Lesson 4 Save energy!

Lesson 4 Save energy!

Aims	Learning outcomes	Vocabulary and structure	Required equipment
Educational: - to learn the concept of global warming; - to learn how to interpret pie charts. Developing: - to enable pupils to talk about global warming, energy problems and how to save energy; - to enable pupils to work cooperatively and creatively; - to practise reading for the main ideas; - to develop listening for specific information. Socio-cultural: - to raise awareness of the concept of global warming; - to raise awareness of the ways to save water.	At the end of the lesson pupils will be able to: - interpret pie charts; - infer the meaning of the new words from context; - read for the main ideas; - talk about energy problems and how to save energy.	Recycling the previously learnt vocabulary New: global warming, electricity, gas seconds	Pupil’s Book; the DVD

Activity 1 Listen and sing. 10 min

Objectives: to warm up by singing the song;

to check homework

STEP 1: Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing

it. Look at Unit 11 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script.

STEP 2: Checking homework. The pupils can check in pairs or go

round the class and work with as many pupils as they can.



Activity 2 Play “Favourite Drinks”. 5 min

Objectives: to get pupils warmed up;

to revise the vocabulary for drinks

STEP 1: The pupils should describe their favourite drinks for others

to guess.

For example:

Pupil A: My favourite drink’s good for health. It’s bright yellow. I like

it when it’s cold.

Pupil B: Is it apple juice?

Pupil A: No.

Pupil C: Is it orange juice?

Pupil A: Yes, it is.



STEP 2: After you have played the game with the whole class, the

pupils can play it in groups.

Activity 3 Look and answer. 5 min

Objective: to practise interpreting pie charts

STEP 1: The pupils look at the chart with the names of the drinks the

Abdullaevs have. They can see that the largest section is taken by Tea,

so it is the Abdullaevs’ favourite drink.

STEP 2: The pupils can answer these questions working in pairs.

Activity 4 Listen and answer the question. 5 min

Objective: to practise listening for specific information

STEP 1: Remind what the word “beans” means and explain that “Fair

Trade” is the name of a company.

STEP 2: Ask the pupils to listen and answer the question. Play the

DVD. If your class is not strong enough, you can let them listen again.

Answer key: Coca Cola, hot chocolate, tea with milk


DVD script:

Lucy: Hello, Ann. I want to ask you what you drink.

Ann: My favourite drink’s Coca Cola but I really like hot chocolate

too. My mum says hot chocolate’s good in winter time.

Lucy: Thanks. Hello, Sally. Can I ask you about your favourite drinks?

Sally: Sometimes I drink Coca Cola. But my favourite’s tea with

milk. I drink ten cups a day – two cups at 7.30, two cups at 10.30, at

12.30, at 4.00 and at 6.00. My mum says I look like a cup of tea!

Lucy: Thanks, Sally. Now you, Andrew.

Andrew: I don’t like tea or coffee. I usually drink water. In the

evening I have hot chocolate. My mother says we must use Fair Trade

chocolate. The Fair Trade company gives farmers fair* money for their

cocoa beans.


Activity 5a Read and guess the new words. What helped you to guess

the new words? 5 min

O bjective: to practise inferring the meaning of the new words from context

The pupils guess the meaning of the new words. Hopefully, it will

be easy for them to guess as these words are similar in many languages.

Activity 5b Read and answer. 7 min

Objectives: to practise reading for the main ideas;

to enable pupils to talk about energy problems and how to save energy

The pupils read the text silently and answer the questions.

Activity 5c Look, read and match. 6 min

Objective: to raise awareness of the ways to save water

The pupils do the matching in their exercise books. Tell them that

more than one answer can be right.

Answer key: 1 – d, c, e; 2 – d; 3 – a, b, f, g; 4 – c, e

Optional Activity 6a Work in groups. Talk about how we can save

energy and water at school and at home. Draw a picture.

Give a short slogan.

Objectives: to give further practice in talking about the energy problem;

to offer an opportunity to work cooperatively and creatively

In groups the pupils draw a picture with a slogan like in the example.

Set time limit to complete this work.

Optional Activity 6b Report to the class.

Objective: to give further practice in talking about the energy problem

Groups display their pictures and in turns tell the rest of the class

how they can save energy and water at home/school.

Homework 2 min

Ask the pupils to look at the homework on Page 109. Check that

everybody understands what to do with the two tasks. If necessary,

explain how to do the homework.

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