This document provides guidance for developing the communicative skills and language structures to include in a unit plan about water. It includes a chart to identify the content language, basic interpersonal classroom language, and scaffolded sentence structures to help students develop, express opinions, and work in groups. Examples of content language include the states of water, evaporation, condensation, and water bodies. Basic interpersonal language covers instructions and feedback. Scaffolded language incorporates sentence structures like the present simple tense, modal verbs, and interrogatives.
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TASK 1
IDENTIFYING THE COMUNICATIVE SKILLS
By completing the following chart you will identy the different communicative skills you want
to developinyourstudentthroughthe unitplan.
You will write down the CALP, Content Language: which structures or vocabulary words are
yougoingto teach throughthe unitplan?
Also you have to think on BICS, Basic Interpersonal Language: which classroom language will
youneedduringthe unit?
And finally the Language through, which sentences will help you and your students to develop
the unit,workin groups,think,expresstheiropinion,etc...
CALP
ContentLanguage
BICS
Basic Interpersonal Language
Language through
ScaffoldedLanguage.
PresentSimple.
taste, colour, smell,
solvent, dissolve, own
shape, depend on
Modal verbCAN.
oceans, seas, lakes,
reservoirs, glaciers, ice
caps and rivers
aquifers
fresh/salt-water
Interrogative what/
which.
solid, liquid, gas
evaporate, condense,
freeze, melt
evaporation,
condensation,
precipitation, collection
Listentome,please.
Silent,please.
Openyourunitsto page…
Look at activity…
Do youunderstand?
Do youhave any questions?
Let’scheck the answers.
Verygood,well done,excellent.
You need more practice with
this.
Notexactly,tryagain.
It’stime to finish.
See youtomorrow.
What iswater like?
Water existsin…states:…
Water doesn’thave …
Water is…
What can you see in this
picture?
In thispicture,Ican see ...
Whichbodyof wateris this?
Thisbodyof wateris…
Can you find fresh/ salt-
waterin a …?
Yes,I can. / No,I can’t.
What isfreezing?
Freezing is when liquid
water changes into ice (solid
water).