole group.