Space and Earth

Lesson 10

Unit 7.2 Space and Earth

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Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to

7.L3 Understand with some support most of the detail of an argument in extended talk on a limited range of general and curricular topics.

7.S5 Keep interaction with peers to negotiate, agree and organise priorities and plans for completing classroom tasks.

Lesson objectieves

All learners will be able to:

• identify the name of the planets

Most learners will be able to:

• complete listening correctly

Some learners will be able to:

• use taught information to vocabulary task

• use learnt vocabulary from the listening task while speaking in groups

Language objective

To review vocabulary

Value links

Respect

Cross curricular links

Astronomy

Previous learning

Prior knowledge from the previous lessons about the solar system

Use of ICT

Projector or Smart board to show a presentation

Intercultural awareness

Students will be able to understand what other nations do to investigate Space

Kazakh culture

Students will be able to understand what our country do to search Solar System

Pastoral Care

Students will be able to understand the importance of investigating of Solar System nowadays

Health and Safety

Everyday classroom precautions will ensure that safety measures are provided to prevent the exposure of electrical power cords

Planned timings

Planned activities

Resources

Start 2 min

3 min

10 min

25 min

3 min

2 min

• 1. (G) Dive in:

Ask Ss to name all the planets in our Solar System. Ask them if they believe one day humans will go to live on any of these planets.

• 2. (W, I) Pre – Listening

Check the vocabulary. Dictate words from previous lessons. When you finish, tell Ss to compare their spelling. Then choose one S to write their list on the board. Encourage other Ss to call out any corrections necessary.

• 3. (P) Listening

Tell Ss that they will hear a formal debate about space exploration. Give each S a copy of the poster. Explain that they must listen to the debate and complete the missing information in the poster. When Ss are ready, play the recording

Self-Assessment: When students have finished, give them right answers and get them to look back and work out their answers. Answer key:

1. Space

2. colonization

3. planets

4. Timothy Brown

5. Sandra Wikins

Ask Ss which speaker is in favor of colonization (Dr.Brown) and who is against it (Dr.Wilkins). Give each S a copy of the Notes page. Explain thet they are going to listen again. This time they must complete the missing information in the notes as if they were a reporter from the local paper. Give Ss a few moments to study the notes and complete any info they can remember. Play the recording.

Tell Ss to compare their answers, and play the recording again if it is necessary. Monitor and help too.

Peer Assessment: Get each student to swap worksheets with another student. Then, go over the answers. Students mark each other’s work and give a total out of 13.

Answer key:

Dr.Brown

1. time

2. money

3. food

4. oxygen

5. live in the space

6. International Space Station

7. The Moon

8. Mars

Dr. Wilkins

1. Expensive

2. No one knows

3. This planet

4. Feeding people

5. Protecting earth’s environment

• 4. (G) Post-Listening

Divide the class into two halves. Tell one half to list all the advantages of colonizing space and living on other planets. Tell the other half to list all the disadvantages of space colonization. When Ss are ready, mix the groups and have them explain their arguments

• 5. (W) Plenary

Ask Ss to write a reflection of the lesson.

3 – new words

2 – adjectives to describe the lesson

1 – one activity you like

Vocabulary Worksheet

Listening Worksheet

Listening audio

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Critical thinking

Differentiation by support

More support:

• Some questions are more difficult than others

• Allow thinking time.

More-able learners:

Encourage students to use previously learned vocabulary.

• The teacher will observe and guide the students helping with their questions.

Students try to express opinions

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What have I learned from the lesson about this class or individuals that will inform my next lesson?

The a)__________________________ Society

proudly presents its

ANNUAL DEBATE

This year the topic will be:

“The b)__________________of other c)____________________

-opportunity or distraction?

To take place in:

Comberton Village Hall

On Friday 27^th at 8 pm

Guest speakers:

Dr. d)___________________

Dr. e)___________________

All welcome

NOTES:

Dr.Brown

• Colonization is only a matter of

a)________________ and b)________________

• Spaceship must carry fuel,

c)_______________, water and d)___________

Three steps:

1. Know how to e)______________ (already know because of f)__________________________)

2. Establish a colony on g)______________

3. Colonize h)_______________________

Dr.Wilkins

• Colonization is just too i)_­­­­­­___________

• j)__________________cooper\diamonds

etc, are on other planets

• should spend the money on

k)__________________________________ - on

l)___________________________________ and

m)______________________________________