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LESSON PLAN

Teacher:

Date:

Form: 8

th

Level: Intermediate (4th

year of study)

Number of students:

Textbook: Snapshot Intermediate

Unit: Struggle for survival (Unit 16)

Lesson: Protecting the natural environment. (Earth Day)

Time: 50 min

Skills: Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing

Lesson aims:

- to highlight the importance of environmental protection and to raise awareness of the manyways people can help save our planet;

- to encourage Ss to take action in response to environmental degradation;- to encourage Ss to perceive the overall meaning of the text and to develop knowledge in

relation to it;

- to develop Ss speaking and writing competences.Objectives:

- SWBAT identify and classify global environmental problems;- SWBAT identify learned words and phrases in authentic texts on the topic of environmental

protection;

- SWBAT exchange opinions on the topic, argue their point of view and give examples tosupport their ideas;

- SWBAT practise vocabulary related to the topic in sentences of their own;- SWBAT describe ways to help save the planet.

Assumptions:

- Ss must be familiar with environmental issues;- Ss must be eager to participate.

Anticipated problems and possible solutions:

- If Ss do not understand the oral commands or the tasks, they will be translated intoRomanian.

Materials: Textbook, Handouts, Pictures, Flashcards, Blackboard.

Methods: brainstorming, word webs, conversation, reading, explanation, elicitation, description.

Interactions: Whole Class, Individual Work, Pair work, Group work.

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Activity 1Warm-Up (7 minutes)

T asks Ss questions about their Easter holidays and then checks homework and makes

error corrections, if any. T then gets into the topic by asking Ss to look at some pictures

describing a happy, healthy non-polluted Earth vs. an unhappy, sick and polluted Earth. T asks

Ss to compare and contrast the pictures orally and elicits a series of global environmentalproblems. T writes the word Environmenton the blackboard and has Ss complete a word web

listing environmental problems.

Activity 2Pre-Reading (8 minutes)

T highlights the importance of environmental protection and points out the fact that Earth

Day is a day celebrated each year and is marked by events held worldwide to increase awareness

and appreciation of the Earths natural environment. T asks Ss to answer a short set of questions

to see if they are eco-friendly. Ss, individually, answerYes orNo to the questions. Ss report their

answers to the class and briefly discuss about the steps that should be taken towards becoming

eco-friendly (what it means and what it takes to be eco-friendly).

Activity 3While-Reading (15 minutes)

T has Ss practise chain reading by looking over a text and read about environmental

protection and Earth Day. T checks Ss grasp of the overall meaning of the text, writes any new

words on the blackboard and provides additional explanations, where necessary. Ss then work on

a set of exercises to check comprehension (multiple choice, word matching, and gap-filling

exercises).

Activity 4

After-Reading (8 minutes)Ss draw tickets to identify up to 50 ways to save the planet and must choose 10 ways they

consider to be the most important. Ss exchange opinions on the topic, argue their point of view

and give examples to support their ideas.

Activity 5Follow-Up (10 minutes)

T has Ss work in groups and draw up a graphic organiser entitled Go Green Week in

order to raise awareness of the many ways people can help save our planet. Ss plan to do

something green every day. Their goal is to have the maximum positive impact for the

environment. T highlights the best ideas and makes a general appreciation ofSs work during

class. T helps Ss draw conclusions on the topic discussed and assigns homework.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT (2 minutes):

Ss must devise a green poster entitled Help save the planetand write about some ways

they can help save the planet by reducing, reusing and recycling. Ss must try to find pictures or

make drawings to illustrate their ideas.