Unit 6

The natural world

Teacher’s name:

Nyshan Akmaral Torebekkyzy

Date:

13.02.2026

Grade: 8 «G»

Number present:

absent:

Lesson title

CLIL: Biology Extinction

Learning objectives

8.2.8.1 understand extended narratives on a wide range of general and curricular topics

8.3.1.1 use formal and informal registers in their talk on a growing range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

Learners will be able to:

understand the main ideas and details of a text about why honeybees are in danger of extinction;

identify and explain the main causes of the honeybee population decline (lack of food, disease, chemicals);

use formal and informal language appropriately when talking about environmental problems.

Plan

Stages / Time

Teacher’s actions

Student’s actions

Assessment criteria

Resources

Beginning of the lesson

Warming-up

Pre-learning

«Brainstorming» method

5 min.

I integrate the “Creativity and innovation” (Жасампаздық және жаңашылдық) value from the “Birtutas Tarbiye” program for this month into the learning process, starting from the organization stage and continuing throughout every stage of the lesson.

Organization moment :

1.Greeting.

Ask about the weather.

The teacher sets the lesson objectives, letting students know what to anticipate from the lesson.

Lead – In

The teacher prepares a word search on the topic “Bees”, gives it to students and asks them to find the hidden words. After checking the answers, the teacher asks guiding questions and leads students to the topic of the lesson.

Students of the class are listed.

Students' attention is drawn to the lesson.

Students work individually (or in pairs) to find the words in the word search, check their answers, answer the teacher’s questions and guess the topic of the lesson.

The teacher to assess learners for their ability.

“Good job!

Well done!”

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Wordsearch cards

https://gemini.google.com/app/b2a00b4cef303daa

Middle of the lesson

5 min

5 min

5 min

5 min

5 min

5 min

Pair work wordwall platform

• Ask students to open their books at page 70. Put students into pairs and ask them to look at the photo and answer the questions.

Ex: 2 P: 70

• Ask students to read the text about the bees and answer the question.

Group work

“Picture-Text Matching Challenge” method

Teacher asks students to work with the text, logically match the pictures with parts of the text, and write one main idea in the box, completing the task creatively and with innovation.

Individual work

“Brainy Word Match”

• Ask students to work alone to match the highlighted words in the article with the definitions 1-6.

After teacher asks students share with classmates their works and check.

Ex: 4 P: 70

• Tell students they are going to listen to Lisa taking to her father about bees. Play the recording for students to copy and complete it

GIMKIT.COM PLATFORM

Teacher asks students take their phones and play the game for FA, Students answer the questions and get energy for playing a game.

FOR FAST FINISHERS:

Vocabulary challenge
Match the words with their meanings:

• pollination

• hive

• extinction

• chemicals

1. a place where bees live
   b) when a species completely disappears
   c) substances used to protect crops
   d) moving pollen from one plant to another

Mini project Make a quick poster (or list):
“How to protect bees”
Include at least 3 ideas

Students work with a partner. Look at the photo and answer the questions.

Students read the article about the honeybee. Why are they dying?

ANSWERS

they don't have enough food. Diseases and chemicals kill

Students read the text, match the pictures to the correct parts of the text, discuss their choices in groups and write one main idea for each part in the box.

Students match the highlighted words in the article with the definitions.

ANSWERS

1 mites

2 extinction

3 hive

4 pollination

5 hibernation

6 pollinators

Pupils listen to Lisa telling her father about bees. Copy and complete the bee fact file.

ANSWERS

1 five years

2 up to 2,500

3 on all continents except Antarctica

4 two or three times the amount they need

Students follow the link, answer the questions and get points.

Tasks will be given to early finishers, and they will complete them.

Descriptor:

- work with a partner

- answer the questions.

Total: 2 points

Descriptor:

- read the article

- answer the question

Total: 2 points

Descriptor:

- work in a group

- place pictures

-write main idea

Total: 2 points

Descriptor:

- match words with definitions

- do peer assessment

Total: 2 points

Descriptor:

- listen to Lisa telling her father

- answer the questions.

Total: 1 point

Formative assessment

Descriptor:

- answer the questions

1 point

https://wordwall.net/ru/resource/107292892

Student’s book

Cards of parts

Pictures

cards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpqBXvi5BdE

https://www.gimkit.com/kits

End of the lesson

5 min

FEEDBACK “HONEYCOMB”

Learners provide feedback on what they have learned at the lesson. Students fill honeycomb with colour, knowledge and new words.

Homework:

Create a poster to inform people about the risk of extinction of bees

Poster of a large honeycombs and honeycomb cards for students