Activity 1: Warm-up · 10 minutes
What makes a good fact sheet?
a) Aims
Ss recall the features of a clear fact sheet and predict what the UNICEF model will contain.
b) Content
Ss look at the title and the first lines of the UNICEF model on the slide and answer three questions in pairs: (1) What is the organisation and what is its focus? (2) Who do you think the fact sheet is for? (3) What information would you expect to see beside each claim? T also asks Ss to name any sources they have seen on websites about international organisations.
c) Expected outcomes
A short list of 3 features Ss expect in a fact sheet, for example:
- a clear title and the name of the organisation (e.g. UNICEF; United Nations Children's Fund)
- a focus area (children's rights, health, education and protection)
- a source beside each claim (e.g. UNICEF Viet Nam education page, https://www.unicef.org/vietnam/education)
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows the UNICEF model on the slide and asks: 'Look at this fact sheet. What do you think it is for, and who is the audience?' T gives 2 minutes for pairs to discuss the three guiding questions.
Students
Ss read the title and first lines silently, then discuss the questions in pairs and write notes in their notebook.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T moves around, listens to pairs and gives hints such as 'Look at the words after the colon'.
Students
Ss point to the organisation name, the focus area and any source. Possible answers: 'It is about UNICEF.' / 'It is for students and teachers who want to understand the organisation.' / 'We need the web address beside each claim.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on two or three pairs to share one answer each and writes the key ideas on the board.
Students
Representatives report their ideas. Possible answer: 'A good fact sheet has a clear title, a focus area and a source for each claim.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the features of a fact sheet and says: 'Today we will analyse the model, practise its stress and grammar, and then build our own project product.'
Students
Ss copy the three features into their notebook and write the lesson topic: Viet Nam and international organisations.