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Fresh Water Usage and Pollution Lesson

This document is a lesson plan for a class about water pollution. It includes activities like warm-up games, homework review, videos, readings, and discussions about different causes of water pollution. The lesson focuses on how pollution enters water sources from things like factory waste, fertilizers and pesticides, litter, oil spills, and sewage. Students label diagrams, complete charts, identify mistakes, and match descriptions to pictures about water pollution causes and effects.

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Fresh Water Usage and Pollution Lesson

This document is a lesson plan for a class about water pollution. It includes activities like warm-up games, homework review, videos, readings, and discussions about different causes of water pollution. The lesson focuses on how pollution enters water sources from things like factory waste, fertilizers and pesticides, litter, oil spills, and sewage. Students label diagrams, complete charts, identify mistakes, and match descriptions to pictures about water pollution causes and effects.

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DAY 2:

WARM UP (7’)

T: Hello good afternoon! Are you ok?

SEA: Yes!

T: Very good… let’s play a game… it is called ‘pass the secret’. I will say a phrase and you

have to say that phrase to your classmate in the ear. And he or she has to tell the phrase to

the classmate next to. Is it clear?

SEA: Es como el teléfono descompuesto!

T: Yes!the last student in hearing has to come to the front and choose a sheet of paper with

the phrase that he or she has listened to. Let’s work in two groups… come on students!

Phrases:

WATER POLLUTION IS INCREASED BY FACTORIES

GARBAGE IS INCREASED IN URBAN AREAS.

LEAD AND CHROME ARE FOUND IN RIVERS.

POLLUTION IS GENERATED BY PEOPLE.


CHECKING HOMEWORK (10’)

T: Now we are going to correct the homework!

(The teacher will correct the activity orally)

T: What’s the text about?

SEA: Sobre el agua/ water

T: Good. Who answers the second question?

SEA: Almost three quarters of the earth’s surface.

T: Good! And number 3?

SEA: steams, rivers and lakes.

T: Excellent! Now we will correct the web mind.

INTRODUCTION TO THE LESSON. ​(10’)

Transition

T: Ok, let’s watch a part of this video… Pay attention!

SEA: Yes!

T: What’s this YouTube video about?

SEA: Sobre el agua

T: Ok, let’s see…


ACTIVATION OF SCHEMATA (10’)

T: So what’s this YouTube video about?

SEA: Sobre el uso del agua / sobre cómo cuidar el agua.

T: Very good! Where is this video from?

SEA: De acá de Argentina

T: Very good! Is it a good project?

SEA: Yes/si!

T: Why?

SEA: Porque es importante cuidar el agua.

T: Ok. What kind of water do we need ? Fresh water or any water?

Sts: Fresh water ! Agua fresca!!

T: When do we use fresh water?

SEA: Para bañarnos/ para regar las plantas/ para cocinar/ lavar la ropa…

[Link]

Global pre-reading task(10’)

Transition

T: Very good! Now let’s see different uses of water… (The teacher will show the students

slides with activities connected to fresh water consumption) what activity is it?

SEA: Jardineria

T: Good! Gardening. (The word “gardening” will be labeled in the image) and this activity?

SEA: Cocinar!

T: Good! Cooking. (This word will be labeled in the image). And this one?
SEA: Lavar la ropa

T: Very good! Washing clothes. (This phrase will be labeled in the image). And this one?

SEA: Agua!

T: Good! Fresh water. (This word will be labeled in the image).

The teacher will continue showing the images with its corresponding meaning.

T: Very good students! I will give you the handouts of these activities related to fresh water

consumption. Stick it in your folders.

SEA: Ok!

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FRESH WATER

GARDENING
COOKING

DRINKING

WASHING CLOTHES
BATHING/SHOWERING
CLEANING THE HOUSE

GENERATE ELECTRICITY
FRESH WATER

Reading ​(15’)

T: Open your booklet at page 28.

SEA: Ok!

T: Read the article. Look at the pictures and label these words with its corresponding

pictures. Is it clear?

SEA: Yes!
Checking of global task ​(5’)

T: Ok, let’s check the activity. What activity is the first one?

SEA: Drinking!

T: Good! The second one?

SEA: Gardening!

T: Ok, the third one?

SEA: Cooking!

T: Very good! The fourth one?

SEA: Farming!

T: Ok, the fifth one?

SEA: Generate Electricity!

T: Good! The seventh one?

SEA: Cleaning!

T: Good! The eight picture?

SEA: Bathing/Showering

T: Good! And the last one?

SEA: Washing clothes!

T: Excellent!

Detailed reading task​ (10’)

T: Now, read the text again and complete these webmind. Ok?
SEA: Ok!

Checking detailed reading task ​(5’)

T: Let’s correct homework. Water…

SEA: Is needed

T: Ok. Human body…

SEA: Is made

T: Good! 60% percent…

SEA: Of water
T: Ok, main source of drinking…

SEA: Water

T: Good! And then…

SEA: Rivers and aquifers.

T: Very good!

Recognition of the activity

First Recognition activity (10’)

T: Now, look at the text. You have to underline the passive voice phrases. Is it clear?

SEA: Yes!

T: Ok, come on

Second Recognition activity (5’)

T: Look at these sentences. You have to identify the mistakes.

SEA: Ok

T: Good!

