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. 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. 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: Space colonization planets Timothy Brown 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 time money food oxygen live in the space International Space Station The Moon Mars Dr. Wilkins Expensive No one knows This planet Feeding people Protecting earth’s environment 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 Ask Ss to write a reflection of the lesson. 3 – new words 2 – adjectives to describe the lesson 1 – one activity you like |