Разработка урока английского языка в 8 классе по теме "Проблемы планеты"
Автор: Тверитена Елена Владимировна (учитель английского языка, Муниципальное автономное общеобразовательное учреждение "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №4 с углубленным изучением английского языка")
Тип документа: Конспект. Аудитория: Учителя английского языка. Дата публикации: 13.11.2015
Описание: Учащиеся научатся выражать своё мнение, обсуждать проблемы по различным аспектам темы, используя текст, будут практиковаться употреблять различные грамматические структуры и писать статью в школьный журнал.


                                                Тверитена Елена Владимировна
                                               МАОУ СОШ №4, г. Новый Уренгой
                                                   Учитель английского языка


            Lesson Plan - Reading/Authentic Materials/ Speaking/

                           Problems of the Planet

Lesson Focus:
Objective:
− Students  will be able  to  use  functional  language  on  the  topic,  to
express their opinion, to discuss problems and make decisions  on  different
aspects of the topic. They will be able to write an article for  the  school
magazine,  to practice in using  different Grammar items. The students  will
be able to brainstorm the problems of our planet using the text .


Students: age- 14-15,  level- pre-intermediate, grade - 8

Materials:  Enterprise 3 (Virginia Evans-Jenny Dooley) Express Publishing
- a poem by Native American;
- pictures, describing different problems of the Planet;
- authentic text, having cut into five parts;
- list of the problems of our planet;
- grammar handouts;
- whiteboard/whiteboard marker


Anticipated Problems & Solutions:

 Evaluation:
Informally assess each student’s level of understanding and competence
during group practice
and individual work. Adjust instruction accordingly.
Differentiation and Adaptations:
This lesson is designed for novice language users who have little prior
knowledge of the
language. If some students have prior knowledge of the language, they can
serve as facilitators
for those who do not.

