UNIT X 262 | UNIT 7 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold • To support students when listening to longer texts with a lot of vocabulary, break the audio into three or four smaller chunks. Stop at a logical point and ask questions such as: What did the speakers say? Do you have questions? Replay the audio in chunks a few more times if needed. • Before students do the matching activity, check that they understand the words in the definitions. Review the meaning of holds back and running water. Use gestures, sketches, or examples if needed. Direct them to listen for the words and the definitions when they listen again. Amplify Have students do a jigsaw listening of the conversation in groups of three. Point out that there are three speakers—a teacher, a girl, and a boy. Assign each student one speaker and take notes on what they say. Then have them share notes in their groups. Since the “Teacher” has the most and longest dialogue, you may want to assign that role to students with more proficient listening skills. Instructional Routine: Oral Language p. Txxvii Listening Strategy: Cause and Effect Understand how to listen for cause and effect Read the listening strategy aloud. Review which words signal a cause and which words signal an effect. Refer students back to the information on identifying cause and effect on page 245 for guidance. A Classroom Conversation A • Preview photo and captions Direct students to the photo and captions. Ask a volunteer to read the words aloud. Ask: What do you see in the photo? • Listen actively Play the audio once for students to listen for general understanding. EXPLORE AND LEARN SCRIPT Teacher: Water is one of the most important resources on Earth. All living things need water to live. Plants need water to grow and photosynthesize. Why do people and animals need water? Anna: To live! Since water helps us stay alive, we drink a lot of it. Teacher: That’s right. People and animals need clean drinking water. We also use water in many other ways. Can anyone think of some? Tom: We use water to take showers and wash our clothes. Teacher: Good answers, Tom. We also use water in our homes for cooking, cleaning, and gardening. We use water at school and work, and businesses such as restaurants and hotels need water. For example, they need it to cook food and wash dishes. Why do farmers depend on water? Anna: They use water so their crops grow. Teacher: Yes. Sometimes farmers use irrigation systems to water their crops. Do you know why, Anna? Anna: I think they need an irrigation system when it doesn’t rain. Teacher: That’s right. Sometimes there is not enough rain during the growing season. As a result, farmers have to use irrigation systems to water their crops. Precipitation is very important. It refills rivers and lakes. Dams and hydroelectric plants are built on some rivers, and hydroelectric power – the energy from moving water – generates electricity. Bodies of water, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, can be used for other purposes. Can you think of any? Tom: In the summer, we swim in them. We also fish. Teacher: Yes, and we use them to move people and things, too. Boats carry products across large bodies of water to be sold somewhere else. Can you see how water is important? (several students vocalize agreement) Water is a renewable resource. It never runs out because of the water cycle. Can you imagine if water were not a renewable resource? Where would we be without water? Anna: That would be terrible! We couldn’t shower or even wash our hands. Tom: We wouldn’t have water to drink! Teacher: That’s right. We have to take care of our environment because it keeps our water clean. B Listen for definitions Have students listen again and match the words and definitions. In pairs, have them compare their answers. ANSWERS 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. b PRACTICE body of water hydroelectric power dam hydroelectric plant LISTENING STRATEGY Cause and Effect Listen for words that signal cause and effect. as a result because since so These words show that someone is explaining the reason something happens. A Classroom Conversation A Listen to a classroom conversation about water. B Listen again. Match the words with their definitions. 1. body of water a. a wall that holds back water 2. hydroelectric plant b. electricity created by running water 3. dam c. a lake, ocean, stream, or river 4. hydroelectric power d. a building near water that makes electricity CONNECT TO Oral Language UNIT 7 262 UNIT 7 / CONNECT TO ORAL LANGUAGE
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