Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of

Moldova
Department of Education of Criuleni
Magdacesti Lyceum

Lesson Plan
Subject: Consumerism
Form: the 12th form
Teacher: Man Eugenia

February, 17th 2016

Theme: Consumerism
Form: the 12th form
Type of the lesson: Introducing new contents (vocabulary, reading, speaking, and listening).
Competences: 1. Communicative and pragmatic competence- oral messages producing and their interacting
2. Communicative competence:-perception of the written/spoken messages
Subcompetences:-1. Identification of the basic information from the oral message
2. Identification of the message general meaning, main idea expressing in one sentence.
3. General and specific information selecting to accomplish the given task.
Objectives:

O1-to make a warm connection with students;

O2- to define the word "consumerism from separated words;
O3-to debate the idea consumerism is ..."
O4-to talk in the proposed theme using the information of the survey and videos;
O5-to provide a 1 min speech using the new vocabulary;

Time: 45 minutes
Materials: copy-books, felt-tip pens, papers, cards, pictures, note-book, CD, computer.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/01/0111_040112_consumerism.html
http://www.globalissues.org/article/238/effects-of-consumerism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGrrgJeiXCAGregg Meiklejohn: Decoupling Society from Consumerism & Debt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8YJtvHGeUUGraham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moUYmw2Q8ysConsumerism exposed

Motivation
Pupils study about the benefits and
disadvantages of consumerism in their life.

Pre-conditions
Recognize the words and word combinations
related to the topic. Have the potential to make
up sentences and expressions. Analyze the
given texts and phrases.

Stages

Objectives

Teaching/learning activity

Evocation

-to make a
warm
connection
with the
students;

The teacher greets the students. Hello to everybody.

and the students respond.
T gives each student 3 pieces of paper and asks them to
write 3 things they use in their life.
Then, they have to stick them on a flipchart with the
Venn diagram which has Things I need, Things I want
and both. Thus, Ss stich the papers, comment on them.
If there are items that have already been mentioned,
they are left aside.
Need

want

Operational objectives
Understanding the meaning of the new words in
different sentences. Ask and answer questions
based on the text.
Give arguments based on the text and videos.

Strategies
(methods,
techniques)

Materials

Evaluation

Word hunting

Pieces of
paper
with words on
them

The ability to
identify 3 most
important
things in life
and give
comments.

Individual
work

Flipchart
Clustering
Group work

Felt-tip-pens.

Venn diagram
Scotch
Predicting

Time

7 min

Meaning
realization

To brainstorm
the idea what
consumerism
is
-To be able to
make the
definitions of
separated
words

How do you get these things? Buy, ..

What do we do with most of the things here?
Use, consume.
To consume-consumer-consumerism.
What is consumerism?
In 3 groups, please arrange the words so that you have
the definition of the consumerism.
1.Consumerism is to buy things you dont need with
the money you dont have to impress people you
dont like.
2.Consumerism- the theory that an increasing
consumption of goods is economically desirable.
3.Consumerism is the movement seeking to protect
and inform consumers by requiring such packaging
and advertising, product guarantees, and improved
safety standards.
Since we start learning about consumerism, we have
some specific vocabulary and now well study it. Be
attentive, listen to the word and the definition and be
ready to match them and use in your speech.
https://quizlet.com/121499765/consumerism-flashcards/

Reflection
-to be able to
use the new

What do people consume? What makes them buy

things? How ads manipulate people to buy more
things? When do people get things? Why do

Analysis

Brainstorming
Papers
Speaking
Blackboard
Group work

Chalk

3 min
Express
opinions and
comment
them.

Commenting

Mina oarba

Pieces of
papers with
the words to
make the
definition

Speaking

Glue

Quizlet
Flashcards
Scatted-match
Group work
Individual
work

Felt-tip-pens

Definition
fulfilling

Individual
work

Internet
Computer
Interactive
board

Making the
5 min
definition
using new
vocabulary and
express
opinions.

Using the new

vocabulary in
own speech.
The ability to
understand the
questions and

10 min

5 min

people discover

The T also makes his own list of items, and reads and
stick them on the diagram if the Ss havent mentioned
them. The items are: clothes, shelter, food, car, iphone,
books, internet, water, air, jewelry, family, friends,
time, environment, health, trust, love
So, today we begin to speak about consumerism, its
benefits and disadvantages.

vocabulary
answering the
questions:

people/consumers use so many items? Where do people

get things they use?

Guided
learning
through
questions

Fell-tip- pens

give answers
according to
the topic.

What
Who

How
Discussion
why

when

Ss ask and give answers to these questions and

comment on them, giving reasons.
We had a survey on this topic. Let allow our Ss
-to analyze the comment on it.
survey and use https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FC7-DMJhthe
sFOYIzTJu9w9XFaxJ9M1g3mDRR6jfF5KjQ/edit
information in
own speech;
The survey mentions that ads convince people to
consume more. How can we stop buying stuff we dont
need?
You have listened to this info in the movies you
-to be able to
watched at home. Listen to the video and say the
distinguish the message of the speaker to us.
main message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGrrgJeiXCA
of the speaker; Gregg Meiklejohn: Decoupling Society from
Consumerism &Debt minute 8.36-till the end.
-to identify 5
core values
What are the core values looking at Venn diagram.
and comment Write in your notebooks 5 core values.
on them;
Comment on it.

Commenting
Explozia
stelara
Survey
Speaking

Delivering
and listening
of the main
information.

5 min

Computer
Internet

Listening

Listening to
identify the
main message.

Survey result
presentation
Notebooks
Speaking
Listening/
watching
Questions
Answers

Pens
Identify the
core values of
oneself.

5 min

-to express
own opinion
on the studied
topic in 1
minute

Ss are divided in 3 groups and given the following

statements to discuss for 2 minutes and then one student
to present in 1 minute.
Gr.1 Consumerism and happiness.
Gr.2 Consumers versus makers.
Gr.3 Buy now-pay later.

Extension
Appreciation and assessement
Homework;
1. Read the info from the manual
2. Create movie using Voicethread or
Movenote.com of 3 minutes about Consumerism
using the following criteria:
1.How does consumerism make people
happy/unhappy?
2.What are the environmental issues linked to
consumption?
3. Explain how to move from an unbridled consumer
to an enlightened consumer?
4. How does the phenomenon of consumerism affect
the Republic of Moldova?
5. Suggest 3 ways of improving the situation.

Group work
1 minute
speech

The opinions
Piece of paper expressed on
with separate the studied
task.
topic.

5 min