Hello Everybody,

Creating a new lesson before going to the class is a useful method for teachers of English. It saves time and the lessons will be ready in a minute by using the following site:

http://www.lessonwriter.com/Input.aspx

Prepare a short text according to the level of the class, paste it to the box prepared by the above wonderful site and fill the other boxes designed for the lesson like title , source and so on. At first you better register in the site.

Suppose we have the following text from The UNEP Magazine for Youth

Connecting

With nature

Why plant trees? It’s a simple thing to do, but has

many benefits. It prevents soil erosion, purifies

water and recharges groundwater, provides food

and habitat for wildlife, and fuel and medicines for people –

as well as shade, windbreaks, recreation, a link to history

and spiritual comfort. Besides, trees produce oxygen and

help prevent global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide.

Robert Baden-Powell, who founded the Scout Movement,

used the natural world as a classroom to teach young people

such practical skills for self-sufficiency and responsibility

as camping, foraging and woodcraft. And Scouts respect and

take care of nature. Tree planting and other environmental

measures feature among the many projects undertaken

by the world’s tens of thousands of Scout groups to build

a better world, often linked to furthering the Millennium

Development Goals.

By submitting the above text to the mentioned site you will get this lesson plan.

Connecting with the nature

     By: UNEP
     Source: The UNEP Magazine for Youth Connecting with

1 Vocabulary

1. take care of-(pv) - deal with something, do what is necessary to do something
2. absorb-(v) - To take into one's self, as a sponge takes in water.*
3. habitat-(n) - Place to live.
4. link-(v) - Connect.
5. prevent-(v) - Stop something from happening.
6. responsibility-(n) - Something that one has a duty to do.
7. provide-(v) - Give or supply something.
8. undertake-(v) - To try and do something difficult.

2 Reading

Why plant trees? It is a simple thing to do, but has

many benefits. It prevents soil erosion, purifies

water and recharges groundwater, provides food

and habitat for wildlife, and fuel and medicines for people –

as well as shade, windbreaks, recreation, a link to history

and spiritual comfort. Besides, trees produce oxygen and

help prevent global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide.

Robert Baden-Powell, who founded the Scout Movement,

used the natural world as a classroom to teach young people

such practical skills for self-sufficiency and responsibility

as camping, foraging and woodcraft. And Scouts respect and

take care of nature. Tree planting and other environmental

measures feature among the many projects undertaken

by the world's tens of thousands of Scout groups to build

a better world, often linked to furthering the Millennium

Development Goals.

3 Vocabulary Practice

1.      Paying taxes is everyone’s _______________________.
2. The locked door _______________________ her from going in.
3. He will _______________________ learning English for his new job.
4. An umbrella _______________________ protection from the rain.
5. The U.S. _______________________ immigrants from all over the world.
6. Could you please _______________________ these letters while I make some phone calls.
7. We _______________________ the computer to the printer.
8. There are fewer and fewer _______________________s for wild animals.

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A Mazinanian

Shahrood, Iran