San Diego

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 1

San Diego

Lesson Objectives

Practice reading a longer and a shorter text

Learn vocabulary about cities and travel

Answer open-ended comprehension questions

Reading

What do you know about San Diego?
or
What do you know about California?

What represents a city's way of life?

1. Zoo
2. Water park
3. Culture
4. Museum

Where can you enjoy water slides?

1. History
2. City centre
3. Museum
4. Water park

What is a popular shopping destination?

1. Culture
2. Zoo
3. History
4. Shopping mall

Where can you learn about local history?

1. Water park
2. Museum
3. Shopping mall
4. Zoo

What is a place to see animals?

1. Zoo
2. City centre
3. Water park
4. Museum

Reading the text

We are going to read the San Diego California text together. 

Demonstration

• What can visitors do at Balboa Park besides visiting museums?
• Why is the San Diego Zoo special?
• What kinds of activities can people enjoy at Mission Bay Aquatic Park?
• Who were the first people to live in the San Diego area?
• How is San Diego a mix of different cultures today?

Independent processing

What: Read the San Diego text and make the assignments on the hand out

How: Use the hand-out and your pen

Time: 10 minutes

Help: Ask your neighbour for help, or come to my desk.

Processing: After 10 minutes we are going to discuss your anwers

Done?: Solve the secret code on the San Diego long article

Integration

What new words did you learn today?

Next class we continue reading