Introductory Paragraph
Unit: Seasons. Weather. Climate.
Unit Objectives to assist students in:
- Valuing their prior knowledge and relating this knowledge to academic
learning in a new language
- Increasing motivation for academic learning and confidence in their
ability to be successful in school.
- Adapt content to all levels of student proficiency
- Make clear links between students’ past learning and new concepts
Students will be able to:
- Understand the weather forecast
- Describe different climatic zones
- Speak about seasons in some countries
- Discuss problems of ecology
- Find out ways to save our planet
- Make Power Point Presentations
15 students, 14 years old, Level: Pre-Intermediate
Lesson Plan 1
Teacher Marina A. Borodina
Grade 8
Proficiency Level Pre intermediate
Content Seasons. Weather.
Content and Language Objectives
As a result of this lesson students will be able to:
1. share prior knowledge about seasons and weather
2. understand the weather forecast
3. learn new words on topic “Seasons. Weather”
Vocabulary:
Seasons. Weather. Activities.
Materials:
Multimedia: Power Point Presentation, pictures “weather”, pictures “weather
forecast”, a clip/ tape “Weather forecast”, hand-outs“ Vocabulary exercises”
Lesson Outline
Content: I want students to review old and learn new vocabulary on the topic
“Seasons. Weather”
Teaching Phase Sequence
Warm-up Activity
Brainstorming:
Students are divided into 4 groups (according to their birthdays): Winter,
Spring, Summer, Autumn
There are pictures with different weather conditions on the board. Each group
chooses their pictures and writes down as many words as possible connected
with their seasons.
Transition
After group work students have a list of words they need for the next work.
Now they are grouped into other groups so that each group consists of any
season.
Activities
Activity 1
Graphic organizer / mind map/ table / diagram
Activity 2
Listening to the weather forecast.
Activity 3
Vocabulary exercises (match new words with their definition)
Differentiated Instruction
Starting Up. Students will be given the option to work with other students to
make a vocabulary list.
Beginning. To extend their knowledge students will be grouped in other groups.
Developing. They share their words and create a graphic organizer / mind
map/ table / diagram
Expanding. Students listen to the weather forecast and write down new words
(Students who are at the beginning level have a printed text on their tables).
After listening to the text students pair up and work with dictionaries looking
up the meanings of new words. Later all students get texts with the forecast,
they answer some questions.
Bridging. To learn the new vocabulary students do some vocabulary exercises.
Homework
Make up your own weather forecast (according to the picture)
Lesson Plan 2
Teacher Marina A. Borodina
Grade 8
Proficiency Level Pre intermediate
Content Climatic zones
Content and Language Objectives
As a result of this lesson students will be able to:
1. Name and describe different climatic zones
2. Read maps
3. Take notes watching a short film (Cornell-notes)
4. Express their opinion taking part in the discussion
Vocabulary: climatic zones
Materials:
The World Map, BBC film “Planet Earth”, Cornell notes
Lesson Outline
Content: I want students to learn to discuss some questions about climatic
zones
Teaching Phase Sequence
Warm-up Activity
Students search the words in the Word Box
Transition
A flight over the planet Earth.
Activities
Activity 1
Reading geographical maps.
Activity 2
Watching the BBC film about climatic zones and filling in the Cornell-notes.
Activity 3
Discussion “Pilot – Copilot – Copilot”
Differentiated Instruction
Starting Up. To involve students in the lesson, they are asked to find English
words in the Word Box.
Beginning Using the GOOGLE program we make a flight over the planet
Earth. Students name continents and countries they can see in the flight.
Developing. Using the maps students answer the questions about the
continents and countries. They compare temperatures, suggest what plants
and animals can be in different continents and countries.
Expanding. Students are supposed to watch the BBC film about climatic zones
and fill in Cornell-notes.
