The Integration of Biology Content Lessons in the English Curriculum through

Assumed knowledge:

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Comparatives and superlatives 
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Simple present tense 
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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:
Reading comprehension to understand and categorize the 
information given. Then the student will be able to write up a scientific experiment based 
on different headings.
Cognition:
To realize that a formal paper should be divided with headings and that 
those contain specific information.
Culture:
Students identify the scientific reactions that common elements of their daily 
life can produce if are mixed. They realize that can be part of a scientific process even 
in their homes.
Activities:
Procedure
Activity
Anticipated problem and solution. 
Warm-up 
activity 
Chinese 
whisper
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. Then, T will call the 
first student from each line to tell 
them the sentence they have to 
keep whispering to their classmates. 
At the end the last student from 
each line will have to go to the board 
to write the sentence heard.
Ss lack of participation or even 
the 
first 
student 
does 
not 
understand the initial sentence.
T will encourage Ss to participate 
and will make sure that the very 
first students understand the 
sentence.
Pre-writing
Checking 
unknown 
T will project the worksheet Ss have 
and will focus the writing task to be 
developed. He will explain the 
headings that are used to structure a 
Ss do not understand what the 
headings are about or do not 
understand the content on each 
paragraph.

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vocabulary -
study 
2:45-2:50
scientific experiment. Having these 
words clear, T will project an 
example of a paper structured by the 
use of headings. 
T will make sure that Ss 
understand 
specially 
the 
headings by comparing some 
task that they might have done in 
their L1 classes. For the content 
of the paragraphs T will explain 
some key words on each that 
might lead Ss for a general 
understanding of each part.
Reading-
writing
2:50-3:00
T will ask Ss to write the correct 
heading 
to 
each 
paragraph 
according to its content. For this, Ss 
will have to read and understand the 
content of each paragraph. T will be 
monitoring the understanding.
Writing
3:00-3:15
The following task involves some 
statements related to a scientific 
experiment similar to the previous 
one but with less information. Ss will 
have to use the skill previously 
learnt to organize and complete 
each paragraph of the experiment.
Ss do not differentiate the parts 
of the text given in order to divide 
them into the sections previously 
seen.
T will guide Ss through the most 
evident elements of the new task 
(equipment, method, etc) Then, T 
will elicit Ss to start writing 
something 
like 
the 
previous 
exercise following the same 
structure.