Class : 4C Form 4 Chapter 8: Caring for the environment Lesson Summary

Date : 25/10/10 Theme : Environment Duration : 40 min

Day : Tuesday Level : Intermediate Time : 2.00-2.40pm

Teacher writes the word pollution on the board and asks students to brainstorm types of pollution and the effects of pollution towards our environment. Teacher shows them a newspaper about the oil- spilled incident at the Gulf of Mexico and asks them their opinion about the effect of the incident towards nature. Teacher will give them a text about pollution and ask them to read silently. After they read the text, teacher shows them types of preposition being used in the text and asks them to circle or highlight the prepositions. Teacher asks the students to sit in groups. Teacher gives each group a picture about different types of pollution and asks them to form 8 sentences about the picture with correct prepositions. After that, teacher assigns the students to write a letter to complaint about polluted river around their neighborhood around 200 words.

Learning Outcome : LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE Give information about the environment Learners Previous Knowledge Familiar with environment issues. General Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students should be able to (i) (ii) (iii) Relate their previous knowledge and brainstorm 5 main points regarding the effects of pollution towards our environment. Able to form at least 5 out of 8 sentences from the picture. Able to use prepositions like for, to etc to connect sentences.

Specific Objectives : Students should able to: (i) Form at least 5 out of 8 sentences using the correct prepositions. (ii) Brainstorm at least 3 out of 4 ideas regarding the effects of pollution towards the environment using their previous knowledge. Teaching Aids : White board, maker, newspaper article, text, pictures, A4 paper Elements on Smart Learning/ Generic Skills : Generating ideas, making connections, brainstorm ideas, identifying main ideas, organizing ideas Future Studies : Learners will know the right way to use preposition.

Stages

Content

Teaching Aids

Lesson procedures Teacher activity Students activity Students will brainstorm their ideas about the types of pollution and the effect of pollution towards our environment.

Generic skills

Rationale

Set induction (5 min)

Connecting the topic to their meta cognitive.

White board, maker

Teacher write the word pollution on the board and asks students types of pollution and the effects of pollution towards our environment. Teacher shows them a newspaper about the oil- spilled incident at the Gulf of Mexico and asks them their opinion about the effect of the incident towards nature.

SPEAKING Conveying ideas

Relating their background knowledge to the topic.

Communication Connecting (5 min) the topic to their meta cognitive through group work

Newspaper article

Students will need to form a group of 5 people. Students will discuss and brainstorm their ideas. One of the group members will need to present to the class.

READING, SPEAKING Identify main ideas, conveying ideas

Relating their background knowledge toward the topic through group work

Presentation (5 min)

Give them input

Text

Teacher will give them a text about pollution and ask them to read silently. After they read the text, teacher will show them types of preposition being used in the text and ask them to circle or highlight the prepositions.

Students will read the text silently.

READING, LISTENING Identify main ideas, organizing ideas

Students will have the knowledge on how to use preposition.

Students will listen to teacher and highlight the prepositions in the text while the teacher shows them types of prepositions.

Communication Improving Pictures, A4 (10 min) their paper understanding through activities

Teacher asks the students to sit in groups. Teacher will give each group a picture about different types of pollution and ask them to form 8 sentences about the picture with correct prepositions. Students will scan through the picture and form 8 sentences with correct usage of preposition.

SPEAKING Organizing ideas, conveying ideas

Understand the use of prepositions through exercise practice and group work.

Controlled practice (10 min)

Conveying ideas

White board, maker

Closure (5 min)

To make sure the objectives are achieved

Teacher assigns the students to write a letter to complaint about polluted river around their neighborhood around 200 words Make a brief summary about the lesson.

Students are expected to write the letter using correct preposition.

WRITING Organizing ideas

Students will transfer their knowledge input into written form

Students are expected to understand and remember what they have learned.

Make sure the objectives are achieved.