CLIL Essentials

2.1 Planning a lesson and a series of lesson

Participant worksheet

What is there on a CLIL lesson plan?

You will find below the components of a CLIL lesson plan. Please note this is just the first part of
the lesson plan, with the cover page and the initial procedures for the lesson.

Lesson Plan Cover page

Outcomes

content

Learners can describe the effects of global warming.

language

Learners can use cause and effect linkers to describe effects of

global warming.

learning
skill

Learners can work in groups cooperatively.

Personal
aim

Want to try out open pair feedback techniques on some activities.

Timetable
fit

Learners are working on a unit on environmental problems. Global warming is the

second part of this unit. After they finish this, they will move onto deforestation.

Group
profile

There are 18 learners in this class, 10 boys and 8 girls.

Time

60 minutes.

Assumption
s

Learners are intermediate level English learners. They have a lot of the key
vocabulary to discuss environment but their writing is imprecise therefore needs
work. Cause and effect linkers will not be completely new to them.

Anticipated
problems
and
solutions

Learners may be slow to start the brainstorm therefore will input some
information on the walls of the classroom to help; learners may be unsure of
some key vocabulary in the reading text therefore a matching definition and word
task will be done prior to reading.

Materials

www.WildernessProject.org ; http://climatechangeeducation.org/
John and Wilma Smith. (2003) Science Skills OUP. Unit 8 page 22-24 reading.

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CLIL Essentials
2.1 Planning a lesson and a series of lesson

Participant worksheet

Procedure
Stage
Warmer

Aim
Activate
prior
knowledge

Procedure

Materials

Interaction

Time

Teacher gives out A3

paper, groups Learners,
and gives them 2
minutes note down all
the effects of global
warming they can think
of. Elicit some from each
group.

A3 paper

Group work

4 min

Outcomes Clarify aims

of lesson

T shows three outcomes

on board. Discusses
them with class.

Board

T-SS

2 min

Vocab
input

T gives each L a card

with either a piece of
vocab or a definition on
it. T tells Ls to mill
around and find their
partner and then sit
down with their partner.
T elicits matches from
all. Tells Ls to record
answers on handout.

Handout
(key vocab)

Mill
Pair work

5 min

Prepare for
reading
texts and
regrouping

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