Lesson Plan
Level:
Sequence:
Class #:
S
L
R
W
Lesson Topic: Endangered Animals
Linguistic aim: Students will be better able to describe an endangered species, its
habitat, appearance, and abilities by using simple present and vocabulary about
animals.
Information Literacy aim: Students will be better able to search information about
important facts of endangered animals such as habitats, weight, tall and population
Simple Present
Main skill / system objective:
Functional Language:
Group Profile
Anticipated problems and solutions
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Teacher must ask CCQs and ICQs throughout the
session so he can assure students’ comprehension.
Make sure Teacher nominates participants to assure
students’ participation.
Ask students to turn their cameras at key stages in the
class.
Visual Aids, Materials, and Digital
Resources (Collaborative
platforms)
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Visuals of 3 endangered animals
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Vocabulary images (Rainforest/population/desert)
Authentic Materials (videos,
podcasts, magazines online, etc.):
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Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened
Animals | WWF (worldwildlife.org)
Procedure
Stage
Resources
Time
Lesson Plan
Warm up
Vocabulary
presentation
Web
Students will be shown some animals which are in danger of
extinction (E.g Panda, Vaquita, An Asian Elephant). They will talk
about:
What do you think the main reasons to be critically endangered?
What is their population right now? Make a guess!
T. introduces the following vocabulary through images.
Endangered
Population
Weight
Length
Forests/Grasslands/Deserts
Feet
Pounds
Students will visit the site Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable,
and Threatened Animals | WWF (worldwildlife.org) and choose the
3 animals that they discussed about during the warm up. They
discuss if their guesses were right.
Pictures & Cues
7’
Pictures & Cues
8’
Webpage
7’
Worksheet and
webpage
10-15’
Students will be divided in pairs. Each pair will receive a
letter, for example, B, W, S. They will go back to the website and
find an animal with the letter given. They will complete a worksheet
called: Endangered Animal Research Report.
What next
Students will imagine they belong to the Worldwildlife Organization.
Ask
students
to
create
a
presentation
in
Powerpoint/Animoto/Canva to convince more people to adopt or
donate to save this endangered animal.
Canva/animoto
10-15’
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Lesson Plan
Endangered Animal Research Report
Common animal name:_______________________
Scientific animal name:_______________________
Animal Description
Draw your animal and write a small description below your drawing.
Weight: _______
tn/kg/lb
Places this animal can be found:
Find an image/images of places where
animal
this animal can live and paste them below:
Length: ______
in/ft
Habitat:
Draw a habitat of this
Lesson Plan
What are this animal’s main threat?
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2.
3.