WEEK/LESSON NO.

LESSON 1 (Non-Textbook Based) FORM

DATE /
SUBJECT English
DAY
UNIT TIME
TOPIC Environmental Sustainability Duration
THEME Health and Environment
MAIN SKILL Speaking CROSS-CURRICULAR ELEMENTS Science and Technology
21ST CENTURY LEARNING Vocabulary related to recycling
TECHNIQUE(S) LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR FOCUS:
CONTENT STANDARD(S)
Main: Complementary:
2.3 Use appropriate communication strategies
2.1 Communicate information, ideas, opinions and feelings intelligibly on familiar topics

LEARNING STANDARD(S)
Main: Complementary:
2.1.2 Ask for and respond appropriately to simple suggestions 2.3.1 Keep interaction going in short exchanges by checking
understanding of what a speaker is saying
LEARNING OBJECTIVE(S)
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
 Talk about recycling.
 Discuss at least three reasons why recycling is good.
Image related to recycling
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT https://treadingmyownpath.com/
Choose an item. MATERIAL(S)
TECHNIQUE(S) 2015/06/24/im-green-but-i-dont-like-
recycling/
ACTIVITIES
 Welcome pupils, introduce yourself, and explain that you would like pupils to introduce themselves to each other, and
that later they will start a topic focus which will continue for the following 4 lessons.
 First, ask pupils to introduce themselves in English to classmates sitting near them.
PRE-LESSON
 Now ask pupils to stand in a line in alphabetical order of their first names.
 In pairs, pupils remember as many names as they can (e.g. He’s Ravi, She’s Zila).
 Finish by eliciting the names of everyone in the line.
1)
 Explain that the focus of the lesson will now turn to speaking about a topic, and that they need to guess the topic 7.
Show the image of recycling and elicit the topic (recycling).
 Elicit the meaning of ‘recycling’: be ready to explain the meaning yourself if necessary.
 Divide pupils into groups of 3 or 4 and ask them to brainstorm 5 things or more which can be recycled.
 Write this statement on the board: ‘Recycling is a nice idea, but I don’t do it because it‘s not really my problem.’
LESSON  Divide pupils into groups of 3 or 4 and ask them to suggest 3 reasons or more why recycling is a good idea. You may
DEVELOPMENT need to help pupils with vocabulary as you monitor.
2)
 Write suggestions on the board. Again, you may need to help pupils with vocabulary.
(Possible answers relate to environmental and human benefits, and include:
it keeps the environment clean and attractive to live in
it saves many of the earth’s resources (e.g. rainforests)
it saves energy needed to make new products: (this reduces greenhouse gases and also saves resources).
 Cover or erase the board and ask pupils to remember and share key reasons for recycling.
POST-LESSON
By amount of teacher’s support:
Low-proficiency pupils
DIFFERENTIATIO
- pupils complete the tasks(s) with teacher’s guidance
N High-proficiency pupils
- pupils complete the tasks(s) on their own
TEACHER’S _____ out of ______ pupils achieved the learning objectives.
REFLECTION _____ pupils were given remedial treatment.