The reason for this teaching unit is that I’d like (as a teacher) to make pupils understand what’s new in ecology, and to care about of our planet.

This topic is very related to

What’s new in ecology

To care about the future in our planet

Quantifiers

There was/there were

Expressing quantify

Teaching Unit: What Rubbish

This topic is related to the Enviromental Education in the way that this cross-curricular topic appears in the importance of recycling materials as a way of contributing to the maintenance of the environment and to contribute ideas and possible solutions that endure a personal commitment for the progress of the environment.

Didactic Objectives:In this unit, pupils are going to learn:

The vocabulary related to materials, containers, environment, ecology..

Describing and expressing what’s new in ecology

Expressing quantity

I’m going to divide the didactic objectives into:

1. USES AND FORMS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION

a) Concepts

b) Procedures

c) Attitudes

2. USES AND FORMS OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

a) Concepts

b) Procedures

c) Attitudes

3. USES AND FORMS OF SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS

a) Concepts

b) Procedures

c) Attitudes

USES AND FORMS OF ORAL

COMMUNICATION

CONCEPTS

VOCABULARY

•MATERIALS: Cardboard, cloth, glass, metal, paper, plastic, polysteyrene, rubber, wood.

•CONTAINERS: bag, bottles, box, can, cup, glass, packet.

•GENERAL WORDS: carpet, machine, rubbish, tyre, tennis court,....

PROCEDURES

•Listening

•Reading

•Describing a photo, using the vocabulary expressions seen in the topic.

•Talking about the environment.

ATTITUDES

•Valuing the necessity to express in English

•To contribute ideas and possible solutions that endure a personal commitment for the progress and maintenance of the environment.

USES AND FORMS OF WRITTEN

COMMUNICATION

CONCEPTS

VOCABULARY

•MATERIALS: Cardboard, cloth, glass, metal, paper, plastic, polysteyrene, rubber, wood.

•CONTAINERS: bag, bottles, box, can, cup, glass, packet.

•GENERAL WORDS: carpet, machine, rubbish, tyre, tennis court,....

LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES:

•Expressions such as: to be made off

PROCEDURES

•Writing about the environment

•Macthing texts to pictures

•Grammar exercises

ATTITUDES

•Valuing the activities used in the classroom in order to reinforce what they have learnt and to acquire new Knowledge.

•Showing interest in learning and extending the vocabulary and expressions in the foreing language.

SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS

CONCEPTS:

• To care for the future in our planet.

PROCEDURES:

• Reading to short texts about how do people care for the environment.

ATTITUDES:

• Showing respect for our planet.

ACTIVITIESListening comprehension: listen to a cassette

Oral production: speaking

Written comprehension: readings

Written production: matchings, writings, grammar exercises...

METHODOLOGYThis teaching unit will be focused both on oral and written skills.

The development of the teaching unit will be given by the methodological principles which ensure an active participation of students, the working of the four linguistic skills and the elements involved in verbal and non verbal communication

Therefore, activities will be carried out bearing in mind these four linguistic skills:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

WRITTEN COMPREHENSION

WRITTEN PRODUCTION