This lesson plan outlines activities for a class on the water cycle. The teacher will show students different ways humans use water and have them discuss related questions in pairs. Then answers will be shared with the whole class. Students will also read a text and label a diagram of the water cycle. The aims are to discuss human water use, engage in communication, and reintroduce water states. Objectives are to relate water use to students' lives, learn worldwide usage, and read about/label water states.

1. LESSON PLAN 13
Teachers: Estela N Braun, Liliana Monserrat.
StudentTeacher: Víctor Camargo, Jésica Perez.
School: Escuela Nº2 Remedios de Escalada de San Martín.
Timetable: Tuesday 16.40 – 17.20 / Friday 15.55 – 16.35.
Date: 08/11/13.
Topic: Water Cycle.
Class Nº17
AIMS
To discuss the different ways in which human beings use water.
To engage students in communicative exchanges.
To reintroduce the water states.
OBJECTIVES
To relate the use of water with their everyday lives.
To learn the worldwide water usage.
To read a text about the water states and to label a picture.

2. ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY
TYPE OF
INTERACTION
Pair work
Activity 1:
The student teacher will
project an image that
shows different ways in
which humans use water,
e.g. agriculture, public
supply, recreation,
domestic, etc.
Then, the students will
copy 4 (four) questions1 in
their notebooks and will
discuss and answer them in
pairs with the student
teacher’s help.
At the end, the answers will Whole class
be shared with the whole
class.
Activity 2:
Individual
The student teacher will
give the students a text
accompanied by a picture.
The students will have to
label both the water text
and the agents involved in
the water cycle.
MACROSKILL
TIMING
MATERIALS
Speaking
Writing
20’
Blackboard
Beamer
Reading/
Writing
10’
Photocopies
provided by
the student
teacher

3. Reference:
1
In pairs, answer the questions.
1 Do you use a lot of water at home?
2 What do you use water for, apart from drinking?
3 Does everyone have access to drinking water?
4 What would you do if you had no drinking water at home?
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Adapted from http://www.macmillanelt.es/teachers-corner/activities/clil/mm/show/
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