Term 3

Unit 6 "The natural world"

School: named after A.Utepbergenov

Date: 18.02.2021y

Teacher’s name: Shadibayeva Gulzhanat

Grade 8 a

Number present: 13

Number absent:

Theme of the lesson:

CLIL: Geography. Natural environments.

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to

8.S7 use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of general topics, and some curricular topics

8.R1 understand the main points in texts on a growing range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics, including some extended texts

8.W1 plan, write, edit and proofread work at text level with little support on a range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

• Recognize and use vocabulary of natural environments.

• Identify the meaning of the text about tropical rainforests..

Most learners will be able to:

• Write about coral reefs in accordance with the structure.

Some learners will be able to:

• Write about coral reefs without support.

Value links

Appreciating the magnificence of the world around you.

Cross curricular links

Natural environment.

Previous learning

My country: Tamgaly petroglyphs.

Use of ICT

Smart board for showing a presentation, getting additional information, playing the audio files.

Intercultural awareness

Perception of different global problems in learners' own country and around the world.

Health and Safety

Breaks and physical activities used.

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities

Resources

Beginning the lesson

The lesson greeting.

The teacher divides the class into two groups by piece of pictures of different petroglyphs.

Method ‘Association’

-What is a natural environment?

-What kind of words comes to your mind according to this phrase?

Main Activities

New words:

Wildlife-жабайы өмір

Mammal-сүтқоректі

Layer-қабат

Natural-табиғи

Vegetation-өсімдік

Shrub-бұта

Canopy- ағаштың төбесі

Work with text “Tropical rainforest” p 77

Listen to the text

Individual work:

Ex2, p 77 read the text and complete it

Answers:

1) vegetation

2) wildlife

3) layers

4) mammals

5) shrubs

6) natural

Descriptor A learner;

• reads the text and understand meaning

• completes the text with appropriate word

Formative assessment: method “Thumb up”

Pair work:

Task: complete the table about tropical rainforest

Flora of tropical rainforest	Fauna of tropical rainforest
1. 2. 3.	1. 2. 3.

Descriptor  learners:

• write three or more words according to the task

• find information, work with pair

Formative assessment: Smiles

Time for the rest. Pupils watch to the video about coral reef.

Group work

Ex.4 p.77.

Write two paragraphs about coral reefs.

1^st group- paragraph 1- Facts

2^nd group-paragraph 2- Endangered

Descriptor  learners:

- write several sentences by using the notes;

- logically organize sentences into a paragraph;

https://youtu.be/Ww_FRgWkbFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiULxLLP32s

Ending the lesson

• Self-assessment.

• Pair share

At the end of a lesson learners share with their

partner:

- Three new things they have learnt

- What they found easy

- What they found difficult

- Something they would like to learn in the future.

Giving the home task:

- write down facts about rainforests

- find more information about rainforests

End

1min

Feedback: Teacher asks students what task was difficult to them and which pair worked well.

Additional information

Differentiation –

how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment –

how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Critical thinking

Differentiation can be achieved through the selection of activities, identification of learning outcomes for a certain student, provision of individual support to learners, selection of learning materials and resources based on the individual abilities of learners.

Assessment criteria:

• Apply topic related vocabulary in speech appropriately arranging words and phrases into well-formed sentences.

• Identify the main idea of text on unfamiliar and curricular topics

• Make a clear plan of writing; Create a description. Check the written draft.

Students think critically, exploring, developing, evaluating and making choices about their own and others’ ideas