Introduction
This lesson plan offers the teacher and learners the opportunity to develop both content and language knowledge to an appropriate depth over a single lesson or a series of class hours.
Learners begin the lesson by saying what they know about a city (Vancouver) and predicting language and information that is likely to be in short texts describing the city's geography, climate, population and economy. They listen to and / or read the texts to check their predictions and make notes. They focus on the language used in the texts to write their own academic texts descibing a city.
This lesson is particularly suited to learners studying content-based subjects in English or as part of a bilingual education programme. It could be used as part of a regional / economic geography or general studies course. Find out more about Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and a framework for CLIL-type lessons.
Teachers can copy a student worksheet and reading text to accompany this lesson. Alternatively, they can use a presentation for a no-printing option.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop academic skills i.e. note-taking
- Identify key information from a short spoken and / or written academic text about a city
- Use vocabulary related to describing the geography, climate, population and economy of a city
- Write a text describing the geography, climate, population and economy of a city
Age and level:
13-17, Adults (B1+)
Time:
60-70 minutes plus 30+ minutes writing project
Materials:
The materials can be downloaded below.
- Lesson plan
- Presentation
- Student worksheet
- Reading text
In addition, teachers can use photos of Vancouver and a map showing the location of Vancouver (optional)