Animal types

LESSON: Module 1 Lesson1

The Theme: Animal types

Date: 05.09.2018

Teacher's name: F.Kuttymbekova

CLASS:3

Learning objective(s)that

this lesson is contributingto

To talk about animal types; to talk about elephants, snakes and penguins.

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

3.S1 make basic statements related to personal information, people and objects on familiar topics and classroom routines

3.L5 identify missing phonemes in incompletewords

3.UE14 use basic prepositions of location and position: at, behind, between, in, in front of, near, next to, on, to to describe where people and things are use prepositions of time: on, in, at to talk about days and times (the usage of prepositions is given in Module 4 “Our Town” )

3.UE9 use common present simple forms [positive, negative, question] and contractions to talk about what you want and like and habits and facts

3.UE5 use interrogative pronouns including which, what, where, whose to ask who people are and what they are doing (pronouns which, where, whose are practiced in Module 6)

Assessment criteria

Learners have met the learning objectives if they can talk about animal types: about

elephants, snakes and penguins.

Language focus

Structures: Interrogative pronouns (what, which); Present Simple

Language in use: I live on land. I eat eggs and small animals. I look for food at night.

What am I? I’m a snake. Do snakes live in Antarctica? Yes, they do./No, they don’t.

Target vocabulary

mammal: elephant reptile: snake bird: penguin

Cross - curricular

links

Science (Exs 1 and 4)

ICT skills

Using videos& pictures, working with URLs (Internet)

Previous learning

‘Animal’ vocabulary

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your

planned activities)

Smiles

Resources

BEGINNING THE LESSON

3.S1

(An activity to introduce yourself and greet the pupils.)

Wait by the door and greet the pupils as they arrive.

When everyone is seated, write your name on the board and introduce yourself to the class. Point to your name on the board and to yourself and say: Hello, I’m (Mrs Sharipova).

Say: Hello again. The pupils repeat, chorally and/or individually. Stand in front of a pupil, introduce yourself and elicit his/her name.

Repeat with some more pupils.

e.g. Teacher: Hello, I’m Mrs Sharipova. Pupil 1: Hello, I’m Assel. etc

Have the pupils go around the classroom, shake hands and introduce themselves.

Interactive Whiteboard Software

e.g. Pupil 1: Hello, I’m (Berik).

Pupil 2: Hello, I’m (Ulan). etc

PRESENTATION AND PRACTICE

Look at the pictures. Which animal is a mammal? a reptile? a bird?

Write mammal, reptile, bird on board. Explain their meaning (mammals feed their babies milk from their own bodies, reptiles lay eggs and use the heat from the sun to keep their blood warm, birds have feathers and wings and in most cases can ly). Ask the pupils, in L1 if necessary, to name some mammals, e.g. dog, elephant. Write them on the board under the correct heading. Repeat the activity for reptiles and birds. Refer the pupils to the picture on the previous page and elicit the animals. Point to the penguin and ask: What type of animal is the penguin? Elicit: A bird. Then point to the elephant and ask: What type of animal is the elephant? Elicit: A mammal.

Repeat the activity for the snake.

Answer key mammal: elephant reptile: snake bird: penguin

3.L5 3.UE5

Read and name the animal.

Read the instructions and explain the activity. Allow the pupils some time to read the sentences and write the names of the animals. Check their answers.

Answer key

1 snake 2 elephant 3 penguin

3.UE93.UE14

True or False? In pairs, decide. Check your answers online or with your teacher.

Read the instructions and explain the activity. Go through the sentences and elicit any unknown words.

Allow the pupils some time to read the sentences about snakes and choose True or False. Once the pupils have finished, provide them with the correct answers or have them go online to find the answers.

Answer key

1. B 2 A 3 A 4 B 5B

Chose a pupil and ask: Do snakes live in Antarctica?

Elicit: No, they don’t. Then, in pairs, the pupils ask and answer questions as in the example.

Answer key

2. A: Do snakes smell with theirtongue? B: Yes, theydo.

3. A: Do snakes sleep with their eyes open? B: Yes, theydo.

4. A: Do snakes eat only three times ayear? B: No, theydon’t.

5. A: Do snakes stop growing when they areone yearold?

B: No, they don’t.

3.UE9

Find some facts about one of the other two animals. Present them to the class.

Ask the pupils to use the Internet or other sources and find some facts about the elephant or the penguin. They can include a picture or a drawing. Tell them to use the sentences in Ex. 3 as a model. Allow them time to finish their assignment. Alternatively, assign it for homework.

Have them present their assignments to the class during this lesson or the next. Display their work in the classroom. Note: Once you have corrected theirassignments,

guide your pupils on how to file them in their Language Portfolios.

ENDING THE LESSON

(An activity to consolidate the language of the lesson.) Divide the class into two teams, A and B. Invite a pupil from each team to the board. Whisper an

animal from the lesson to the pupils. The pupils then have to draw clues on the board related to the

animal. They are not allowed to speak, write words or use gestures. Each team has two minutes to guess the correct animal. The first team to do so, wins a point for his/her team. Continue with other pupils from each team. The team with the most points wins the game.

ACTIVITY BOOK (Optional)

If you wish, you can assign some or all of the corresponding activities from the Activity Book for

homework. If this is the case, make sure you explain them first in class.

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to

Assessment – how are you

Cross-curricular links

give more support? How do you plan

planning to check learners’

Health and safety check

to challenge the more able learners?

learning?

ICT links

Values links

Reflection

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