Identify the mistakes

1. Clean drinking water are needed by humanity

2. Human body is make up of 60 percent water

3. Urban and rural areas is frequently flooded


4. Water management is handling by private operator.

Practice activity(10)

T: Open your booklet at page 30. Read the descriptions. Then cut out these description.

And stick them in the corresponding picture. Is it clear?

SEA: Yes!

T: Good!
T: Now, Let’s correct the activity… read the first words of the description. Farming…
SEA: Fresh water is affected..
T: Good! Building dame…
SEA: They prevent water…
T: Good! Factories…
SEA: Factories use up…
T: Very good! Human waste…
SEA: Enormous amounts of human waste…
T: Very good! Litter…
SEA: When it rains…

Second Practice activity.


Transition
T: Excellent! Now let’s listen to this audio. And pay attention. (The audio will be listened
to twice or three times if necessary)
[Link]
Audioscript:(10’)

WATER POLLUTION
All living things need water to stay alive, which is why water is our most precious

natural resource. For this reason, it is important to learn about the causes of water

pollution.

Water pollution is simply any harmful thing that is added to water. There are many

causes of water pollution, but you cannot always see what is polluting it. Water can look

clear, yet still be unsafe. It can be polluted by microscopic organisms, which are so tiny,
they can only be seen with a microscope. These organisms are sometimes contagious and

can make us sick. One cause of microscopic organisms in water is sewage from pipes.

Another major cause of water pollution is the fertilizers farmers use to make their crops

grow fast and the pesticides they use to kill bugs and rodents. When it rains, these

fertilizers and pesticides can wash off into waterways.

In addition, wastewater from factories contains harmful chemicals that can be poisonous

to marine life. This wastewater is also very hot, and when it is pumped into waterways, it

has the effect of heating up the temperature of the water. Many plants and animals cannot

survive if the temperature of the water rises due to lack of oxygen.

Litter also pollutes waterways. When not disposed of properly, garbage shows up on the

shorelines of beaches and can also be harmful to marine animals. Moreover, anything

with a sharp edge can cut a mammal or fish. Marine animals are also known to mistake

garbage for food.

Petroleum companies ship their oil all over the world in large supertankers, but accidents

do happen. An important cause of water pollution and a great loss of marine life along

shorelines is accidental oil spills by these large supertankers.

T​: ​Now, listen to the audio again. Put a number from 1 to 5 next to these phrases . What

does the first paragraph refer to ?

SEA: pollution/microscopic organisms.

T: Ok! Listen to and write from number 2 to 5 on the dotted line. Pay attention!
After the listening activity

T: Ok. Now match the pictures with its corresponding picture. Is it clear?

SEA: Yes/si!

PICTURES

……A) Petroleum companies ship their oíl


all over the world…

1-

…….B) Marine animals are also known to 2-


mistake garbage for food.

…1….C) Another major cause of water


pollution is the fertilizers…and pesticides…

3-

……….D) Factories contains harmful 4-


chemical that can be poisonous to marine
life.
……….E) It can be polluted by microscopic 5-
organisms.

​Rounding up
T: Ok! Very nice work today! See you next Monday. Bye!

SEA: Bye!

Common questions

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The teaching approach encourages student participation and feedback by involving them in interactive games and activities, posing questions that require discovery-based responses, and allowing self-correction and peer interaction. This constructivist approach supports active engagement and critical thinking, evidenced by group games like 'pass the secret' and discussion-led video viewing.

Managing water pollution is important because all living things depend on clean water for survival, making it a critical natural resource. Pollution makes water unsafe, affects human health, threatens marine ecosystems, and disrupts economic activities relying on water. Reducing pollution ensures availability of safe water for drinking, agriculture, and industry.

Rising water temperatures caused by factory wastewater can lead to reduced oxygen levels in water bodies, presenting a threat to aquatic plants and animals that cannot survive the heightened temperatures. This anaerobic environment disrupts ecosystems and can result in species decline or ecosystem collapse.

The activities related to fresh water consumption discussed include gardening, cooking, drinking, washing clothes, bathing/showering, cleaning the house, and generating electricity.

The activities included identifying and correcting mistakes in sentences (e.g., passive voice errors and subject-verb agreement issues) by recognizing incorrect phrases, such as 'Clean drinking water are needed' and 'Human body is make,' and then correcting them. These tasks engage students in proofreading and editing practice, reinforcing grammatical accuracy.

Fertilizers and pesticides contribute to water pollution when rain washes these substances into waterways. They introduce chemicals that disrupt aquatic ecosystems and can pose health risks to humans and animals consuming affected water.

Water pollution affects marine life in various ways. Wastewater from factories contains harmful chemicals that can be poisonous to marine life and also raises water temperatures, reducing oxygen levels and threatening plant and animal survival. Additionally, litter poses physical dangers, as sharp objects can injure marine animals, and waste can be mistakenly consumed as food. Accidental oil spills from supertankers also cause significant marine life loss.

Clear water might still be unsafe due to the presence of microscopic organisms that can only be seen with a microscope. These organisms can be contagious and pose health risks even when the water appears potable.

The primary causes of water pollution identified include sewage containing microscopic organisms, fertilizers and pesticides from agriculture, wastewater from factories with harmful chemicals, improper disposal of litter, and accidental oil spills from supertankers.

The teacher uses interactive methods such as games ('pass the secret'), multimedia resources (videos), and hands-on activities like labeling pictures and underlining passive voice phrases to engage students in learning about water uses and pollution. These activities promote active participation and reinforce understanding through varied sensory inputs.

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