Sustainable Language Teaching



YL Lesson PlanAir QualityOutcomes:Language: Learners can differentiate between and use correctly complex and simple expressions for a transactional letter.Skills: Learners write a letter requesting action to improve their cities air qualityContent: Learners explore the issue of air quality and become empowered to take action on it.Materials:PowerPoint Air Quality Lesson1 copy of the song lyrics I Like Clean Air for the teacher1 copy of I Like Clean Air worksheet per student.Procedure:Ask students to discuss in groups what they love about their city and what they don’t love about it. Feedback to class and put ideas on the table in the PowerPoint.Tell learners that students in London produced a song about their city. Students Brainstorm 3 things they might love about London and 3 things they don’t love. Feedback to class and add ideas to the table on slide 2.Listen to the song. What is it about?Give out the worksheet I Like Clean Air worksheet. Students read it, predict what the missing words are. They listen to the song again to check.Students read the letter on the accompanying PowerPoint slide 4 and answer the following: Who is it from? Who is it to? What is it about? What is the format?Elicit from students what expressions the writer of the letter uses to ask someone to do something. Then go to slide 5 on the PowerPoint and students match up the simple and complex phrases according to function. Elicit the pros of more complex language (more precise meaning) and the cons (can be less clear).Ask what air quality issues there are in the students’ town or city. Who could they contact to do something about it? Complete the table on slide 6 and add ideas.Students write a letter to a person of their choice on an air quality issue of their choice. This can be displayed on the classroom walls for the other students to read and then handed in.I Like Clean Air lyrics(Chorus)I love my city; I love my area code I just wanna breathe, breathe, breathe You just wanna breathe, breathe, breatheWe just need to breathe, breathe, breathecoz the air out here is making me feel …I like clean air I like clean air(Verse 1)When you ain’t got far to go, just cycle or walk it ain’t hard you know. The city gets busy and we’re all feeling dizzy from the buses and the cars going past the road (Chorus)(Verse 2)Living next to major roads, shut your windows, shut your windows, shut your windows There’s cleaner air where trees are plantedSo if you wanna play just meet me in the park.Traffic is so bad so take a detourOn back roads where we can breather more freely(Chorus)I love my city; I love my area code X2But pollution is taking its toll on you on meI love my cityI Like Clean Air WorksheetWhat do you think the missing words are? When you are ready listen to the song and check.(Chorus)I love my city; I love my area code I just wanna breathe, breathe, breathe You just wanna breathe, breathe, breatheWe just need to breathe, breathe, breathecoz the __________ out here is making me feel …I like clean air I like clean air(Verse 1)When you ain’t got far to go, just __________ or walk it ain’t hard you knowThe city gets busy and we’re all feeling ___ from the buses and the cars going past the road (Chorus)(Verse 2)Living next to _________ roads, shut your windows, shut your windows, shut your windows There’s cleaner air where trees are plantedSo if you wanna play just meet me in the __________ Traffic is so bad so take a detourOn back roads where we can breathe more __________ (Chorus)I love my city; I love my area code X2But pollution is __________ its toll on you on meI love my city ................
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