Lesson plan available in resource on unit overview methodology booklet page 22 onwards. Word versions of student handbook extract There is a video clip of the recycling card sort and Qui suis je ? activity in the resource called CLIL videos for CPD. It is the Chenderit video

Lesson plan in resource on unit overview . The first lesson on rainforest structure is a video based lesson using a David Attenborough resource . This helps to introduce key concepts and specialist vocab. Unfortunately the powerpoint with the video link will not load . The video to use is available on Bing video and Daily motion. Just google David Attenborough the Living Planet episode 4 Jungle .

The lesson plan is included in the unit overview methodology booklet from page 22 onwards. Word student handbook extract included for this lesson . this is a living graph activity involving a climate graph. There is a video clip and students are encouraged to reflect on the impact of climate change.

Students play a nine number board game to introduce rainforests then they produce a map to identify the location of the forest . There is a video clip of the introduction activity on the video clip of Chenderit school contained in the resource called CLIL video clips for cpd . NB detailed plans for lessons contained in unit overview methodology booklet The handbook in pdf in the unit overview is included in section in word in case you find it useful to edit and use lesson by lesson

The Tropical Rainforest unit ideally follows on from the mapwork unit in Year 7 and lasts for two terms if there is an hour per week devoted to it. Read the copyright section on rainforests before using the materials The methodology booklet from page 22 onwards describes and illustrates how to teach each lesson. There is a brief lesson overview and there is a copy of the student handbook which students could refer to and write in . students absolutely love the unit n tropical rainforests because of the range of very creative assessments contajned within it . The first assessment is a rainforest structure diagram with research about animals and plants , the second is a group work task to design a campaign to save orangutans , the third is an oral assessment in the form of a trial and the fourth is an essay on tropical forest deforestation. There are exemplar pieces of work to illustrate what students can produce. There are writing and speaking frames which help the students to produce a very high standard of work. This is how to motivate young people to enjoy languages, enjoying interesting content and challenge. They will naturally pick up lots of those frequent words needed for GCSE without even realising they are doing it . There are video clips of a number of these lessons on the resource called CLIL video clips for cpd.

Read copyright doc, use lesson plan and student booklet all available on mapwork unit resource. Students work with maps to identify a tour for a French family visiting the local area. They produce a leaflet and then present to the class . There are examples of student work included here which can be used as exemplars .

Read copyright details, lesson plan and use student handbook …all available in mapwork unit overview resource. Get yourself some potatoes as if each student has a potato and draws the contours on this and then does a plan view , they will get the concept easily Students complete contour maps in student handbook . They then follow up with task in handbook and can apply to ordnance survey maps .

Read copyright info, lesson plan and refer to student handbook all available on unit overview resource . Scale is a tricky topic ans so this lesson starts with a plan of a bedroom and then applies scale to maps. It then finally shows French maps which add a cultural dimension.

Please read copyright doc and refer to lesson plan and student handbook in mapwork unit resource. This is a difficult lesson for many students. Students fill in their answers in their booklets and I usually go around the class to check that every student has correct answers to the 4 figure references before going onto 6 figure. If there are students who find this difficult then I also get other students to support until the whole class is confident. I also get students up to the front to demonstrate how they get the answers as this helps less confident students.

This lesson contains powerpoints and powerpoints which can be made into cards for use with the powerpoint. The student booklet available in the unit overview has a page where students can enter their answers. There are links for homework to consolidate learning. The first powerpoint to use is the one which identifies common symbols and asks students to understand the concept of a symbol and why it is used. The further resources use symbols from ordnance survey maps. Please read copyright document available on unit overview. There is a video clip of this activity being taught on the CLIL cpd videos resource. The lesson plan is in the unit overview resource.

This lesson introduces continents and oceans, map projections and the concept of longitude and latitude. Year 7 students produce a map of the world, labelling continents and oceans . They will find this surprisingly difficult as they are often unfamiliar with the world and what is land and what is sea. There is a basic powerpoint plus various video clips which can be used for homework. The lesson will probably take two lessons …it depends how much time you have allocated . The methodology document for CLIL may help you with teaching CLIL id you have not done so previously. There are also video clips of clil lessons in action in the video for cpd resource that I have made available. Lesson plan , student handbook and copyright details are all available on previous resource .

Please read the copyright document before starting this unit . I have found that this is the best unit to start Year 7 with . This is because it is conceptually challenging , yet can be accessed easily through French. Much of the French can be simply used. There are detailed lesson plans and a student booklet which can be printed off for students to write in and use to refer to . Lesson by lesson resources follow in other files. This unit lasts a term and a half if taught for one hour per week. It builds up skills and then culminates in an assessment which applies the skills to a real life scenario. Once the students have completed the final piece of work they are encouraged to present it to the rest of the class in French. By the time this unit has been completed the students are confident in the use of French by their teacher and the majority love Geography in French. I have found that the best unit to follow the mapwork unit is the tropical rainforest unit. Some of the lessons in this unit are shown on the videos which I have made available for CPD (see resource on CLIL videos to support CPD)

This unit of work was delivered to Year 6 students in a primary school during one whole day of Geography in French. It was designed as a transition unit to show students what learning Geography in French would be like when they started secondary school. Students really loved it and said that they had learnt more French in one day than they had learnt all year during their primary French lessons. The materials are also suitable for Year 7 students . Please read the copyright master document before use . particularly the section on the hydrological cycle . The lesson starts with a video clip with a card sort, then students study the hydrological cycle using a powerpoint and a further card sort. They then are introduced to more complex hydrological terms and build a model of the cycle. I used pet food boxes , but show boxes are also good to make models in. Then the students look at the differences between urban and rural areas and how that impacts the hydrological cycle ie they are applying their knowledge to a different situation and there is a support sheet using the near future which predicts what happens in each location. Finally they choose to be a simpson’s character who explains the cycle to an audience. There is a writing/speaking frame which will support their explanations. A challenging unit but very accessible for Year 6 students.

This website contains FREE CLIL resources for teachers . Judith Woodfield has copies of an entire Year 7 course for Geography in French with some units in German and an entire Year 8 course for Geography in French . Year 7 Mapwork Year 7 Tropical Rainforests Year 8 Deserts Year 8 European Union There is also a Year 6 day module on the hydrologcal cycle. Just google Learning Through Languages UK to find the website. There is also free CPD on CLIL throughout the year. Previous talks given by Judith Woodfield are also available as well as CLIL experts from around the world.

This is a lesson that simulates arrival on an island and choices of energy .

Students review current political thoughts and make up their own party and produce a campaign on energy .

Students assess all types of fuel and weigh up their advantages and disadvantages. They use video clips and other resources , then put answers into a table .

There is a large amount of preparation , to present arguments for and against drilling for ol in Alaska. there are video clips and personal statements. Then students prepare a radio broadcast in role.

This lesson looks at the use of fossil fuels and their pros and cons . Read the copyright document and the section on energy before you start.

This study includes personal accounts from students who are the same age as those who are studying. They talk about cyclone Dina which affected the island of Reunion. The causes and effects of the cyclone are identified.