CLIL Essentials

2.1 Planning a lesson and a series of lesson Participant worksheet

What is there on a CLIL lesson plan?

You will find below the components of a CLIL lesson plan. Please note this is just the first part of the lesson
plan, with the cover page and the initial procedures for the lesson.

Lesson Plan Cover page

Outcomes content Learners can describe the effects of global warming.

language Learners can use cause and effect linkers to describe effects of global
warming.

learning skill Learners can work in groups cooperatively.

Personal aim Want to try out open pair feedback techniques on some activities.

Timetable fit Learners are working on a unit on environmental problems. Global warming is the second
part of this unit. After they finish this, they will move onto deforestation.

Group profile There are 18 learners in this class, 10 boys and 8 girls.

Time 60 minutes.

Assumptions Learners are intermediate level English learners. They have a lot of the key vocabulary to
discuss environment but their writing is imprecise therefore needs work. Cause and effect
linkers will not be completely new to them.

Anticipated Learners may be slow to start the brainstorm therefore will input some information on the
problems and walls of the classroom to help; learners may be unsure of some key vocabulary in the reading
solutions text therefore a matching definition and word task will be done prior to reading.

Materials www.WildernessProject.org ; http://climatechangeeducation.org/

John and Wilma Smith. (2003) Science Skills OUP. Unit 8 page 22-24 reading.

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2.1 Planning a lesson and a series of lesson Participant worksheet

Procedure
Stage Aim Procedure Materials Interaction Time
Warmer Activate prior Teacher gives out A3 paper, A3 paper Group work 4 min
knowledge groups Learners, and gives
them 2 minutes note down
all the effects of global
warming they can think of.
Elicit some from each group.
Outcomes Clarify aims T shows three outcomes on Board T-SS 2 min
of lesson board. Discusses them with
class.
Vocab Prepare for T gives each L a card with Handout (key Mill 5 min
input reading texts either a piece of vocab or a vocab) Pair work
and definition on it. T tells Ls to
regrouping mill around and find their
partner and then sit down
with their partner. T elicits
matches from all. Tells Ls to
record answers on handout.

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