NAME Okubo, Sumio PREFECTURE Nagano

WORKSHOP NO.　 Group A Effective Use of Textbook

TOPIC: Environment Workshop for Intensive English Course

　１.Teaching Materials

A.Main Textbook: Green Issues―Thinking about the Environment―Kirihara Inc.

B.Supplement

(1)Articles from English-language newspapers/magazines.

(2)Earth Watch―ESL Video Library, actual broadcast segment from ABC News

coverage on environment.

(3)CNN Earth Matters―Weekly digest of CNN International report on

environmental issues.

　２.Background

A.Curriculum:10 regular English hours weekly.

4 hours for General Reading, 3 hours for Grammar

2 hours for Oral Communication (team teaching)

1 hour for Workshop (team teaching)

*This Environment Workshop is Sep.95―Jul.96.

B.Learners: 10th grade Intensive English Course, 20 students × 2 classes

Most have passed pre-2nd grade in Eiken (National English

Proficiency Test) Some have passed 2nd.

C.Teachers: ALT with background in environmental studies in college.

: JTE with background in using TV news/newspaper in teaching.

with experience in team teaching.

　３.Activities

A.Using worksheet.

(1)Vocabulary.

(2)Getting main ideas―summary of the chapter/questions.

(3)Group/pair brainstorm→discussion, presentation.

B.Reading newspaper/magazine articles, watching TV news.

C.Further activities after some chapters.

(1)Essay→speech.

(2)Debate.

(3)Writing a letter of concern.

(4)Lectures.

(5)Fun activities to raise awareness.

　４.Issues.

(A)Acid Rain (B)The Destruction of the Ozone Layer (C)Global Warming

(D)The End of the Rainforests (E)The Growing Deserts

(F)Our Endangered Wildlife (G)Development and Pollution

(H)The Environment―North and South (I)Japanese Experience

(J)Air Pollution (K)Our Precious Wildlife (L)Caring for Nature

(M)Water Pollution (N)Whither Garbage? (O)Environmental Ethics

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