Earthquake
A1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about Earthquakes in the context of Calm, panic, tectonic plates
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of Earthquakes in the context of Calm, panic, tectonic plates
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
-Play a video What causes earthquakes? to introduce them to the topic. -Ask: Have you seen an earthquake?, Do you know what to do in an earthquake?
-Present an image about what to do in case of an earthquake: Stay calm and do not panic. Drop seek cover under a sturdy table or desk. Keep away from things that may break (windows/ furniture). Watch out for falling objects and tall furnitures. Hold on to something until the shaking stops. -Present other image about earthquake safety: Drop!: To the floor on your hands and knees. Cover!: Take cover and cover your head and neck. Hold on!: To your shelter until the shaking stops. -Give each student a drawing about earthquakes to color in.
-Make a dictation in your notebook of the following words: earthquake, calm, safety, tectonic plates and panic. -Play a game, when an alarm sounds, they must take steps to protect themselves in an earthquake, as we saw in the previos activity: Drop!: To the floor on your hands and knees. Cover!: Take cover and cover your head and neck. Hold on!: To your shelter until the shaking stops. -Comment how you felt when playing the game.
-In group, play Kahoot about earthquakes, their causes, how to measure them and tectonic plates.
-Go out into the yard to play a game where three people form a "house" with two of them as walls and one as a tenant. An additional person energizes the game by saying key word like "earthquake", which makes the participants change roles or move to other "houses". Simulating the movements and damage caused by earthquakes. The goal is to switch roles and find a new place in the game. -Provide each student with a test to assess student learning.