UNIT 3
MYSTERY DESTINATION • SESSION 1
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MYSTERY
DESTINATION
Look carefully at the clues.
Where are we going today?
CLUE 1
CLUE 2
CLUE 3
CLUE 4
CLUE 5
Share your ideas!
👁 I can see...💭 Maybe...❓ It could be...📍 I think we are in... because...
Click “REVEAL THE DESTINATION!” when the class has guessed.
UNIT 3
SESSION 1 • FIND IT
7 MIN

Louisiana Challenge — Find it!

Where is Louisiana?

Locate Louisiana on a USA map.

South • Gulf of Mexico • Mississippi River • New Orleans • Baton Rouge

Pair challenge

Tell your partner two things you now know.

Louisiana is in...
The capital is...
The Mississippi River...
UNIT 3
SESSION 1 • DETECTIVE
15 MIN

Louisiana Detective Challenge

TEAM A
Places & nature
Mississippi • bayou • alligator • Lake Pontchartrain • Baton Rouge • New Orleans
TEAM B
Food & music
gumbo • jambalaya • jazz • Cajun music • Louis Armstrong • steamboat
TEAM C
Culture & heritage
Mardi Gras • plantation • pelican • state motto • LSU • port

Mission: Match your six descriptions to the right illustrations. Then choose three facts to share.

We discovered that... • Louisiana is famous for... • You can see/eat/listen to...
UNIT 3
SESSION 1 • LISTEN
10 MIN

Listen to Louisiana

First listening

Don't write. Just listen.

What is the video mainly about?

Second listening

PLACES
CULTURE
HISTORY

Listening strategy

I don't need to understand every word.

Listen for names, places, dates and familiar words.

UNIT 3
SESSION 1 • EXIT TICKET
8 MIN

What makes Louisiana unique?

Write 3 sentences.

Louisiana is located... • It is famous for... • You can see/eat/listen to... • I would / wouldn't like to visit Louisiana because...

Louisiana is a state in the South of the USA, on the Gulf of Mexico. Baton Rouge is its capital and New Orleans is its most famous city. Louisiana has a very rich culture. It is famous for its bayous and alligators, Creole and Cajun food, Mardi Gras and jazz.

Louisiana looks like a unique mix of nature, history and cultures.