Natural disasters

Title of the lesson

Focus on Kazakhstan: reporting on the causes and consequences of natural disasters

Theme of the module, subject

Natural disasters

Teacher

Lesson time

45 minute

Date

Course/group

1

Learning objectives

10.L1 Understand the main points in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including talk on a limited range of unfamiliar topics;

10.S7 Use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a limited on a range of general topics, and some curricular topics;

10.S3 Explain and justify own and other’s point of view on a range of general and curricular topics;

C3 Respect different points of view.

Lesson objectives/outcomes

• Identify the specific information about Natural disaster

• Talk about causes of natural disaster using target vocabulary

• Explain and justify the negative impact of natural disaster to the environment

• Listen to each other and take turns speaking

Resources and handouts

Books, work with the internet resources, interactive board, Padlet, Wordwall programs

Time

Tasks, activities, methods, classroom arrangement, forms, methods, techniques

Teaching notes, classroom management

Resources

Greetings

• Greet students, asks about their feeling, asks the date and day, checks the attendance;

Students answer the teacher’s all questions one by one.

• What is the weather like today?

• Can the weather be dangerous?

• How can it be dangerous?

• What are called natural disasters?

Pre-listening

Top-down method

The teacher invites students to identify the topic by asking questions through the WORDWALL platform using the “Time-out” approach, then introduces the topic of the lesson, as well as the learning process and the objectives of the lesson.

Introduction of new vocabulary.

Students watch a presentation of words on a topic and repeat new words after the speaker. The teacher gives students handouts with words to remember. And they have to write in a notebook.

SS work individually

https://wordwall.net/resource/52881049/natural-disasters

While – listening

STOP – PARAPHRASE – GO Extensive listening method

Differentiation outcome: Strong students - answer without anyone's help. Average students - answer with the help of a teacher. Low students - answer only the basic questions of the teacher.

Additional questions

• Which element of natural disasters was referred to in the video?

• What is the cause of the fire?

• Is smoking dangerous for forest fires?

• Are there often natural disasters in your country?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ3n3jbNlXM

Post – listening

Discuss in pairs. Active learning.

Now imagine that you work in an emergency service (e.g. police, ambulance). How do you help people affected by a flood or forest fires? Suggest solutions.

Pair work

Speaking

Working in groups

Critical thinking skills

Differentiation outcome: strong students – give arguments, average students- give concrete solutions, low students- find information.

Peer assessment:

The students then present their projects to each other and assess each other based on the descriptions shown by the students.

The teacher gives them a poster, the teacher asks the students to look at the earthquake and tsunami disaster and think about what disasters can happen in Kazakhstan, and which ones can't and why.

Poster

Reflection: Constructive approach

At the end of the lesson, students reflect on their learning. They write to the Padlet platform what they liked most in the lesson and whether they experienced any difficulties.

Homework assignments:

Create a dialogue on the topic "On the causes and consequences of natural disasters in Kazakhstan".