Summary
Students engage with a video to explore the pros, cons, and complexities of EV policies. Activities include vocabulary building (e.g., subsidy, emissions, drawback), listening comprehension for main ideas and details, and grammar practice focusing on expressions of cause and effect. The lesson culminates in a debate, allowing students to articulate nuanced opinions on EV incentives and their broader impact.
Activities
Students begin with a warm-up, discussing electric car advantages, disadvantages, and government incentives, setting the stage for a critical look at EV adoption.
Key vocabulary like subsidy, emissions, drawback, fatality risk, and nuance is introduced through a matching activity, equipping students for the video and subsequent tasks.
Learners watch a video to understand the main arguments and complexities surrounding EVs, then rewatch to note specific pros and cons, honing listening skills.
Grammar focuses on expressing cause and effect using phrases like due to, consequently, and leads to, with practice exercises to solidify understanding.
The lesson culminates in a debate on EV tax credits, encouraging students to use learned vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking to express and defend their opinions.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson focuses on vocabulary for discussing electric vehicles and policy: subsidy (government aid), emissions (polluting gases), drawback (disadvantage), fatality risk (danger level), and nuance (subtle distinction).
Students practice these terms through matching and contextual sentence completion, enhancing their ability to articulate complex ideas about EV adoption and its implications.
Grammar focus
The grammar focus is on expressing cause and effect. Students learn and practice using structures such as "because of/due to + noun" (e.g., heavier due to batteries), adverbs like "consequently" and "as a result," and the verb phrase "leads to" (e.g., weight leads to risks). This helps articulate the connections between EV features, policies, and their impacts.
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