Bridging. Using the Cornell-notes students take part in discussion “PilotCopilot-Copilot”
Homework
Students should write advice for tourists who are going to visit different places
of the world (each student writes for a particular country): Seasons, weather,
clothes to take with, possible activities
Lesson Plan 3
Teacher Marina A. Borodina
Grade 8
Proficiency Level Pre intermediate
Content Australia Needs Extra Season
Content and Language Objectives
As a result of this lesson students will be able to:
1. Speak about seasons in Australia
2. Learning through cooperative learning task. Jig-saw reading
3. Ask questions to the text
Vocabulary:
Seasons in Australia
Materials:
A script “News of Australia”, hand-outs Table, Reading task
Lesson Outline
Content: I want students focus on different seasonal problems.
Teaching Phase Sequence
Warm-up Activity
A video-clip: A short news of Australia.
Transition
T-list: What are the best and worst things about having 6 seasons?
Activities
Activity 1
Before reading
True/false: Read the headline. Guess if statements are true (T) or false (F).
Activity 2
Jig-saw reading
Activity 3
Each group should think one more season which is very useful for our country
Differentiated Instruction
Starting Up. There is a new information for students about seasons in
Australia. It seems that four seasons are not enough for Australia. There are
some suggestions about two more seasons in the country: sprummer and
sprinter.
Beginning. Students complete the table with their partner(s). Later they should
change partners and share what they heard.
Developing. Student do before-reading task: true or false
Expanding. Working in groups students do jig-saw reading “Six seasons in
Australia”.
Bridging. According to the text, students should make up a new season for
Russia.
Homework
Make the poster about the seasons in Russia / the USA / the UK (pair work)
Lesson Plan 4
Teacher Marina A. Borodina
Grade 8
Proficiency Level Pre intermediate
Content Climate Change
Content and Language Objectives
As a result of this lesson students will be able to:
1. Understand how important it is to save our planet for the future
2. Listen to the song for main ideas
3. Discuss the problems of ecology in the world
4. Find out ways what can people do to slow down climate change
Vocabulary:
Ecology
Materials:
A song “Road to Hell” by Chris Rea, hand-outs “Outcomes of global warming”,
Power Point Presentation “Global Warming”
Lesson Outline
Content: I want students to connect changing of climate with environmental
problems
Teaching Phase Sequence
Warm-up Activity
Students listen to the song “Road to Hell” by Chris Rea.
Transition
Students answer the question about the problems given in the song.
Activities
Activity 1
Power Point Presentation Outcomes of global warming.
Students in pairs should rank the outcomes of global warming.
Activity 2
Quick Debate.
Activity 3
Think-Pair-Share.
Differentiated Instruction
Starting Up. Students listen to the song and try to catch the main ideas of the
song.
Beginning. Students point out the problems given in the song.
Developing. Students watch a presentation “Global Warming”. After that they
rank the outcomes of global warming.
Expanding. Students A think climate change is not a problem; students B
think climate change is the most serious problem in the world today. Change
the partners.
Bridging. Students think silently about a question “What people can do to
slow down climate change”. In some minutes students pair up and exchange
thoughts. Later the pairs share their responses with the whole group.
Homework
Power Point Presentation (Slides: Country. Climate. Plant and animal world.
Popular activities in different seasons. Student’s advise: Best season to visit
(Why)
Lesson Plan 5
Teacher Marina A. Borodina
Grade 8
Proficiency Level Pre intermediate
Content Seasons. Weather. Climate. Demonstrating Power Point
Presentations
Content and Language Objectives
As a result of this lesson students will be able to:
1. Revise vocabulary on the topic “Seasons. Weather. Climate.”
2. Make presentations on the topic
Vocabulary:
Words and phrases for giving an oral presentation
Materials:
Computer, Projector, Power Point Presentations, prizes
Lesson Outline
Content: I want my students to learn to give a presentation
Teaching Phase Sequence
Warm-up Activity
Gallery Walk
Transition
Authentic task.
Activities
Activity 1
Students give presentation in oral form using their Power Point Presentations.
Differentiated Instruction
Starting Up. Students watch the posters “Seasons in different countries”
made earlier. They can ask questions, give comments what they see.
Beginning. The tourist agency of our town gives students an opportunity to
take part in a contest “The best season to visit”. The manager of the agency
makes an announcement about the contest and asks students to show their
presentation.
Expanding. Students give presentation in oral form using their Power Point
Presentations.
Bridging. The manager of the Tourist Agency gives prizes to students for their
research work.