The Integration of Biology Content Lessons in the English Curriculum through

Assumed knowledge:
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Possessives in firs, and third person (singular and plural) 
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Verb to have in first and third person. 
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Verb to be in first and third person.

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Vocabulary related to the excretory system in Spanish. 
Materials:
video projector, pc, board, flashcards, worksheet (fill in the blank activity), 
markers. 
Example of worksheet: our 
excretory system has 2 kidneys,… / 
his
excretory system 
has a bladder. 
Procedure: ESA (Engage Study and Activate). 
4 Cs
Content:
Excretory system.
Communication:
The language of possessive adjectives in order to demonstrate 
possession or ownership of objects in the context that will be processed by the 
excretory system.
Cognition:
Reviewing previous vocabulary form the biology class, recognizing the parts 
of the excretory system and explaining their purposes.
Culture:
Learners can find out different diseases that affect the excretory system and 
their impact in Colombia and the rest of the world and the life quality of the people. 
Activities:
Procedure
Activity
Anticipated problem 
and solution. 
Warm-up 
activity 
Wheel of greets
2:30-2:45
Ss will form two circles, one inside the other 
and facing each other. T will command left or 
right moves that the inside circle should 
follow. Then T will command Ss to greet the 
partner in front in a specific way (hips, back, 
forehead) 
T should model all
the commands and 
make a review of the 
possible 
greetings 
forms. 
Introduction
Word bank
2:45-2:55
T will present the key words that will be part 
of the lesson. Ss have to write them down.
T has to explain and 
make sure that the 
whole 
class 
understands 
the 
words.
Study/activate 
Listening
T will present the questions that students will 
have to solve based on a video about the 
excretory system that will be showed twice. 

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2:45 –3:15 pm
These are multiple choice questions and T 
will have to check through each question and 
see if students understand the sentences 
and options.
Then to check the answers Ss will participate 
in a hot potatoes activity to go in front and 
answer each question. 
Engage
Writing
activity 3:15 –
3:25 pm
T will show an incomplete mind map to be 
filled in. Ss will have to analyze the given