Class : 4C Date : 25/10/10 Day : TuesdayForm 4 Theme : Environment Level : IntermediateChapter 8: Caring for the environment Duration : 40 min Time : 2.00-2.40pmLesson Summary

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) Relate their previous knowledge and brainstorm 5 main points regarding the effects of pollution towards our environment.

(ii) Able to form at least 5 out of 8 sentences from the picture.(iii) 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 Generic skills Rationale

Teacher activity

Students’ activity

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.

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

SPEAKING

Conveying ideas

Relating their background knowledge to the topic.

Communication(5 min)

Connecting the topic to their meta cognitive through group work

Newspaper article

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.

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

Students will read the text silently.

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

READING, LISTENING

Identify main ideas, organizing ideas

Students will have the knowledge on how to use preposition.

prepositions.

Communication(10 min)

Improving their understanding through activities

Pictures, A4 paper

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

Teacher assigns the students to write a letter to complaint about polluted river around their neighborhood around 200 words

Students are expected to write the letter using correct preposition.

WRITING

Organizing ideas

Students will transfer their knowledge input into written form

Closure(5 min)

To make sure the objectives are

Make a brief summary about the lesson.

Students are expected to understand and remember what

Make sure the objectives are achieved.

achieved they have learned.