The Penguin’s Polar Pilgrimage

• English
• Secondary Education
• Age 12

Chapter 4

Compete or cooperate 

Listening 2

The Penguin’s Polar Pilgrimage

                                                                    

 Wednesday, January 24, 2024

                                                                                                              12 ADV/ACD

Learning objectives

1. To identify the meaning of new vocabulary.

2. To use them in meaningful sentences.

3. To listen and read for specific information.

4. To use graphic organizers (Pyramid Chart) for classification

Brainstorm words/phrases about the following topic 

The Penguin's polar pilgrimage

What is the difference between the Arctic and the Antarctica?

Assess your understanding 

Assess your understanding of today's vocabulary using the following traffic light 

Ferocious means

1. savage
2. gentle
3. tame
4. wild

Ecosystem is

1. it is a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment.
2. plants
3. animals
4. flood

Affectionate

1. fondness
2. tenderness
3. cold
4. unfeeling

Awkward

1. difficult
2. cumbersome
3. relaxed
4. easy

Desolate

1. uninhabited
2. barren
3. populous
4. fertile

Time to write 

Imagine a world where a beautiful ecosystem suddenly becomes desolate due to a catastrophic event. In this changed environment, a group of different creatures decides to embark on a migration, searching for a new home.

Use at least 5 words from the following list to create an engaging and creative short story.

awkward – affectionate – catastrophic – desolate - disposition – ecosystem – ferocious – migratory – pilgrimage – predatory – reserves – retreat - teem

Link to yourself
What about people? Do you think humans are instinctively more cooperative or competitive? Give examples of teamwork and competition that you've observed among your own family members and friends.

Exit Ticket
Write 2 things you did well in today's lesson.
Write 1 thing you really need to improve in the future.