3B03 (P3&4) ESL Unit 8 Lesson 4 A Personal Recount

What we've learned so far...

​Lesson 3: Rethinking our World

• We listened to two children doing a survey about 'How Green Are you?.

• We learned what are the eco-friendly a​ctions and which are not.

How eco-friendly they are.

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​Tick the pictures that illustrate Dani's answer.

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Listen to two children doing a class survey

Read the quiz summary. How green is Dani?

What does his result mean?

​How eco-friendly are your friends?

​Which actions are eco-friendly?

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​Which are not?

How Eco-friendly are you?

​Take the survey and think 'How green are you?'

Poll

Do you turn off the lights when you leave the room?

• A. YES

• B. NO

Poll

Do you ride a bike to school

• A. YES

• B. NO

Poll

Do you leave the water

running when you brush your teeth?

• A. YES

• B. NO

Poll

Do you use single-use plastic

bottles?

• A. YES

• B. NO

Poll

Do you grow vegetables?

• A. YES

• B. NO

Read the quiz summary. How green is Dani or you ?

What what promises do you think Dani should make to become a

NUMBER 1 planet protector?

Let's listen to what Dani's promises to be more eco-friendly.

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What promises does Dani make?

Making Earth Promises​​

• I promise I will​ ...

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• I promise I won't...​

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​Language Focus

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Audio Response

Record your voice. Tell some promises you've made from your homework.

Open Audio Recorder

Success Criteria

​I can...

• write a personal recount which describes an exciting or memorable school trip.

• express opinions and feelings about the school trip.

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ESL Unit 8 - Nature Matters​

Lesson 4:

A Personal Recount

Have you ever been to... ?

​When did you go there?

​What is the most visited place on a school trip?

​Let's do a survey...

Poll

Have you ever been to a flower farm on a field trip?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Have you ever been to a dinosaur museum on a field trip?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Have you ever been to a zoo on a field trip?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Have you ever been to a river on a field trip?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Have you ever been to a amusement park on a field trip?

• Yes

• No

​Which of these places do you like to go for a Class Field Trip?

Poll

Which you these places do you like most to go on a School Trip?

Let's talk.

What can you see? Where are the children going? What do you think the children are doing? Share your answer to the class.

I can see...

​I think... are going to ...

They are wearing/looking at/writing...​

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Were your predictions correct?

What can you see? Where are the children going? What do you think the children are doing? Share your answer to the class.

I thought that... were going to.. and/but

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​In class we were learning about the environment, and about how our habits and the waste we create affects nature. Miss Smith wanted us to do a project about nature and rubbish in our community, so she arranged a trip to our local river to see if it as ‘clean’ and ‘green’.

​What was the purpose of their trip?

Multiple Choice

Choose your answer

• To collect rubbish in their community.

• to see if the local river is ‘clean’ and ‘green’

• to identify the living things that can be seen

It was a beautiful day and I was excited about going for a walk along the river with my classmates. We arrived at school at the usual time on Tuesday morning and then waited for a bus to take us all to the river. The trip only took about 15 minutes.

How did the child feel about going on this visit?

Open Ended

Type your answer, then submit.

Open Ended

Type your answer, then submit.

When we arrived, Miss Smith gave out clipboards with a worksheet for us to do. Our task was to write down the names of any wildlife we saw and to fill in a chart about the rubbish we found too.

Did they see any wildlife there?

When we arrived, Miss Smith gave out clipboards with a worksheet for us to do. Our task was to write down the names of any wildlife we saw and to fill in a chart about the rubbish we found too.

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​The first thing we saw was a group of tiny ducklings swimming behind their mother. They were so cute! We saw a frog near the riverbank, croaking among the reeds and even a shoal of small fish.

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Did they see any wildlife there?

Poll

Name the wildlife animals they saw.

• Yes

• No

When we arrived, Miss Smith gave out clipboards with a worksheet for us to do. Our task was to write down the names of any wildlife we saw and to fill in a chart about the rubbish we found too.

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​The first thing we saw was a group of tiny ducklings swimming behind their mother. They were so cute! We saw a frog near the riverbank, croaking among the reeds and even a shoal of small fish.

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How did they record the information they found?

Multiple Choice

Choose your answer.

• worksheet on a clipboard

• Notes on their paper

But I was shocked at the amount of rubbish I could see on the riverbanks. There were plastic bottles, bags and cans. It was horrible to see so much rubbish in this lovely place. So, we’ve decided to go back at the weekend to clean up the rubbish.

How did the writer feel about the rubbish?

Multiple Choice

Choose your answer.

• shocked

• enjoyed

• tired

• amazed

​Why do we use the past simple in a personal description?

Fact or Opinion

Multiple Choice

The teacher arranged a trip to the local river.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

They were so cute!

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

The trip only took about 15 minutes.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

I was shocked at the amount of rubbish I could see.

• Fact

• Opinion

Success Criteria

​I can...

• write a personal recount which describes an exciting or memorable school trip.

• express opinions and feelings about the school trip.

Poll

I can write a personal recount which describes an exciting or memorable school trip.

• ACHIEVED

• NOT THERE YET

Poll

I can express opinions and feelings about the school trip.

• ACHIEVED

• NOT THERE YET