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LESSON 1

Teaching procedure/ Language identification Teaching aids and
Learning objectives Timing Interaction
Activities (Lexis and structures) learning materials used

Some of these aquatic plants have
spreading rhizomes and roots that
anchor the plant deep in the mud of
the river bed.
Have you understood the meaning? Is
there any word that you don’t know?”
C “Rhizomes.”
C “Roots.”
C “Mud!”
T “Ok! A rhizome is a modified stem
of a plant that grows underground.
Roots are the parts of a plant that grow
underground and hold the plant in place.
Mud is wet, soft soil.”

Whole class Teacher “Children, I would like you • Worksheet 2 and
to tell me if all the animals and plants Worksheet 3 already
we have seen in the PowerPoint done by the children
slideshows live in Italian rivers.
For example, have you ever seen
crocodiles in Italian rivers?”
Children “No!”
T “Tell me the name of a river where
we can usually find crocodiles.”
C “The Nile! The Amazon River!”
T “Right, and now tell me: what’s the
longest river in the world?”
C “The Nile!”
T “Crocodiles live in the Nile River.
Repeat, please!”
C “Crocodiles live in the Nile River.”
T “Ok! What’s the longest river in Italy?”
C “The Po!”
T “Correct! Can you tell me the
name of an animal living in the Po
River? Check the River fauna graphic
organizer!”
C “Grey heron!”
T “Ok! Now, tell me the name of a
plant of the Nile.”
C “Papyrus!”
T “Great! What’s a typical plant of the
Po River?”
C “Bulrush!”
T “That’s right!”

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