Content and Language Integrated Learning - Vertebrates
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Fish
We offer a list of 75 vocabulary words related to the topic "Fish" as well as a set of 75 matching vocabulary cards for activities.
(CLIL - Vocabulary - Fish,
CLIL - Vocabulary Cards - Fish)
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Furthermore, we offer three fun activities for vocabulary training on this topic: the A-B-C - Activity on the overall vocabulary concerning fish, a puzzle on the outer structure of fish and a crossword puzzle on respiration in fish.
All three activities come with solutions included.
(CLIL - A-B-C - Activity - Fish incl Solution;
CLIL - Puzzle - Outer Structure of Fish
incl Solution;
CLIL - Crossword Puzzle - Respiration in Fish incl Solution)
Amphibia
On the topic "Amphibia", we offer a list of 60 vocabulary words as well as a set of 60 matching vocabulary cards for activities.
(CLIL - Vocabulary - Amphibia,
CLIL - Vocabulary Cards - Amphibia)
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In addition, we offer three fun activities for vocabulary training on this topic: the A-B-C - Activity on the overall vocabulary, a crossword puzzle on amphibia and a crossword puzzle on the vocabulary concerning fish and amphibia.
All three activities come with solutions included.
(CLIL - A-B-C - Activity - Amphibia incl Solution;
CLIL - Crossword Puzzle - Amphibia
incl Solution;
CLIL - Crossword Puzzle - Fish and Amphibia incl Solution)
Reptiles
Combining the topic "Reptiles" with and introduction to interpreting graphs, we offer a vocabulary list containing 45 words related to those topics as well as 45 matching vocabulary cards.
(CLIL - Vocabulary - Reptiles,,
CLIL - Vocabulary Cards - Reptiles)
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On the topic of reptiles, we offer not only a worksheet for the A-B-C - Activity and a crossword puzzle which both include the respective solution. But we also offer a worksheet with 5 progressive exercises on the vocabulary and phrasing used to describe diagrams. The graphs provided in these exercises deal with topics related to reptiles (alligators and turtles) which makes it easy, informative and fun to integrate practicing this important skill into the reptile unit.
A separate document offers solutions for the exercises on how to describe diagrams.
(CLIL - A-B-C - Activity - Reptiles
incl Solution;
CLIL - Crossword Puzzle - Reptiles
incl Solution;
CLIL - Describing Diagrams on Reptiles;
CLIL - Describing Diagrams on Reptiles - Solution)
Birds
For the topic "Birds", we offer a list of 60 vocabulary words as well as a set of 60 matching vocabulary cards for activities.
(CLIL - Vocabulary - Birds,
CLIL - Vocabulary Cards - Birds)
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Besides a template for the A-B-C - Activity (incl. solution) and a crossword puzzle (incl. solution) for practicing the vocabulary on birds, our Online Shop offers a worksheet with seven progressing exercises on describing the outer appearance of birds (as well as its solution) and a worksheet on describing diagrams on birds (as well as its solution).
(CLIL - A-B-C - Activity - Birds
incl Solution;
CLIL - Crossword Puzzle - Birds
incl Solution;
CLIL - Describing the Outer
Appearance of Birds;
CLIL - Describing the Outer
Appearance of Birds - Solution;
CLIL - Describing Diagrams on Birds;
CLIL - Describing Diagrams on Birds - Solution)
Mammals
A list of 60 vocabulary words related to the topic "Mammals" as well as a set of 60 matching vocabulary cards for activities are available to facilitate language acquisition in this unit.
(CLIL - Vocabulary - Mammals,
CLIL - Vocabulary Cards - Mammals)
On the topic of mammals, we also offer a template for the A-B-C - Activity including solutions, a puzzle practicing vocabulary on the outer structure of mammals as well as another puzzle practicing vocabulary on the outer and inner structure of mammals.
In addition, a crossword puzzle on mammals is available.
Furthermore, the game "Who belongs to me" guides students through the process of discovering the terms used to refer to the male animal, the female animal and the offspring of different mammals. Solutions for this game are also available.
Another game, called "Mammal Safari", motivates students to describe mammals to each other while avoiding certain predetermined words.
The worksheet "CLIL - Describing the Outer Appearance of Mammals" offers seven progressive exercises. Their solutions are available as well.
(CLIL - A-B-C - Activity - Mammals
incl Solution;
CLIL - Puzzle - Outer Structure of Mammals
incl Solution;
CLIL - Puzzle - Outer and Inner Structure of Mammals incl Solution;
CLIL - Crossword Puzzle - Mammals
incl Solution;
CLIL - Game - Who belongs to me;
CLIL - Game - Who belongs to me - Solution;
CLIL - Game - Mammal Safari
CLIL - Describing the Outer
Appearance of Mammals;
CLIL - Describing the Outer
Appearance of Mammals - Solution)
Comparing Groups of Vertebrates
To help students in expressing similarities and distinctions between different groups of vertebrates, we offer a list of 12 vocabulary words (terms and phrases of comparison) as well as 12 matching vocabulary cards.
(CLIL - Vocabulary - Comparing Groups of Vertebrates)
(CLILl - Vocabulary Cards - Comparing Groups of Vertebrates)
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With our puzzle on classes of vertebrates, students not only practice the names of 36 vertebrates, but they also train their ability to categorize these animals and to sort them into their respective class of vertebrates.
When conducting the playful activity "Two Out Of Three - Comparing Classes of Vertebrates", students practice names of vertebrates, and at the same time, they develop their ability to find points of comparison and to express similarities and differences between entities.
The document "CLIL - Comparing Groups of Vertebrates" is entirely dedicated to practicing language aspects and methodical options for composing comparisons.
(CLIL - Puzzle - Classes of Vertebrates incl Solution;
CLIL - Two Out Of Three - Comparing Classes of Vertebrates;
CLIL - Comparing Groups of Vertebrates;
CLIL - Comparing Groups of Vertebrates - Solution)