Summary
Students will learn key vocabulary related to biology and nutrition, such as ketosis, glycogen, and BDNF. The class focuses on understanding a scientific process and practices grammar for explaining cause and effect. Activities include video comprehension, vocabulary matching, a case study analysis, and a role-play, making this a comprehensive lesson on a popular lifestyle topic.
Activities
Start with a warm-up discussion about eating habits and introduce the concept of fasting, activating students' prior knowledge and preparing them for the lesson's main topic.
Watch an engaging video that explains the biological process of fasting and its effects on the brain. Students will answer comprehension questions to check their understanding of the key scientific concepts presented.
Reinforce new vocabulary with matching exercises and a gap-fill activity. This ensures students can confidently use terms like intermittent fasting, ketones, and neurons in context.
Focus on grammar by practicing language of cause and effect. Students will learn to connect ideas using phrases like 'leads to' and 'as a result' to clearly explain processes.
Apply learning through communicative tasks, including a case study analysis, a writing exercise explaining the concept to a friend, and a role-play discussing the pros and cons of fasting.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces essential vocabulary for discussing health and biology. Students will learn and practice terms such as fasting, intermittent fasting, ketosis, ketones, glycogen, liver, neurons, BDNF, carbs, hangry, and benefit.
Grammar focus
The grammar section focuses on expressing cause and effect to explain processes. Students will practice using key phrases like as a result, ... triggers ..., ... which explains why ..., and ... leads to ... to build logical, sequential sentences about scientific topics.
