Form 9
Topic: Friends of the Planet
Objectives: to develop reading, listening and writing skills, to encourage pupils to speak on the given topic, to enrich pupils’ vocabulary, to develop their eco-awareness
PROCEDURE
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Greeting. Presenting the topic and objectives of the lesson.
Imagine yourself that you are members of a club “Friends of the Planet”. We are having our session today dedicated to ecology and environmental issues.
By the end of the lesson pupils will be able
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to speak about problems of environment,
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to express their own opinions on the topic,
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to justify the choice or reject it explaining reasons
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Warming up
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Vocabulary revision. Let’s revise the words we have learnt in this unit (TEAM GAME)
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What is the phrasal verb for becoming extinct ?(die out)
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What do you call an island with no people living on it ?(desert island)
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What do you call a continuous movement of water ?(a current)
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What do you call a group of mountains that usually forms a line? (a mountain range)
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What do you call a long river with a lot of smooth bends? (a winding river)
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What is the verb form of deep? (deepen)
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What is the adjective form of tide? (tidal)
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What is the noun form of wide? (width)
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Match the correct halves of the sentences. Then complete the missing words. The first letters are given. (GROUP WORK)
Some scientists say renewable
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Since we started using low-energy
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Here on the top there are solar
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This is a low moving
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The family spent four weeks on the remote
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The boat was carried out to sea by the strong
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p_______ which provide power for the light
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i________ away from the stress of modern life.
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c_______ created by the storm.
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l_______b_______, we’ve saved a lot of money.
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r_______ which Joined the Thames close to Oxford.
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energy is the best alternative to nuclear power.
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Speaking.
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What are the problems of the planet? (ASSOCIATIONS)
global warming, deforestation, earthquakes, tides, hurricanes, animal extinction, pollution
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Speak about the ecological problems of Ukraine.
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Reading
1. Pre-reading task
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What can be done to save the planet? Read the text and say what wasn’t mentioned by you.
2. Reading
- While-reading task
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After-reading task. Checking the pupils’ comprehension
1. What problems weren’t mentioned by you?
2. Why is the author disappointed?
3. What title can you suggest to this article?
e.g.
- Every action makes a difference
- Help the government
- Take care of the environment
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Checking the hometask.
To help the government we can also suggest our project of an eco-school
(DIGITAL PRESENTATIONS)
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Listening.
- pre – listening task
Let’s think about the logo of our future eco-school
ex 1. , p.70 SB
recording 2.36
Fill in the gaps
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after – listening comprehension
Answer the questions
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What logo implies concern for the planet? (logo 1)
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What logo is ingenious or smart but plain? (logo 3)
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What logo have they chosen? (logo3) Why?
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Writing .
Exercise 4, page 70 SB
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Setting the hometask (ex. 5, p. 70)
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Summary of the lesson