The Integration of Biology Content Lessons in the English Curriculum through

Assumed knowledge:
∑
Comparatives and superlatives 
∑
Simple present tense 
∑
Basic writing and reading comprehension in L1 and L2
Materials:
video projector, pc, board, flashcards, worksheet (fill in the blank activity), 
markers. 
Procedure: ESA (Engage Study and Activate). 
4 Cs
Content:
DNA and Scientific knowledge
Communication:
Speaking skills to give information in order to achieve a common 

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goal.
Cognition:
To identify and organize the parts of speech and understanding not just the 
grammatical pattern but the message and information requested in the utterances.
Culture:
Students goes deeper in the understanding on their bodies as well as they 
learn facts about different places and develop communicative skills in L2.
Activities:
Procedure
Activity
Anticipated 
problem 
and 
solution. 
Warm-up 
activity 
Vocabulary 
snake
2:30-2:45
T will divide the class into three groups. 
He will explain the aim of the activity and 
will check for understanding. The activity 
begins with one student from each group 
going to the board to continue writing a 
new word using the last letter of the last 
word written. The winner team is the one 
that had all the participants writing a word.
Ss lack of participation or 
low self-confidence might 
affect the development of the 
activity.
T motivation and maybe a 
price for the winner team.
Writing
Study
2:45-2:55
T will project a chart with some adjectives. 
There will be two more columns with 
some prompts regarding the comparative 
and superlative form of those adjectives. 
Ss will have to complete the chart using 
their 
previous 
knowledge 
and 
T 
explanation.
Ss are taking too much time 
to complete the chart.
T will assume that having 
explained the first examples 
and Ss practiced some 
others. 
By 
completing 
himself the chart Ss already 
know the comparative and 
superlative basic form.
Reading-
writing
2:55-3:00
T will project an image of a cell with some 
labels of its parts to be filled. Ss, using 
their previous knowledge, will have to 
complete the parts of the cell and write 
them down on their notebooks.
Ss do not recognize the