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    Cool Lesson Plan

    Contributor: Chuah Kar Wooi, Faculty of Education, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia

    Subject: English Language (Listening)

    Skill: Listening Topic: Environment Endangered animals Prior knowledge: Students have background

    knowledge of environmental issues.

    Curriculum specifications:

    2.0 LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE 2.1 To obtain, process and use information from various

    audiovisual and print sources and be able to present the information in spoken and written form.

    General objective: To develop students ability to understand information from the news. Specific

    objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

    a) Pre Listening : Identify and orally discuss the pictures within 10 minutes.

    b) While Listening :Worksheet 1- Listen to the news and circle the answers with at least 70% accuracy.

    c) Worksheet 2 : Listen and write T for correct statements and F for false statements with at least 70%

    accuracy.

    d) Post Listening : Draw posters for the campaign

    on Save the Animals with at least 70% accuracy.

    Teaching Materials: Computers which provide online services, worksheets.

    Moral Values: Love and be being responsible towards the environment (both flora and fauna).

    References: 1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice

    learningenglish/ 2) Huraian Sukatan Pelajaran Tingkatan 2, (2003).

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    A. Set Induction: Pre-listening (10 minutes)

    Aids: Pictures of endangered animals

    Activities: 1) Teacher shows pictures of endangered animals to the students.

    2) Teacher asks students questions regarding those

    pictures. Students respond.

    3) Teacher discusses the answers of the questions

    as a whole class activity.

    4) Teacher introduces students to the topic of the day.

    Rationale: To attract students attention to the topic.

    While - Listening (25 minutes)

    Teaching Aids: Worksheet 1 & Worksheet 2 , online services so that students could log into the BBC

    website:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

    Activities:

    1) Students are required to log onto the

    BBC website with the address given above.

    2) Next, they are asked to click on the icon News

    English.

    3) Then, students are asked to go to Words in the

    News.

    4) Students have to click on the hyperlink

    Archives 2007 and find out the online news with the headline of:Bears facing extinction.

    5) Students are told not to read the news first.They have to click on the hyperlink Listen to the story and

    listen to what the reporter said.

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    6) After they have listened to the news for twice, students are required to attempt on Worksheet 1 and

    Worksheet 2.

    7) On Worksheet 1, students are supposed to circle the correct answer for each question.

    8) On Worksheet 2, students are to write T for the correct statements and F for false statements.

    9) Students attempt the task.They are allowed to discuss with their friends.

    10) Teacher discusses the answers with the

    students.

    Rationale: To enable students to understand the information in the news.

    (Endangered animals)

    .

    Post Listening (40 minutes)

    Group Work Teaching Aids:

    1.Worksheet 3.

    2. Stationery and drawing equipment.

    Activities:

    1. Students are to design a poster in accordance to a campaign on Save the Animals.

    2. Students work in groups of four. Each group draws a poster.

    3. Students are told to hand over their posters in the following lesson.

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    4. Students discuss and attempt the drawing.

    Rationale: To enable students to apply what they have learnt in todays lesson through drawings.

    Closure: (5 minutes)

    1. Teacher ends the lesson by discussing the importance of preserving and protecting the animals.

    2. Teacher mentions that immediate efforts should be taken by all parties everyone plays an equally

    important role in protecting the animals and preventing the animals from extinction.

    Rationale: Teacher emphasizes again the important learning points in the lesson.

    Appendices:

    A. Pre-Listening Questions asked regarding the pictures:

    1. Have you seen these animals before?

    2. Where can you find these animals?

    3. Is it easy or difficult for you to see these animals?

    4. Do you think these animals will survive in the

    future?

    B. (While- Listening) Worksheet 1:

    Listen to the news on Bears facing extinction. As you listen, circle the correct answers.This is an

    individual activity.The first question has been done for you.

    1. (Five, six, seven) of the world's bear species are threatened with extinction.

    2. Bear species have declined in numbers and distribution due to (human activities, diseases, famine).

    3. Most ( frequent, urgent, unnecessary) action is needed in Asia and South America.

    4. In Southern Asia, bears suffer heavy losses from

    (poachers, pollutions, or poisons).

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    (While- Listening) Worksheet 2:

    Listen to the news again. Write (T) for True and (F) for False for each statement. This is an individual

    activity.The first question has been done for you.

    1. In Asia and South America, conservation funding is poor. ( T )

    2. Bile from the bear's gall bladder is used in traditional Western medicine. ( )

    3. Bears paws are consumed as a delicacy. ( )

    (

    Post Listening) Worksheet 3:

    Instructions:

    Get into groups of four. Each group draws a poster for the campaign Save the Animals! which

    will be held in our school on 11th April 2011.

    You are required to hand in your posters in 2 weeks time.

    In your posters, you may include details as below: * Name and objective of the project

    * Duration of the project

    * Activities / process involved

    * Roles of students in the event.

    Your posters will be pasted on the schools notice board!

    Source: http://www.melta.org.my/Cool-Lesson-Plans/q?cid=113&doit=showclass(taken on 23rd July

    2011)