2.3 Farm animals - tto123

2.3 Farm animals - tto123

Farm animals

Introduction

The subject of this period is farm animals.

  • Form groups of three or four pupils.

Discuss the following questions in your group:

  • Have you ever visited a farm?
  • What do you know about farm animals?
  • Would you like to work on a farm?
Step Activity Aim Time
  Introduction Find out what you already know. 10
Step 1 Reading
A visit to the farm
You can understand a text about a visit to a farm and answer questions. 15
Step 2 Listening
Animal hospital
You can understand a video about lambing and answer questions. 15
Step 3 Vocabulary You can understand and use vocabulary about farm animals. 15
Step 4 Grammar
Personal pronouns
You can understand and use personal pronouns. 15
Step 5 Speaking
Speech card
You can have a conversation talking about your visit to a farm. 10
Step 6 Writing
An email about visiting a farm
You can write an email about your visit to a farm. 15
Step 7 Evaluation Reflect on what you have learned. 05

Step 8

Extra
Animal Farm

Watch and discuss the video.

 

Step 1 - Reading

A visit to the farm
You are going to read a text about a visit to a farm.

  • Read the text.
  • Answer the questions.

A visit to the farm
It's Sunday, the day after the house-warming party. Andreas and Maria are taking Anna, Pedro, Michael and Josh to a farm outside Filton. When they arrive, the farmer's wife is just entering the hen house. They follow her.

Farmer's wife:

Hi, can I help you?

Andreas:  

Hi, could we have a look around?

Farmer's wife:  

Of course! Just a minute, I'm just feeding the hens and collecting their eggs. Then I can show you around.

  While they are waiting, they look around and see horses running in the fields.

Anna:  

Do you have any baby horses?  

Farmer's wife:  

A baby horse is called a foal. But no, we don't have any foals yet. But we do have some lambs.

  They walk across the farmyard. Two dogs are following them.

Maria:  

I love dogs! Do you also have any cats?  

Farmer's wife:  

Yes, we do. They are probably playing in the hay right now.  

  The group arrives at the sheep.

Maria:  

They are so cute! And look, there's a cat hiding behind the fence! How cute!  

Farmer's wife:  

Yes, that one is very shy. Do you want to go to the horses now? I think my husband is feeding them. Maybe you can help him.

  They meet the farmer. He gives the kids some carrots so they can feed the horses.

Farmer:  

You are doing a great job! Why don't you come back and try horseback riding some day!

  They promise to come back soon.

Step 2 - Listening

Normal lambing
You are going to watch a video about lambing. First Adam Henson explains what happens, than you can see a ewe in labour.

  • Do assignment 1.
  • Read the questions from assignment 2.
  • Watch the video from assignment 3.
  • Do assignment 4.

Assignment 1

Answer the following questions:

  1. Have you ever been on a farm?
  2. What do you know about sheep?
  3. What is a ewe?

Assignment 2

Read the following questions before watching the video in assignment 3:

  1. How does a ewe behave when a lamb is going to be born?
  2. In what position is a lamb born?
  3. How long does the first stage of labour take?
  4. How long does the second stage of labour take?
  5. Why does a ewe lick her lamb?
  6. What information do you get about the milk?

Assignment 3

Watch the video and make the assignment 4.

Step 3 - Vocabulary

To be able to do all the assignments correctly, you need to know some words and sentences.
For each theme there are word lists ready in Wozzol, with which you can practice:

Vocabularylist Farm animals

  • Study the vocabulary. (10 minutes)
  • Do the exercise.

Tip!
There are many ways to study vocabulary. You can read the words aloud or copy them. The most important rule is never to spend more than 10 minutes studying words. Every minute you spend longer is a waste of time.

Step 4 - Grammar 1

In Theme 1 you've learned about personal pronouns.
Have a look at the 'knowledge base' again.
Practise with the following exercises.

Personal pronouns


Do the following exercises.

Step 4 - Grammar 2

Step 5 - Speaking

Tell me about your visit to the farm?
Expressions: If you need some extra help, go to your Wozzol account and take another look at the chunks.
Now you are going to try to have a conversation with someone else.

  1. Find someone to work with and use the speech card A or B.
  2. Write down a couple of words to help you during the conversation.
  3. Practise your conversation at least twice.

After practising twice, do the following things:

  1. Find another pair to work with.
  2. Act out your conversation.
  3. Let them write down feedback for you.
  4. Let them do the conversation and write down feedback for them.
  5. Discuss what things were good and what you can do better next time.

Person A

Person B

1

Greet person B.

1

Greet person A.

2

Ask what his or her name is.

2

Tell them your name.
Ask what his or her name is.

3

Tell them your name.
Ask if he or she has ever been on a farm.

3

Answer the question.
Ask if he or she has ever been on a farm.

4

Answer the question by telling them what the farm looked like.

4

Tell them what you have seen on the farm you visited.

5

Ask what animals he or she saw on the farm.

5

Answer the question.
Ask what the farmer was doing while he or she visited the farm.

6

Answer the question by telling them what kind of animals the farmer was feeding.

6

Ask if he or she was allowed to help the farmer.

7

React and end the conversation.

7

End the conversation.

Step 6 - Writing

An email about visiting a farm.
You are going to write an email to your friend from London about visiting a farm.
Use the following prompts:

  • Say hello to your friend (think of a name).
  • Write about your visit to a farm.
  • Mention where the farm is.
  • Mention who you met on the farm.
  • Mention what animals you saw on the farm.
  • Mention what the farmer was doing.
  • Think of a question you could ask your friend.
  • Ask if your friend has ever visited a farm.
  • End your email.

Step 7 - Evaluation

What have you learned in this period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • Do you have any questions to ask your teacher?

Step 8 - Extra

Animal Farm

You are going to look at the video Animal Farm | Summary and analyses.

Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella by George Orwell. 
The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy.

  • Watch the video.
  • Discuss the video with a classmate.

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    2023-07-25 14:25:43
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    Toelichting
    Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor tweetalig onderwijs, leerjaar 1, 2 en 3. Dit is thema 2 'Animals and pets'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Farm animals. In deze les staan boerderijdieren centraal, waarbij ook aandacht besteedt wordt aan het bezoek aan een boerderij en lammetjes. De luisteropdracht (video) gaat over lammetjes. Bij de grammaticaopdracht wordt het 'persoonlijk voornaamwoord' behandeld.
    Leerniveau
    VWO 2; HAVO 1; VWO 1; HAVO 3; VWO 3; HAVO 2;
    Leerinhoud en doelen
    Engels;
    Eindgebruiker
    leerling/student
    Moeilijkheidsgraad
    gemiddeld
    Studiebelasting
    1 uur en 40 minuten
    Trefwoorden
    arrangeerbaar, boerderij, boerderijdieren, engels, farm animals, persoonlijk voornaamwoord, stercollectie, tto123

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