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Goals Content objectives:

Learners will:

• Understand the impact of pollution

• Explore barriers to develop respect for the

nature• Watch a video

Language objectives:

• Learners:

• Speak about Saving the planet

• Comment about pollution

• Read a text



Materials/Supplies

• Video

• Text

Teaching strategies

• Brainstorming• Card Sort

• Data collecting from the outside world

• Make a List• Helping hands

• Analytic teams

• Positive- Negative



ACTIVITY 1: Brainstorming Description: students generate as many ideas/ thoughts (aboutthe topic) as possible

Purpose:• to discover what students know about the topic

• to promote cooperative learning

• to develop awareness of the others

Classroom activity:• 1. Place students in groups of 5-6

• 2. Write the topic on the board

• 3. Assign roles: Reflectors (offer as many ideas as possible),Recorder1 (writes down the ideas considered to be positive/as

advantages), Recorder 2 (writes down the ideas considered to benegative/as disadvantages/not in favour of group work)

• 4. When the teacher calls time, each of the two Recorders fromeach group reads what is on his/her list

• 5. Groups share ideas

• 6. Teacher asks students to draw conclusions



ACTIVITY 2: Card Sort

Description: students classify/organize information abouttypes of pollution.

Purpose:

• to help students develop their abilities of organizinginformation, clarifying concepts, establishing main or

subordinate ideas• to develop cooperation in groups

• c) to have students learn from others

Classroom activity:

• Teacher forms teams of 4-5 students• Teacher gives each group a set of cards containing examples

of types of pollution, ways of saving the world, etc.

• Students work together within the group and sort the cardsinto categories

• Groups share information with one another



ACTIVITY 3: Data collecting from the outside world

Description: students collect data about different types of pollution air,water, land)

Purpose: • to develop students` research ability

• to develop in students such attitudes as: the desire to help, patiencetowards others, understanding, respect for the environment

• to develop cooperation in groups

• d) to have students learn from others

Classroom activity:

• One class before, teacher establishes the groups and asks students tocollect data about different types pollution. Each group has to decide thepeople they are going to present, but the information is supposed to begathered individually by each member of the group. Students are told to

bring 3 types of information: characterization of that specific type of pollution, causes and solutions.

• Students arrange according to groups

• Students in each group discuss on their findings and establish one finalversion of presentation

• Each group reports to class

• Teacher and students draw conclusions, establishing similarities and differences



ACTIVITY 4: Make a List of the main problems

Description: students work on a list of enumerated issuesand decide their importance.

Purpose: – to develop students` critical thinking and decision-making processes

– to have students develop awareness of the others

– to help students discover common grounds

Classroom activity:

– Teacher places students into groups of 4-5 – Teacher allots time for the activity (5 minutes)

– Students work in groups and cooperate with each other

– Teacher calls time and each group reports to class

– Teacher and students compare lists



ACTIVITY 5: Helping hands

Description: Students offer help for each other in a difficult situation

Purpose:• to give students opportunities of practicing English in “real” life situations

• to offer students the possibility of helping each other

• to teach students how to take responsibility for others

Classroom activity:• Teacher places students in groups of 4-5

• One student in each group is asked to imagine a difficult situation he/sheis in and provide a starting point for discussion: My boss is asking me todo something that will pollute the river, I sow someone throwing toxic waste on my backyard, etc.

• Group work: students/members of the respective group offer as manysolutions as possible

• The student “in trouble” decides upon the best solution he will take

• Each student “in trouble” from each group reports to class the solutionshe was given and his/her decision

• Students from the other groups contribute with solutions or comments on

the decisions



ACTIVITY 6: Analytic teams

Description: Students critically analyze a video and take notes aboutpollution and share their analysis on the topic

Purpose:• to develop students` critical thinking

• to develop students` respect for the others` opinions

Classroom activity:

– Place students in groups of 3 (leave aside 4 students)

– Assign roles to students: one Proponent for each group (the student liststhe points students agree with); one Opponent for each group (thestudent lists the point students disagree with); one Example giver for each group (the student gives examples of key concepts presented inthe video); the 4 students will play the role of Questioners (they worktogether and prepare a list of thoughtful questions referring to the video)

– Teacher plays the video; students watch and listen – Questioners address thoughtful questions to the groups (Why…?/Do

you think that…?, etc)

– Group work activity (students discuss and play their roles)

– All groups share their information

– Teacher and students conclude the critical analysis



ACTIVITY 7 Positive- Negative

Description: students are provided with newspaper article concerningcurrent problems/issues about Indoor Air Pollution and teacher has to allowthem to identify positive and negative aspects of the respective event andindicate decisions.

Purpose:a) to develop students power of analysis and critical thinking

• b) to develop in students such social skills as negotiation, compromise,acceptance

Classroom activity:

• 1. Teacher places students in groups of 4-5; assigns the role of Recorder for one student in each group and establishes the number of aspects studentshave to identify

• 2. Teacher reads an article; students listen to an article on a currentproblem/issue

• 3. Students discuss in groups; they first identify all the aspects of theproblem; the recorder writes them down. Then, they try to search for asolution of the problem; the Recorder writes them down.

• 4. The Recorder from each group reports to class.

• 5. Teacher and students discuss on the lists



Bibliography

♦http://www.naturalnews.com/025772_pollution_health_indoo

r_air.html#ixzz2EDC8dtbW

♦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXmfQLC8ju4

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