English Lesson Planner | Natural Resources (Life

Sena Ciftci

Natural Resources (Life - Nat Geo) - Upperintermediate level

Natural Resources (Life - Nat Geo)
Upperintermediate level

Description

In this lesson students will be listening to a voice recording of an ecologist talking about three Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) used for the conservation of natural resources.

Materials

Canva Presentation

Life - Student's Book (National Geographics Learning)

Listening 2.1

Canva Presentation

Life - Student's Book (National Geographics Learning)

Listening 2.1

Main Aims

To provide specific information listening practice using a text about Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in the context of Natural Resources

Subsidiary Aims

To provide fluency speaking practice in a Discussion in the context of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Procedure (36-45 minutes)

Warmer (3-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

- T welcomes Ss into class. - T introduces herself and provides time for Ss to ask questions if they have any. - T opens slide 2 and asks Ss to share the first thing that comes into their mind when they think about 'nature'. - Ss share their ideas. - T adds these ideas to the screen using annotation feature on Zoom.

Lead-in (5-6 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

- T opens slide 3 and asks Ss to find the natural resources on slide 4 and 5 and note them down. - T provides 1 minute on each slide (4-5) for Ss to think and finish the task. - After 2 minutes, T asks Ss to share their answers. - When the Ss finish sharing their answers, T opens slide 6 and 7 to show the answers.

Pre-Listening Vocabulary (6-8 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

- T opens slide 9 and asks Ss to match the words with the correct definitions. - T opens breakout rooms and sends Ss in pairs. - T welcomes Ss back after 5 minutes. - T nominates Ss to give the correct answers. - T uses annotation to match the words and descriptions on the screen.

While-Listening #1 - Listening for Specific Information (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information listening tasks

- T opens slide 10 and informs the Ss that they will be listening to an ecologist. - T opens next slide (11) and asks Ss to guess what three Rs can be in the context of environmental sciences. - T informs Ss that they will be able to find the answers in the listening piece. - T plays the listening file. - After the first listening is over, T asks Ss to answer the question. - T opens next slide and reveals the answer.

While-Listening #2 - Listening for Detail (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

- T opens slide 13 and informs the Ss that they will be listening to the recording to fill in the sentences on the screen. - T waits for Ss to read the sentences. - T opens breakout rooms and sends Ss in pairs. - After 5 minutes, T brings Ss back. - T asks Ss to complete the sentences. - T reveals correct answers on slide 14, 15 and 16.

Post-Listening - Follow-up (6-8 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

- T opens slide 17 and asks Ss to share their experiences on three Rs. - T asks Ss to raise their hands and share their three R pratices. - T opens slide 18 and asks if Ss have other suggestions for energy conservation like investing in renewable items. - At the end of discussion, T provides feedback on the Ss answers.