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Introductions to science

CLIL lessons on biology, chemistry, physics and the study of electricity - all with extensive language support and listening exercises

These engaging CLIL lessons enable students to understand different scientific disciplines, the history behind them and key issues from how we classify living things to what a magnet does.

Each lesson contains:

pre-reading warmers
two accessible reading texts
vocabulary and comprehension activities
a pronunciation guide for difficult terms
two listening exercises with pre-listening warmers
speaking activities with tips and useful phrases
writing tasks: letters, essays
colour illustrations

With over twenty pages of high-quality teaching material students will be able to more confidently engage with the challenges of learning science in English.

Biology - an introduction - Answer Key (22k)

Type: general lesson plan

This answer key covers: Biology - an introduction - worksheet; Germs - listening exercise; Climate change - listening exercise.
Biology - an introduction (411k)

Type: general lesson plan

A short history of biology tracks the study of life through the ages, showing our fascination with the living world around us, from the ancient Egyptians to Charles Darwin's theories and the study of DNA. The second reading text is a letter from a professor of biology, spelling out the four branches of this science and taking students through different career options. Listening exercises focuses on the nature of germs and climate change.
Biology - an introduction - germs (2Mb)

Listening exercise C to accompany 'Biology - an introduction' worksheet. MP3 file.
Biology - an introduction - climate change (1Mb)

Listening exercise F to accompany 'Biology - an introduction' worksheet. MP3 file.
Chemistry - an introduction (365k)

Type: general lesson plan

Students are introduced to this central science via a reading text and learn about three developments that give us the definition of chemistry: fire, the nature of matter itself, and Mendeleev’s all important table. A second reading text looks at the type of careers available to a chemistry student. Listening exercises include a chemist talking about chemical processes and another chemist talking about his job.
Chemistry - an introduction - chemical processes (1Mb)

Listening exercise C to accompany 'Chemistry - an introduction' worksheets. MP3file.
Chemistry - an introduction - Answer Key (18k)

This answer key accompanies: Chemistry - an introduction - worksheet; Chemical processes - listening exercise; A chemist's job - listening exercise.
Chemistry - an introduction - a chemist's job (762k)

Listening exercise F to accompany 'Chemistry - an introduction' worksheets. MP3file.
Physics - an introduction - Answer Key (23k)

Type: general lesson plan

This answer key accompanies: Physics - an introduction - worksheet; Copernicus - listening exercise; the Big Bang - listening exercise
Physics - an introduction (318k)

Type: general lesson plan

‘People have always wondered why things behave the way they do’ ... this lesson looks at how our stories about how the world works have changed with the development of physics. ‘Physics - the new science fiction’ is the second reading text in the form of a report on a speech by a professor of physics about phenomena that scientists have so far been unable to explain. Listening exercises focus on Copernicus and a student project on the Big Bang.
Physics - an introduction - Copernicus (2Mb)

Listening exercise C to accompany the worksheets 'Physics - an introduction'. MP3 file.
Physics - an introduction - the Big Bang (1Mb)

Listening exercise F to accompany 'Physics - an introduction' worksheets. MP3 file.
Electricity - an introduction (413k)

Type: general lesson plan

The first reading text, ‘Electricity and magnetism’, introduces the various pieces of the electromagnetism jigsaw. The second reading text tells of the indomitable spirit of Michael Faraday whose love of science helped him overcome all the adversity of being poor and downtrodden in Victorian society to become one of the most important scientists of all time. Listening exercises include a lecture on generating electricity and a conversation on common electrical items.
Electricity - an introduction - how does a hairdryer work? (739k)

Listening exercise F to accompany the 'Electricity - an introduction' worksheets. MP3 file.
Electricity - an introduction - generating electricity (1Mb)

Listening exercise C to accompany 'Electricity - an introduction' worksheets. MP3file.
Electricity - an introduction - Answer Key (21k)

This answer key accompanies: Electricity - an introduction - worksheet; How does a hairdryer work? - listening exercise; Generating electricity - listening exercise.