Secondary school Lesson plan.

(form 2) Date Time Class Number of students Proficiency level Theme Topic : 25th March 2011 (Friday) : 1 hour (double period) : Form 2 Genius : 42/42 : Intermediate : Social Issue : Air quality

Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: 2.1 Obtain information for different purposes by: b. Reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media. 2.2 Process information by: a. Skimming and scanning for specific information and ideas.

Learning objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: 1. Find the main idea of this text and its purpose. 2. Find the meaning of the words in bold based on text. 3. Discuss in group of 3, about cause, effect and solutions of the air quality in Malaysia.

Moral values: Air is very important in our lives and without it we cannot even lives and there are no live forms in the world. Educational emphasis: Students are taught to think critically in order to answer the worksheet. They also are taught to share their information or opinion with their friends. Resource material: Text

Stage / duration

Content / skills Whole class.

Teacher / student activities

AVA / Rationale

Set induction (5 minutes )

Questions. 1. What do you know about air quality?

Teacher shows pictures to the students. Students are asked to watch the pictures attentively. After that, teacher asks some questions pertaining to the pictures to the students. Students respond to teachers questions. Teacher tells the students about the topic that they will be learned.

To activate and create interest in the topic of the lesson by eliciting their feedback. APPENDIX (1)

Whole class. Pre reading (5 minutes ) Skills. Listening. Speaking. Content;

Teacher shows a text of about Air Quality and results in Malaysia; teacher distributes the worksheet and students needs to answer the worksheet based on the text. Discuss the answer.

To get the main idea of topic by answering questions, the students can be at the understanding stage. APPENDIX (2)

Whole class. While reading (20 minutes) Skills. Reading skill (focus skills) Listening skill.

Task 1. Teacher distributes the article to the students. Then, teacher asks the students to read the article silently. To introduce the text to the students so they can get a general idea about it. To identify whether the

Students are given 5 minutes to read it. Students find the words in bold.

students are able to read attentively in order to get the answer.

To check the students performance.

To enhance the students reading skills and understanding about the text. APPENDIX (3)

Whole class. Post Skills. Reading Listening. ( 20 minutes ) Speaking (focus skill)

Students are asked to form 4 groups. Each group will be given an envelope consisting topic that they will be discussed and presented. The topics are: cause, effect and solutions of Air Quality in Malaysia. They are given 10 minutes to discuss. Students are encouraged to share their opinion with each other. Later, each group has to appoint 3 members. They have to present the information about the topic that they had discussed.

To identify whether the students can apply the knowledge they had learned in real context. To allow the students to demonstrate their understanding through presentation. To increase the students proficiency of the target language. APPENDIX (4)

Whole class. Closure ( 5 minutes ) Moral values. Air is very important in our lives we should appreciate and take care of it. Skills. Listening.

Teacher recaps the lesson asking the students about what they had learned.

To make sure that the students learn some moral values from the article.

Teacher asks the students about moral values that they can get from the text.

Self-reflection: Supervisor comments:

APPENDIX (1) Show pictures of good and bad air quality.

APPENDIX (2) Read the text and answer the questions below. The air quality improved markedly yesterday for the first time in weeks. The Department of Environments Air Pollutant Index (API) did not have any readings in the unhealthy and very unhealthy categories. It only had good and moderate readings both in the morning and evening. At 11 a.m., 21 areas registered a reading of good, and 30 moderate. By 5 p.m., 22 areas recorded good levels, and another 27 moderate. The evening readings for two areas- Kemaman in Terengganu and Labuan in Sabah- could not be take due to technical problems. An API of between 0 and 50 indicates that the air quality is good; between 51 and 100 considered moderate; between 101 and 200 is unhealthy; between 201 and 300 is very unhealthy; and, 301 onwards is hazardous. Visibility improved yesterday, which 12 places recording more than 10 kilometers, and most other places hovering between 5 and 9 kilometers. Only 10 areas in Penang, Perak, Johor and Sarawak recorded visibility of 4 Kilometers and below, with the lowest being Senai (1.6 km), Sibu (2km) and Sri Aman (2.5 km). Malaysia Meteorological Service Department Principle Assistant Director, Wong Teck Kiong attributed improvement to changes in wind conditions and rain.

1. What is the main idea of the text? 2. The text tells about 3. Which state has the good and bad conditions of air? 4. How many states had recovered from the bad weather?

APPENDIX (3) Find the meaning of the words in bold in your own idea.

The air quality improved markedly yesterday for the first time in weeks. The Department of Environments Air Pollutant Index (API) did not have any readings in the unhealthy and very unhealthy categories. It only had good and moderate readings both in the morning and evening. At 11 a.m., 21 areas registered a reading of good, and 30 moderate. By 5 p.m., 22 areas recorded good levels, and another 27 moderate. The evening readings for two areas- Kemaman in Terengganu and Labuan in Sabah- could not be take due to technical problems. An API of between 0 and 50 indicates that the air quality is good; between 51 and 100 considered moderate; between 101 and 200 is unhealthy; between 201 and 300 is very unhealthy; and, 301 onwards is hazardous. Visibility improved yesterday, which 12 places recording more than 10 kilometers, and most other places hovering between 5 and 9 kilometers. Only 10 areas in Penang, Perak, Johor and Sarawak recorded visibility of 4 Kilometers and below, with the lowest being Senai (1.6 km), Sibu (2km) and Sri Aman (2.5 km). Malaysia Meteorological Service Department Principle Assistant Director, Wong Teck Kiong attributed improvement to changes in wind conditions and rain.

1. Pollutant2. Unhealthy3. Hazardous4. Visibility5. Hovering-

APPENDIX (4) Please find the: Cause, Effect and Solutions of Air Quality in Malaysia.