As a Middle or High School English teacher or a teacher of English as a second language, you can use this set of computer-based tools to teach tenses using climate literature.
Global warming is causing glaciers to melt thus causing a water crisis. Satellite imagery is used to record and measure these climate induced changes on the Earth’s surface over time. This lesson plan includes a reading resource that reports on the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers over the past 40 years due to global warming. In the context of this lesson plan, this text can be used to identify different types of verb tenses and discuss their usage in English language
The use of this lesson plan allows you to integrate the teaching of a climate science topic with a core topic in English.
The tools in this lesson plan will enable students to:
A teacher-contributed lesson plan idea by Swaroop Gokhale and Sriparna Paulchoudhury, Vidya Valley School, Pune, India.
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Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.
Video lecture (~42 min)
Use the video lecture, ‘Using Timelines to Teach Verb Tenses’ by Dr. Dianne Tyers, Advance Consulting for Education (ACE), to introduce your students to verb tenses in English language. Use the simple timelines described in the video lecture to explain how each of the tenses-past, present and future- can be used. Use the lecture to also elaborate on the different sub-types of tenses-simple, continuous (progressive), and perfect- and their usage in English language.
Reading and Classroom Activity (10-20 min)
An article on global warming induced melting of Himalayan glaciers that can be used as a sample text to peruse for identification of the different verb forms.
The article can be accessed here.
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
| 1 | Reading | An article on the migration of poor farmers due to climate change that can be used as a sample text for identification of the different verb forms. This additional reading and identification of tenses in the text could be used as a homework assignment.
This can be accessed here. |
| 1 | Video lecture; ‘Using Timelines to Teach Verb Tenses’ | Presented by Dr. Dianne Tyers. Published by Advance Consulting for Education (ACE) |
| 2 | Reading; “Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellites show” | Written by Stephen Leahy. Published on National Geographic |
| 3 | Additional Resources | National Geographic |
| 4 | Image(s) | JOSH MAURER/LDEO National Geographic |
Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.
Video (15 mins)
Reading (15 mins)
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
| 1 | Reading | An article on the migration of poor farmers due to climate change that can be used as a sample text for identification of the different verb forms. This additional reading and identification of tenses in the text could be used as a homework assignment.
This can be accessed here. |
Credits and copyrights
| 1 | Video lecture; ‘Using Timelines to Teach Verb Tenses’ | Presented by Dr. Dianne Tyers. Published by Advance Consulting for Education (ACE) |
| 2 | Reading; “Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellites show” | Written by Stephen Leahy. Published on National Geographic |
| 3 | Additional Resources | National Geographic |
| 4 | Image(s) | JOSH MAURER/LDEO National Geographic |
