Audio-The causes and effects of climate change
Example
Grammar presentation
reading
Template
Vocabulary
Who wants to be a millionaire
Worksheet
Climate change
Overview
Climate change lesson plan
Description
Lesson Plan Description.
This lesson plan is designed to help 11th-grade students prepare for using English skills in specific contexts. It can be delivered face to face or online. Students will discuss to what extent they are affected by climate chage and what measures they themselves are taking. Despite of including a grammar lesson, the class will be focused on English skill integration in order to achive an awareness about the envorimental change and promote students' creative thinking.
Time required: 120 minutes
Materials required: prepared presentation / (Genially Slides), Youtube videos, Online games, flashcards.
Aims:
To generate discussion on the topic.
To introduce gerunds and infinitive verbs in the oral and written production.
National and International Standars
English National Standard:
To show a respectful and tolerant attitude when they listen to others.
To participate in conversations on topics of their interest using clear and simple language.
To identify key words within the text that allow understanding its general meaning.
ICT Common European framework:
Teachers achieve learning objectives by:
- Managing learning environments that permit the use of different ICT tools and teaching methods.
- Understanding students’ different levels of ICT competencies and implementing strategies to manage differences as students progress
- Creating learning situations such that students manage their own learning (p. 34)
Opening
Give students enough time to watch the videos.
As these are short videos, the opinions don't need to be more than 3 minutes.
The purpose of the game is to see how much students understand the topic presented, to see how much information they were able to retain about the videos.
Ask the students if they were able to understand all the words in the vocabulary flashcards.
Watch the two following videos (climate change; What is the greenhouse effect?):
After watching the videos,
Give your opinion about the topics that were explained in the videos.
Play the game (Who wants to be a millionaire)
Then, check the vocabulary flashcards to have a better understanding of the topic.
Grammar Lesson
Once you have guided the warminig-up... let students be ready for the grammar lesson and try not to loose their atention and interest.
Genially Presentation
The lesson begins with the infinitive verbs composition. Take advantage of the audios provided in the slides and ask the students to repeat the sentences. You can also ask them to write each of them, so they can internalized the sentence structure and improve their listening competence.
Afterwards, teach the gerund verbs composition. It is quite useful to provide students with different examples and extra-activities.
Finally, present the video "How to use gerunds and infinitives
Then, conclude by asking students for comments or doubts. If there is a missconception about the topic, give a clearer explanation and continue to practice.
Working time
- The preparation for the listening activity should be guided by the teacher.
- The audio should be reproduced twice. The first time should be to start filling in the blanks and the second time to give students the opportunity to check their answers.
- Students should listen to the audio carefully and take notes to successfully develop the last activity.
Listening Activity
Prepare the student before playing the audio "The causes and Effects of Climate Change". Ask them to click on this link https://www.educaplay.com/user/3395839-laura_michelle/ and enter to the Matching Columns Game. Give enough instruction and wait until student have finished the activiy.
Play the audio "The causes and effects of climate change" here and complete the activities:
Causes and Effects of Climate Change Fill in the Blanks Game.
- Causes and effects of climate change Froggy Jump
Reading Activity
Tell students that in the reading activity they are going to know a strategy for taking care of the planet and how useful is when we put it into practice.
What do you know about recycling?
How can people recycle at home?
Set the reading task for students to read. Ask them to answer the questionary below. Besides, ask students to highlight the gerund and infinitive words they find in the text.
Finally, check the answers with the help of all the participants. Encourage nominated students to justify answers by refering back to what the text said.
It is optional, when finishing the reading to ask:
Do you learn something new after reading the text?
Were you aware of the importance of recycling?
How do you feel after reading the text? Why?
Speaking Activity
Disscus in class:
How does pollution affect the animals and ecosystems?
Organise the students in group of four people, let them think an answer collectively and then, ask each group to present their insights.
Closing
- Students will be given some time to brainstorm and start writing.
- Students can ask the teacher for help if they have doubts or difficulties.
- After finishing, the students will be provided with feedback from the professor.
To finish, do the following activity:
- As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the environment minister of your country. In the letter, explain the severity of climate change and suggest solutions to stabilize rising global temperatures. It requires social responsibility and collective action to tackle the issue. While writing, take into account gerunds and infinitives, clear ideas, and formal writing.
- Write your letter on the template below.
- You can guide your writing with the example below.
Homework
Solve the worksheet and follow the instructions
- Read the statements carefully
- Use the knowledge you acquire from the lesson
- You can download the worksheet and edit it. Then, upload it on google docs and share it with the teacher