Climate Change

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Topic:

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Climate change / Making recommendations

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Content and Language objectives of a possible teaching unit:

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Content:

 

• Identify environmental impact and position it in space and time. Respect and protect our environment and have a positive attitude towards sustainable development.

• Think about the little things we can do to try to have a positive impact on climate change and the environment.

• Think about climate change and how it affects us on a daily basis.

• Using the correct vocabulary to give an opinion on climate change.

 

Language:

 

• How to make recommendations.

• Listening and understanding what other students, and the teacher, have said.

• Learning new vocabulary related to climate, climate change, making recommendations, etc.

• Getting familiar with classroom vocabulary (e.g. Do you understand? Can you explain this to….? Good morning everyone…..etc.)

 

Activity description:

 

• Brainstorm about climate change. Giving examples of actions we can do to reduce the negative impact on the environment.

• Using the structure given in class in order to make recommendations.

• Listening to the recommendations of others and understanding what is being said in class.

• Actively participate in class, in English, by coming up with new ideas.

• Explain to other classmates certain vocabulary that is unknown.

 

 

Strategy or strategies to help students understand:

 

• Repeating.

• Writing on the board.

• Oral explanations.

• Make students help each other understand new vocabulary.

 

Strategy or strategies to help students produce:

 

• Eliciting.

• Making students speak English and listen to each other when they are helping each other understand.

• Not being afraid of making mistakes.

 

Language needs of the activity:

     

• Specific vocabulary.

• The teacher needs to think, in advance, about the possible grammatical structures and specific vocabulary the students will need in order to carry out this class successfully.

 

Results/Reflection after implementation:

 

• Students use specific expressions to say their phrases.

• Students know how to correctly make suggestions and recommendations to others.

• Students will have learned new vocabulary related to the environment, climate, and climate change.

 

Other important information:

 

It is important that a good classroom atmosphere is created in order for this class to work. It is a very participative class and students are asked to get involved actively by giving their opinion, brainstorm, make recommendations etc. Without a classroom atmosphere that respects the opinion of others, this activity will not be possible.

 

Video:

 

• 7 minutes

 

Teaching materials:

 

• Blackboard and pens of different colours.

• Tables and chairs in a half-circle setting.

 

Student products:

 

• Students can produce recommendation sentences and make suggestions.

• Students will have learned new vocabulary related to climate, climate change and making recommendations.

• Students will have actively listened to others and to the teacher.

• Students will speak English.

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Final task: Cristina Asián, Gloria Habes, Marta Bosch and Carolina Gibert