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DINOSAURS
Reading Lesson
DINOSAURS
DINOSAURS
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YouTube Video Mini-Lesson
'Do You Own a Dinosaur?' DINOSAURS Have your students watch the video (left) and fill in the missing words (worksheet below).
A great way to start off your class! Level: Intermediate Answer Key and Activity Notes attached on Page 2 Approximate Activity Time: 15 minutes |
Pair Work Discussion
DINOSAURS 20 different questions about dinosaurs - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts
Pair work Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
Discussion Practice
DINOSAURS 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
Watch the YouTube Video below for more info:
"Can We Genetically Engineer a Dinosaur?" |
Listening Practice
DINOSAURS Listening Time: 1 minute 5 seconds
Level: CEFR A2 - B1 (Pre-Intermdiate to Intermediate) Page 1
Vocabulary Preview Worksheet Page 2 Listening Comprehension Discussion Writing Page 3 Answer Key and Script |
'Find Someone Who'
Activity DINOSAURS Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes |
Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
DINOSAURS 15 vocabulary items about dinosaurs
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes |
birds
carnivores clone cold blooded discover |
evolve
extinct fossils Jurassic Park lizard |
living
museums reptiles species T-Rex |
Word Bank -
Writing Activity #1 DINOSAURS Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "Should scientists try to clone dinosaurs?" Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 - 30 minutes |
Word Bank -
Writing Activity #2 DINOSAURS "Go on-line and find out more about T-Rex. Then write a paragraph describing it." Use
at least 6 of the 15 words on the left."; 2 pages of lined writing paper. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 - 30 minutes |
Worksheet
DINOSAURS Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |