Task 5
Designing a Didactic Unit
Lina Patricia Sarmiento Suarez
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia – UNAD
Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación – ECEDU
Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras con énfasis en inglés – LiLEI
Course Code and Name
Teaching English to children, adolescents, and adults, Code 518004
Professor’s Name
Nixdey Ruth Arias
May 27th 2023
Didactic Unit Template
Teacher in training: Lina Patricia Sarmiento Suarez
Title of the Unit: Renewable Energy
Contextualization: intermediate b1 level students with good skills recurring courses for the b2 course exam, most of the students are university students and professionals in different areas
Justification: to know the importance of our natural resources and know how they can be used. Grammatical Structure to work the present simple and present continuous to high level of English
Organization of the Didactic Unit: it is going to teach in three section which are divided in this way
• What are renewable energies?
• How many renewable energies do you know
• Do you know what kind of energy exists in your country?
General Objective
The objective of this unit is that the student can talk about any specific topic and can discussions in your area of expertise.
Specific Objectives
➢ Understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your area of expertise
➢ Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that enables interaction with native speaker
➢ Produce clear and detailed texts on a wide range of topics and explain a point of view on a topic
Subject Content
1.What are renewable energies?
Language Content / Communi cation
Vocabulary
Renewable energies
No renewable energies
2. How many renewable energies do you know?
• Solar energy
• Wind energy
• Geothermal energy
• Hydropower
• Ocean energy
3. Do you know what kind of energy exists in your country?
Renewable energies
Types of energies
Structures Present simple and Present continuous.
Grammar structure
Differences between Present simple and Present continuous
Activities
Language skills / Discourse type
The language skill will be use in this unit are Speaking
• Asking for and giving information about Renewable energy
• Listening and watching videos reference this topic
• Reading, and writing using Article to increase vocabulary
Firs Lesson
What are renewable energies?
Warm up (pre) in this first part of the class the students will be asked what they know about renewable energy, this to know how much they know about the subject.
Presentations The teacher starts the class with a presentation with a video where it is revealed what energy is and the types that exist
Practice: when finish the video. The tutor will pass some sheets where the students will answer the questions regarding the video
Production later the exercise the teacher begins a small class discussion, where all students talk and give their point of view.
Assessment (post): The teacher evaluates each student's performance through interaction, asking some questions about the topic and participating and communicating
Beside the students for the next class, they will create a short essay about, how many renewable energies do you know?
• Roundtable
• Team player
• Role play
• Short
Seconds Lesson
How many renewable energies do you know?
Warm up (pre) To continue with the class. The teachers will do a small review where all students share their own point of view of the classes the thing that they are learning and their doubts
Presentations: after that, the tutor ask each Of their pupil about their assay and they should read it.
Production: later the exercise the teacher all students will create a roundtable to discuss their point of view and if they are agreeing with their partners
Assessment (post): The teacher evaluates each student's performance through interaction, asking some questions about the topic and participating
and communicating
• Roundtable
• Team player
• Role play
• Short
Third lesson
Do you know what kind of energy exists in your country?
Warm up (pre) To continue with the class. The teachers will play with her students, and she will know if the students are learning or if there are doubts and she continuous with the question Do you know what kind of energy exists in your country?
Presentations: to debate the topic, all students talk about three R reduce, reuse and recycle the students will have 10 mint, to prepared a short presentations
Production: all student talk about the thing that they research about this topic.
Assessment (post): The teacher evaluates each student's performance through interaction, asking some questions about the topic and participating and communicating
• Roundtable
• Team player
• Role play
• Short
Methodology
Organization and class distribution / timing
Three sessions will be held in each class were students
They will develop their four language skills such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
in each session with the students, there will be collaborative, individual and pair work where students will have their spaces to create activities and present them to their peers
Resources / Materials Listening, Audio video Resources
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environme nt/article/renewable-energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxrkht7CpY
Reading Resources
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/E nglish_as_a_Second_Language_%28ESL%29/R eading_comprehension/Reading_Renewable_En ergy_ti2663144fj
https://www.greensquare.co.uk/blog/advantagesdisadvantages-solar-energy
Speaking Resources Material ( debate, roundtable )
https://www.toppr.com/guides/biology/differen ce-between/renewable-and-non-renewableresources/
https://esldiscussions.com/e/energy.html
Writing Resources
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/29944753/cie ncias-naturales/renewable-energy
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en /Natural_Science/Renewable_and_Nonrenewable_energy/Energy._page_4_it353412pb
Evaluation (criteria and instruments)
Structure grammar Lack evidence of proper use of complete sentences, proper spellinggrammar
Exhibit some understanding of sentences, Structures, many spelling punctuation and grammatical errors.
Show sentences variety, with few errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Offer a completing sentences and paragraphs without spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors.
Ideas and organization No evidence of a purpose or logical ideas that help the reader see what is being described
Hints at using organized ideas to describe things, people, and places.
Wellfocused sentences and paragraphs are logical and help readers see what is being described.
Interesting and precise sentences and paragraphs tell a descriptive story.
Creative presentation No pictures or Offer some pictures that Exhibit excellent It is a creative use
photographs that represent some sports or hobbies
describes unusual sports or hobbies
pictures about some sports or hobbies.
of pictures according to the topic given: sports and hobbies
References:
Energy. page 4 worksheet. (s/f). Liveworksheets.com. Recuperado el 27 de mayo de 2023, de
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Natural_Science/Renewable_an d_Non-renewable_energy/Energy._page_4_it353412pb
ESL discussions lesson on energy. (s/f). www.esldiscussions.com. Recuperado el 27 de mayo de 2023, de https://esldiscussions.com/e/energy.html
Nunez, C. (2019, enero 30). Renewable energy, facts, and information. National Geographic.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/renewable-energy
Renewable energy. (s/f). Wordwall - Cree mejores lecciones de forma más rápida. Recuperado el 27 de mayo de 2023, de
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/29944753/ciencias-naturales/renewable-energy
TED-Ed [@TEDEd]. (2016, enero 5). How do solar panels work? - Richard Komp. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxrkht7CpY
Teaching Guide: Hobbies, sports and leisure time. (s/f). Edu.co. Recuperado el 27 de mayo de 2023, de https://eco.colombiaaprende.edu.co/2021/07/22/teachingguide-hobbies-sports-and-leisure-time (S/f). Toppr.com. Recuperado el 27 de mayo de 2023, de https://www.toppr.com/guides/biology/difference-between/renewable-andnon-renewable-resources