Grobplanung English – Born to be wild
Lernziele aus dem Lehrplan Englisch der Bildungsdirektion Kanton Zürich:
Aufbau Wortschatz: Die Lernenden verfügen über ein Repertoire an Strategien zu effizientem Aufbau von Wortschatz.
Kommunikative Handlungskompetenz: Die Lernenden der Primarstufe zeigen in alltagsnahen Situationen eine elementare mündliche und schriftliche
Verwendung der englischen Sprache.
Sprachliche Mittel: Die Lernenden wenden erworbene Kenntnisse hinsichtlich Vokabular, Satzstruktur und Grammatik zunehmend frei und flexibel an.
Allgemeine Strategien: Die Lernenden transferieren Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten aus anderen Unterrichtsbereichen und nutzen diese beim Englischerwerb.
Woche
1.Woche
The wild side
of town
1. Lektion
Explorers 3, page 73 and 74: wild animals and their habitats
 teach new Vocabulary with pictures and aide-memoire
(animal names and habitats), speaking part in pairs (Where lives
the fox? Where can you find the hedgehog? And task 5: Which
of these animals have you seen in real live?...)
Workbook, page 27: What animals are they? – fifteen new
animals (If the students need help, check the vocabulary at the
back of explorers)
Homework: Learn the new vocabulary.
2. Woche
Listening: Explorers Movies DVD, six animals who lives in town
The wild side are presented, they have to watch and listen carefully the video
of town
and to fill out the worksheet with questions
Grammar: Explorers 3, page 76, Workout A: singular/plural
 repeat in class the plural rules (Workbook, page 28),
aftrewards they work on Workout A – if finished: Workbook,
page 28, exercise C
2. Lektion
Exercise: They repeat the new vocabular with a worksheet, first alone, then
they can compare in pairs
Questions about animals: Workbook page 28  Grammar: Structure of
questions
Animal-quiz: In groups of three, every child has a sketch about one of the
new animals, they have to find out with questions what animal it is.
(Explorers page 75: questions they can use)
Writing: Workbook, page 29, exercise D: Each child picks out one of these six
animals and writes a short text about the chosen animal without mention its
name. My favourite animal of these six can... (Helping questions to write:
What is your animal able to do? Where does it live in the city? How hudge is
your animal? Does it live in groups?...)
In groups of three they present their texts, the others have to guess which
animals is meant.
Listening: Workbook, page 29, exercise D: Discuss some keywords, listen to
track 13 and answer the questions
Homework: Workbook, page 30, exercise E
3. Woche
The wild side
of town/The
return of the
lynx
4. Woche
The return
of the lynx
5. Woche
The return
of the lynx
6. Woche
The return
of the lynx
Explorers 3, page 80 and 81: board game about wild animals in
town, play the game in groups of four (Question cards:
Worksheet 30)
Zu viert, 18 Spielfiguren und 5 Würfel, wo ist Worksheet 30?
Film: Wo ist der DVD? Jedes Kind wählt ein Tier und schreibt
Wahres und Unwahres über das Tier. Die anderen müssen
Wahres und Unwahres erkennen.
Introduction of the lynx: Teacher asks class, what they know about the lynx
and collects important vocabulary at the blackboard.
Workbook, page 31, Label the lovely lynx: First the teacher ask the class
about the parts of the lynx (overhead projector), then the children have to
label the lynx in pairs (Where is the tail?).
Explorers, page 82, meet the lynx: In pairs the children choose the correct
statements of the lynx quiz
If there is time: Grammar: Workbook, page 31, exercise B: Correct word
order (What comes first? Second part is a verb...)
No class
Reading: Explorers, page 83 and 84, Eurasian lynx: Every child
picks out a text for its level. All the kids who have read the same
text sit together and discuss the words they didn't know (Look it
up at the back of the explorers or at a dictionary.) The groups
start to draw a mind-map. Every student has to write down the
ideas. The groups present in small mixed up groups (puzzle)
their mind- map and special vocabulary.
Homework: Learn the new vocabulary.
Ferien
Introduction of the lynx: Teacher asks class, what they know
Explorers, page 82, meet the lynx: In pairs the children choose the correct
about the lynx and collects important vocabulary at the
statements of the lynx quiz
blackboard.
Grammar: Workbook, page 31, exercise B: Correct word order (What comes
Workbook, page 31, Label the lovely lynx: First the teacher ask
first? Second part is a verb...)
the class about the parts of the lynx (overhead projector), then
the children have to label the lynx in pairs (Where is the tail?).
Reading: Explorers, page 83 and 84, Eurasian lynx: Every child
picks out a text for its level. All the kids who have read the same
text sit together and discuss the words they didn't know (Look it
Listening and Speaking: Learning about the history of the lynx in switzerland
Explorers, p.85 and 86, CD2 Track7,8,9
up at the back of the explorers or at a dictionary.) The groups
start to draw a mind-map. Every student has to write down the
ideas. The groups present in small mixed up groups (puzzle)
their mind- map and special vocabulary.
Homework: Learn the new vocabulary.
7. Woche
Reading and Speaking: Animal comparison, Explorers p.87/88
Walking with Introduction to the boreal forest: Where can you find boreal
ghosts
forest? Explorers, p.89
DVD „working in the boreal forest“ with a quiz, Explorers p.90/91