Урок з англійської мови "Nature and the Environment (Reading) " (9 клас)

Lesson Plan: Nature and the Environment (Reading) (Grade 9)

Lesson objectives:

• Develop learners’ reading comprehension skills.
• Expand vocabulary related to nature and environmental issues.
• Encourage discussion on how to protect the environment.

Materials needed:

• Flashcards with environmental vocabulary.
• Worksheet with reading comprehension tasks.
• Short video or pictures related to environmental problems.

Lesson Stages

1. Warm-up

• Write the phrase «Nature and Environment» on the board.
• Ask Learners: «What words come to your mind when you hear these words?»
• Write Learners’ ideas on the board ( pollution, climate change, recycling, animals, forests, air, water).
• Show pictures of different environmental problems (climate change, pollution, endangered animals) and ask:
  • «Which of these problems do you think is the most serious?»

2. Lead-in

• Introduce key vocabulary from the text (endangered species, pollution, global warming, recycling, conservation).
• Use flashcards or matching exercises to check understanding.
• Ask learners to make short sentences with the new words.

3. Pre-reading

• Look at the title and pictures in the textbook. Ask:
  • «What do you think this text will be about?»
  • «Why is it important to protect nature?»
• Have learners discuss in pairs and share ideas.

4. Reading

Learners are divided into groups and read the text from the textbook. Then they answer the questions.

Group 1

The world population is growing. Every day 200.000 people are born on our planet. That's a lot of babies! In the future there will be many more people and they will need more food, water, houses and energy. Most children are born in poor countries. Many of them don't have enough food and don't go to school. In some countries in Europe there are not many children and families are becoming smaller. Do you know anybody who has many brothers and sisters?

•                 How many people are born on our planet every day?
•                 Why do many children in poor countries not go to school?
•                 What is happening to families in some European countries?

Group 2

Something is happening to our climate. It is getting warmer. Our springs and summers are very hot and there isn't so much snow in winter. The Arctic ice is melting. Earth's climate has changed many times. There have been ice ages and warmer periods but now these changes are happening fast. Are we responsible for this? Most scientists (but not all) say yes. We need to stop the global warming.

•                 What is happening to the Earth's climate?
•                 Why is the Arctic ice melting?
•                 Do most scientists believe humans are responsible for global warming?

Group 3

Nobody can live without water. Everybody needs it for drinking, cooking and washing. However, for one in five people in the world it is difficult to get clean water. I hope you are somebody who turns off the water in the bathroom and in the kitchen, and doesn't leave it running for nothing. We must be careful with water. We have to save it. Pessimists say that we won't have enough water in the future. We will be thirsty!

•                 Why is water important for everyone?
•                 What does the text suggest we should do to save water?
•                 What do pessimists believe will happen in the future regarding water?

5. Post-reading

Group discussion: «What can we do to protect the environment?»

6. Homework

• Take an online test.
• Find an interesting fact about an environmental issue and be ready to share it in the next lesson.

7. Feedback and Reflection

Ask learners:

• «What new words did you learn today?»
• «What can we do in our school to help nature?»