“Let’s continue with the mysteries theme. I have some riddles for you.” The class is now divided into groups of 4-5 students, riddles are presented to the class one by one. Each group has to discuss the riddle in English and then the first group to find out what the answer is gets 1 point. If the riddle is too difficult for the students, the teacher gives hints. The winning group receives some present- something little, connected with the topic.

The teacher asks the students: “What can we do to help the people around us? Who can we help?” “I have some suggestions for you. Let us watch the presentation. In the presentation are presented people in need. What can we do for them?” The teacher asks this question after each slide. The point is the students to have some concrete ideas and to be motivated to help.

Pedagogical aims:
to arise students’ interest in the topic and make them feel at ease with the new material
to acquaint the students with new vocabulary
to revise and extend students’ knowledge of reported speech
to give clear and comprehensible instructions for each activity
to develop students’ team spirit

There is a map. A student (for each crusade a different student) has to point the starting point of the first crusade and follow the route until the end. Then the class discusses the crusade in terms of aims, planning, choice of route, strategies, consequences and results. The same is done with the other 8 crusades.

The students are asked to watch a video, while watching they have to figure out what the message of the video is. The teacher asks the students “How important are dreams for us? What do you dream of?” “Now I am giving each of you a sheet of paper on which you have to write one of your dreams.” The students write their dreams and keep the sheet of paper. Some of the students share their dreams.