New lesson plan: AEF2 9A most dangerous animals in North America

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AEF2 9A most dangerous animals in North America - A2 level

AEF2 9A most dangerous animals in North America
A2 level

Materials

American English File 2 3rd edition student book

Board

Powerpoint presentation

American English File 2 3rd edition student book

Board

Powerpoint presentation

Main Aims

To provide specific information listening practice using a text about dangerous animals

Subsidiary Aims

To provide clarification and review of animals

Procedure (42-53 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Present photos of following animals and ask the students to tell their names: bear, snake, deer, shark, crocodile. Present the following question: "These are the 5 most dangerous land or sea animals in North America. Which do you think is the most and least dangerous?'

Pre-Reading/Listening (10-12 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Clarify and review the meaning of the following words with a guessing game and pictures. Use CCQs to direct the students to the desired answer. Write them on the board with example sentences. Lexis: bite, poison, attack, ocean, inject, surfing, poisonous, jaws, claws

While-Reading/Listening #1 (7-10 minutes) • To provide students with less challenging gist and specific information reading/listening tasks

Students listen to the audio and rank the animals from least to most dangerous. They have some time to read the text before the audio plays. First, they check their answers in pairs, then with the whole class.

While-Reading/Listening #2 (14-16 minutes) • To provide students with more challenging detailed, deduction and inference reading/listening tasks

Students have time to first read the text carefully. Then they will listen to the audio once more and have to fill in blank spaces using words from the audio. First, they check in pairs and then with the whole class. Students have to support their ideas if they come up with different answers.

Post-Reading/Listening (8-10 minutes) • To provide with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they've learned

Students discuss the following topic in groups of 3 to 4: "Are any of these animals dangerous where you live? have you ever had a bad experience with any of them? If not, what are some dangerous animals where you live?"