UNIT PLAN

“Economic activity”
MARIA ASUNCIÓN ESTESO BLASCO
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GENERAL DATA:

3rd Year of ESO

Geography
English level: A2
No previous knowledge
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• Understand what the economy and economic systems are. (lesson1)
(distinguish the factors of production, learn the characteristics of the
market economy, identify the main economic agents, recognize the
different economic systems)

• Learn about the nature of today’s labour market (lesson2)

• Understand the process of economic globalization. (lesson 3) Identify

the features of multinational companies, distinguish free trade zones
and common market zones.
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COMPETENCES:

• Linguistic competence

• Data processing and digital competence.

• Learning to learn

• Autonomy and personal initiative.

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CONTENT
• The economy and economic systems. (lesson 1) economy,
factors of production, economic agents, economic systems

• The labour market: increase of unemployment, use of ICT, more

qualified workers, better working conditions. (lesson 2)

• The globalisation of the economy. Globalization,

multinationals and relocation of production, free trade zones and common
market zones, international organizations. (lesson 3)
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COMMUNICATION
• VOCABULARY
• Terminology (language handbook)
• “economy and economic systems” (lesson 1):economic agents, factors of
production, supply, demand, planned or socialist economy, interventionist or
centralized economy, capitalist system or market economy.

• “labour market” (lesson 2): ICT, teleworking, unemployment benefit, social

agents, trade unions, collective agreement, social security system, maternity
leave, retired, pensions, financial help, contributions…

• “globalisation” (lesson 3): : Global integration, relocation of production,

international organizations (UN, WTO, IMF) free trade zones, common market
zones, tariffs…
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COMMUNICATION
• VOCABULARY
• General vocabulary
• “economy and economic systems” (lesson 1):products, price, needs,
wants, services, families, companies,…

• “labour market” (lesson 2): technologies, mobile phones, citizens,

workers, companies, dismiss…

• “globalisation” (lesson 3): technologies, mobile phones, citizens,

workers, companies, dismiss…
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COMMUNICATION
• STRUCTURES AND ITS FUNCTIONS.
• Present simple (general truth) (lesson 1):”Economy is responsible for
the administration or use of resources…”

• Present continuous (changing situation) (lesson 2): “Workers are

becoming more qualified”

• Conditional (possibility) (lesson 2): “Companies can dismiss

employees...

• Passive Voice (formal/impersonal) (lesson 3): “The process is called

globalization”
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COGNITION (lessons 1-2-3) CULTURE

Logical sequence: • Importance of economic

activity, and labour
market.(lesson 1)
• Previous knowledge
• Solidarity with people
affected by economic
• Identifying and describing (LOTS) problems (lesson 2)

• Explaining, comparing or • Interdependence among

classifying (HOTS) countries, because of the
process of
globalisation.(lesson3)
• Reasoning, creating (HOTS)
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METHODOLOGY

• Clear, simple way (scaffolding + language handbook)

• Use of comprehension tasks + students’ day-to-day

reality

• Learn in an active way: pair work and teamwork

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Reception activities
• Listening:
• pre-activity (pictures)
• create interest, identify
topic
• Reading:
• With interpretative
questions
+ SCAFFOLDING
Production activities
• Speaking:
• combined with listening and
reading.
• Whole class/small
groups/roles (monitor)
• Writing:
• Post-activity or homework
(gapped text, short reports,
grammar dictation)
 LESSON 1 TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT TIME
Economy Pre-Listening and speaking activity (pictures) Economic agents 10 min
and Reading activity (text with questions) Product, services and factors of production 20 min
economic Writing activity (gapped text) Economic systems 10 min
systems Post-writing activity (grammar dictaction) Revision contents 10 min
TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT TIME

LESSON 2 Pre-Listening and speaking activity (pictures) Characteristics of labour market 15 min
The labour Reading activity (text with questions) Spanish social security system 20 min
market Writing activity (grammar dictation) Workers and companies 15 min
Homework writing activity (short report) ICT
TYPE OF ACTIVITY CONTENT TIME
LESSON 3
Pre-Listening and speaking activity (pictures) Characteristics of globalization 15 min
The
Reading activity (text with questions) Free trade zones & common market zones 15 min
globalisation
Writing activity (short report) Multinational companies 20 min
of the
Homework Revision activities
economy
+ Reinforcement + Extension
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Assessment
• Continuous (grading criteria for
each lesson):
• 30% attitude (observation)
• 35% individual activities
• 35% group activities.
• Summative:
• Lesson results 60%
• Written tests (term): 40%
Resources:
Pictures, texts, a flow diagram,
the Internet.
Bibliographical Sources
• Franch Parella, J (2012)
Economía. Unión Editorial
• Carrasco C y otros (2011)
Geography. Oxford University
Press.
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PRE- ACTIVITY
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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For answering: I think…..In my opinion….The picture shows….

For asking:
Sorry, what did you say?
Excuse me, I didn´t get that. Could you repeat that please?
What does….mean?
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For answering

I’d like to say/add

that…..
It seems to me that…
The picture shows….

For Asking:

What do you mean

by….?
How do you say X in
Spanish?
Sorry, what did you
say…?
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For answering:

From my point of view…

From what I can see…
I would suggest that…

For asking:
Sorry, what did you say?
Excuse me, I didn´t get that. Could
you repeat that please?
What does….mean?
 CIRCULAR FLOW OF INCOME
FAMILIES COMPANIES
OFFER WORK
BUY PRODUCTS

PAY SALARIES
OFFER PRODUCTS

GOVERNMENT-STATE
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POST ACTIVITY (WRITING AND

LISTENING)
GRAMMAR DICTATION
“An economic system is the way a society organizes
its economy. In a planned economy, the state
controls all the factors of production. In a market
economy, companies buy and sell products and
services freely. Companies make articles that
consumers buy. During the sales, shops reduce prices
so that people will spend money”