|Time  |Stage,    |Procedure                                          |Interacti|
|      |Aims      |                                                   |on       |
|3 min |Lead-in   |1. Listen to the poem. What is it about?           |T- Cl    |
|      |(to       |Only when all the rivers have run dry              |         |
|      |predict   |and all the fish in the sea have died              |         |
|      |the topic |only when all the rainforests                      |         |
|      |and       |have been burnt down                               |         |
|      |questions |and there is no food for the animals               |         |
|      |which will|only when all the blue skies                       |         |
|      |be        |have been filled with smoke                        |         |
|      |discussed |and the cities of the world have choked            |         |
|      |at the    |will the white man understand                      |         |
|      |lesson)   |that it's too late to save the earth.              |         |
|      |          |(Native American poem)                             |         |
|2 min |          |2. Choose three pictures which best match the poem.|Pairs    |
|      |          |Now look at the list of problems and match them    |         |
|      |          |with the pictures. What do you think has caused    |         |
|      |          |these problems? - water pollution, litter,         |         |
|      |          |destruction of the rainforest, air pollution,      |         |
|      |          |drought                                            |         |
|      |          |                                                   |Groups   |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |A                                                  |         |
|      |          |[pic]  B                                           |         |
|      |          |[pic] C                                            |         |
|      |          |[pic] D                                            |         |
|      |          |[pic]    E                                         |         |
|      |          |[pic]                                              |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |3. Read and order the passages of the text. (the   |         |
|      |          |text is cut into five parts) After reading the text|         |
|      |          |they will check the correct order.                 |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |We have spent thousands of years fighting for our  |         |
|      |          |survival. Yet now we have discovered that our      |         |
|      |          |planet is under threat and, to make matters worse, |         |
|      |          |it's all our fault. The rainforests are dying, rare|         |
|      |          |plant and animal species are disappearing, rivers  |         |
|      |          |and being contaminated, crops are failing to grow, |         |
|      |          |people are dying of hunger and the air is being    |         |
|      |          |polluted. It's time we woke up to these problems   |         |
|      |          |and started repairing the damage.                  |         |
|      |          |One of the major problems is the destruction of the|         |
|      |          |rainforests in South America. They are home to half|         |
|      |          |the world's species and to millions of people.     |         |
|      |          |Moreover, the rainforests clean the air by         |         |
|      |          |absorbing carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen. The|         |
|      |          |trees are being cut down for paper or to make room |         |
|      |          |for cattle farms. As a result, birds and animals   |Pairs    |
|      |          |lose their homes and die. This destruction is also |         |
|7 min |          |bringing about changes in the climate, air         |         |
|      |Pre-readin|pollution, flooding, drought and famine. If we     |         |
|      |g         |continue to bum and cut down the rainforests as we |         |
|      |(to       |are doing now, the earth will never be the same    |         |
|      |construct |again.                                             |         |
|      |background|Another big  problem is water pollution. Do you    |         |
|      |knowledge)|like swimming in the sea or drinking a cool glass  |         |
|      |          |of water on a hot day? These simple pleasures may  |         |
|      |          |soon become a thing of the past. Factories are     |         |
|      |          |polluting our rivers and lakes with dangerous      |         |
|      |          |chemicals. Oil tankers are releasing thick, black  |         |
|      |          |oil into our oceans. Tons and tons of industrial   |         |
|      |          |and domestic waste are poured into our seas.       |         |
|      |          |Consequently, sea life is threatened with          |         |
|      |          |extinction.                                        |         |
|      |          |Air pollution is another important issue. The cars |         |
|      |          |and factories in and around our cities are giving  |         |
|      |          |off dangerous fumes. In the past few years, more   |         |
|      |          |and more people than ever before have developed    |         |
|      |          |allergies and breathing problems. if we don't do   |         |
|      |          |something now, our cities will become impossible to|         |
|      |          |live in.                                           |         |
|      |          |Fortunately, it is not too late to solve these     |         |
|      |          |problems. We have the time, the money and even the |         |
|      |          |technology to prepare the way for a better, cleaner|         |
|      |          |and safer future. We can plant trees and adopt     |         |
|      |          |animals. We can create parks for endangered        |         |
|      |          |species. We can put pressure on those in power to  |         |
|      |          |take action. Together we can save planet. All we   |         |
|      |          |need to do is open our eyes and act immediately.   |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |4. Read this article and choose the most suitable  |         |
|      |          |heading from the list for each part. There is one  |         |
|      |          |heading you do not need to use.                    |         |
|      |          |- A watery  grave.                         - Nature|         |
|      |          |can heal itself.                                   |         |
|      |          |- Running out of time.                 - No trees -|         |
|      |          |no life.                                           |         |
|      |          |- Choking to death.                      - We can  |T-Cl     |
|3 min |          |do it!                                             |         |
|      |          |Check the correct headings.                        |         |
|      |While-read|                                                   |Pairs    |
|      |ing       |5. Look at the words in bold and try to explain    |         |
|      |(Scanning |them, then choose any three and make sentences.    |         |
|      |and       |                                                   |Pairs    |
|5 min |skimming) |6. Match the numbers to the letters.               |         |
|      |          |1. drought                            a.  lack of  |         |
|      |          |food                                               |         |
|2 min |          |2. contaminate                   b. take in        |P1P2P3...|
|      |          |3. famine                             c. lake of   |Pairs    |
|      |          |rain                                               |         |
|      |          |4. absorb                             d. pollute   |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |7. Fill in the correct prepositions, then choose   |P1P2P3...|
|      |          |any three and make sentences.                      |Pairs    |
|2 min |          |1. to fight .....sth                               |         |
|      |          |4. to live ... a city                              |         |
|      |          |2. to be .... threat                            5. |         |
|      |          |to put pressure ... sb                             |         |
|      |          |3. to die ... hunger                          6.   |Pairs    |
|4 min |          |those .... power                                   |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |8. Answer the following questions:                 |         |
|      |          |1. What problems of the planet can you name?       |         |
|      |          |2. What is happening to the trees nowadays?        |         |
|      |          |3. Is water pollution a big problem? Can you prove |         |
|      |          |it?                                                |         |
|      |          |4. Why is air pollution another important issue?   |Groups   |
|5 min |          |5. What should we do to save our planet?           |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |Follow-up |9. Read the text again and make notes under the    |         |
|      |( to help |following headings:                                |         |
|      |students  |Problem- Cause- Effect as shown in the table. Then |         |
|      |to        |look at your notes and talk about the problems our |         |
|      |understand|planet is facing. Use consequently, as a result,   |         |
|      |the       |therefore, as a consequence or so, to link the     |         |
|      |specific  |causes with the effects.                           |         |
|      |content,  |problem                                            |         |
|6 min |the       |cause                                              |Groups   |
|      |students  |effect                                             |         |
|      |are       |                                                   |         |
|      |scanning  |destruction of the rainforests                     |         |
|      |for       |trees are burnt and cut down                       |         |
|      |particular|birds and animals lose their homes and die         |         |
|      |facts.)   |                                                   |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |Post -    |                                                   |         |
|      |reading   |10. Your town is facing serious problems. The      |         |
|      |(to lead  |streets are of rubbish, there are too many cars,   |         |
|      |the       |people keep cutting down the trees to make space   |         |
|      |students  |for more buildings, the nearby river is being      |         |
|      |to discuss|polluted with chemicals from the factories and     |         |
|      |and       |people are suffering from breathing problems and   |         |
|      |analyze   |stomach illnesses. Suggest ways to improve the     |PP - T   |
|1 min |issues,   |situation, explaining the results of each          |         |
|      |presented |suggestion. You can use ideas from the text as well|         |
|      |in the    |as your own ideas.                                 |         |
|      |reading.  |                                                   |         |
|      |Students  |                                                   |         |
|      |reflect,  |                                                   |         |
|      |argue and |                                                   |         |
|      |give their|                                                   |         |
|      |points of |                                                   |         |
|      |view)     |                                                   |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |Feedback  |                                                   |         |
|      |and giving|The most valuable part of the lesson  was ...      |         |
|      |home task |because:                                           |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |I liked most  ...                                  |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |It was difficult for me to ...                     |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |
|      |          |Home task: retell the text about the problems of   |         |
|      |          |the planet. Write an article for your school       |         |
|      |          |magazine entitled "How can we make our town a      |         |
|      |          |better place to live in"                           |         |
|      |          |                                                   |         |


REFERENCES:

1. Enterprise 3 course book Pre-Intermediate, Virginia Evans-  Jenny
Dooley,  Express Publishing,1997