Lesson "Endangered Animals", 7th grade

Theme: Endangered Animals

Aims: Describing and discussing endangered animals

            Working with information on a topic in groups

            Developing speaking skills

Aids: Screen board, Multimedia devices, Computer, Work sheets, Video Files, Power Point Presentations

Lesson Plan

Warm-up: Talk about Wild Life

What is difference between Pets and Wild Animals?

Class division into groups of 4-5

Each group designates a speaker.

Aims and Purposes of the lesson

Presentation: Endangered Animals

1. Animal List-Vocabulary Practice

2. Put the words above into 3 categories Insects, Mammals, Reptiles.

3. Check out all the list of animals and decide which animals are in danger. Tell us why?

4. Choose the animal you can tell us about. Describe its life and problems it has. GROUP PRESENTER

Practice: Solve all possible problems, endangered Animals meet in their life

                 Discuss and solve them in groups.

A speaker of each group should represent them.

Discussion and Expressing opinion

-describe and discuss photographs

Comprehension Check: Information that was introduced and discussed in the class.

Teacher’s Comments and Grades

Home task: Write a composition.

Many parts of the world are losing important natural animals. Choose one animal that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Lesson Procedure

WARM-UP

1. People and Animals

2. Talk about animals – Pets & Wild Animals

3. Working in a group and Making decision

4. Aims and Purposes of the lesson

PRESENTATION

1. List of animals. Find out which animals are domestic or wild? Put the letter D or W above the specific word.

Alligator, mosquito, tortoise, beaver, black bear, fly, buffalo, parrot, squirrel, hare, bat, , lion, crocodile, pig, dog, , batman, anteater, owl, ladybird, mammal, hamster, reptile, cockroach, lizard, Arctic fox, blue whale, dragon fly, cow, rhino, spiderman, bug, black deer, eagle, scorpion, sloth, mouse, polar bear, duck, secretary, kite, cat, Black-faced kangaroo, goose, panda, Honda, tiger,  cat,  gorilla, crane, peacock, shark, bull, dolphin, stork, buffalo, seal, rat, snake, wolf, rabbit, gold fish, butterfly.

2. Put the words above into 3 categories Insects, Mammals, Reptiles.

3. Check out all the list of animals and decide which animals are in danger. Why?

4. Choose the animal you can tell us about. Describe its life and problems which it has.

PRACTICE

1. Make a list of common problems all above mentioned animals have. Speaker’s talk

2. Solve all possible problems, endangered Animals meet in their life. Discuss and solve them in groups. Group Work

3. A speaker of a group should represent ways of problem solution. Speaker’s talk

4. Watching a video.

When you are listening make notes.

 Fill in the gaps. Work sheet #1

 Get ready to express your feelings and opinion.

5.  Photographs and Discussion.

 

3.

Home task: Write a composition.

Many parts of the world are losing important natural animals. Choose one animal that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Teacher’s comments and assessment