Our planet's treasure

LESSON 24

Unit 3: Treasure and heritage

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Grade: 4

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Theme of the lesson:

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Learning objectives

4.L3 understand the main points of short, supported talk on an increasing range of general and some curricular topics

4.S6 take turns when speaking with others in a growing range of short, basic exchanges

4.R3 recognise basic opinions in short, simple texts on an increasing range of general and some curricular topics

4.W4 write with support a sequence short sentences in a paragraph to give basic personal information

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to: talk about seven natural wonders of the world with support

Most learners will be able to: talk about seven natural wonders of the world with support; express basic likes and dislikes

Some learners will be able to: talk about seven natural wonders of the world with support; express basic likes and dislikes; present their presentation work to the class

Criteria

To explore other subject areas (Geography); to talk about natural wonders; to raise the pupils' environmental awareness.

Previous learning

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Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities

Learners’ activities

Evaluation

Resources

Begining

5 min

GREETING. INTRODUCE THE LESSON OBJECTIVES.

Play the song from the previous lesson and ask the pupils to sing along.

Write the words island, river, lake, rainforest, waterfall, mountain, desert, ocean on the board. Tell the pupils to choose one of the words and imagine that they are going to visit one of these places this weekend. Ask them to think of what they are going to do there. Pupils, in pairs, talk to each other. Ask some pupils to report back to the class.

Pupil: I'm going to visit the Amazon rainforest this weekend. I'm going to see a lot of plants and animals there.

Verbal

evaluation

Middle

35 min

PRESENTATION AND PRACTICE

22 Listen and match. Then talk with your friend.

Say and write on the board: natural wonders. Explain/ Elicit what natural wonders are. Have a brief class discussion, in LI if necessary, about natural wonders in their country and how important they are to the planet. Refer the pupils to the pictures and the title and have a class discussion about these seven natural wonders. Elicit anything the pupils might know about them. Read aloud the countries/regions and ask the pupils if they know or if they can guess where these natural wonders are. Explain the activity and play the CD.

Refer the pupils to the picture and the dialogue. Ask the pupils to act out, in pairs, similar dialogues. Go around the classroom providing any necessary help. Ask some pairs to come to the front of the classroom and act out the dialogue.

23 Read and choose.

Refer the pupils to the picture and have a brief picture discussion. Read aloud the text or ask some of the pupils to read it. The pupils listen and follow in their books. Explain the activity. Refer the pupils to the questions. Check their answers.

Answer key

1 A 2 A 3 В 4 В

The pupils repeat, chorally and/or individually.

Pupils listen and match.

Answer key

2D 3C 4 F 5 A 6G 7E

Pupils read out the dialogue and then act out a similar dialogue

Pupils read the text silently and choose the correct answer.

Then individual pupils read out the text.

Individual

evaluation

Mutual avaluation

Verbal

evaluation

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End

5 min

REFLECTION

(An activity to consolidate the language of the lesson.)

Allow the pupils some time to read the text again and then close their books. Ask them to try and remember two things from the text. Check their answers.

Hometask: Ex: 12 at page 30 (Activity book)

Saying goodbye

Pupils answer

Selfassess

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