Name
English (9th Grade)
Topic
Natural Disasters
Learning time
2 hours
Designed time
2 hours
Size of class
20
Description
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) (Portugal) 9th Grade - Vocational Courses Level: B1
Mode of delivery
Classroom-based
Aims
Understand natural disasters Discuss about the topic Understand vocabulary related to the topic
Outcomes
Reflect, Find out/discover, Identify causes of, Summarise, Select, Translate, Apply
Editor
t.silva
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Environmental Disasters
120 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    20
    1
    In order to introduce the topic Natural Disasters, the teacher shows a video. After showing the video, the teacher asks: - What did you see in the video? - What natural disasters is the video about? - What kind of destruction did these disasters bring to the US? Meanwhile, some words/phrases will be explained or translated to Portuguese.
  • Investigate
    25
    20
    3
    After the introduction, pupils are asked to understand and research information about the disasters. They are divided into 3 different groups (2 groups of 7 members and 1 group of 6 members). Each group will have to read the links provided and write down the most important information. For that, they should consider answering question like: E.g. - What is an Earthquake? / What is a Tsunami? - How does it happen? - When does it happen? - What can we do protect ourselves? - What can be done to overcome possible a possible disaster?
  • Discuss
    15
    20
    0
    New groups are formed. Pupils are asked to join a different a group in order to provide information they have gathered before. They should ask / answer any questions they might have and the answers should be provided by their colleagues.
  • Produce
    20
    3
    0
    Pupils are asked to write a short text in which they summarise the information they have previously shared. Then, they choose a speaker who will read out loud to the whole class.
  • Practice
    15
    1
    1
    Students are asked to switch on their mobile phones and join Kahoot.com to play a vocabulary game. It will be given an "Expert" badge to the Top 3.
  • Practice
    20
    1
    1
    Pupils are asked to switch on the iPads and follow the link provided. They are expected to play the game based on the information they have gathered before. It will be given a badge "Best Mayor" to those who are able to keep their villages safe in the game.
  • Collaborate
    10
    20
    0
    The teacher asks what they have learnt throughout the class and writes the summary together with the students.
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