ESL WORKSHEET - Science and Technology

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

SCIENCE FOR ALL

LinguaHouse
Oct. 17, 2022

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: English for Teenagers
Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning; Science and Technology; Relative Clauses; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 10/17/2022

The topic of this lesson is women and girls in science. Students read an article about how women are still underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and how some organizations are attempting to improve this situation. They will also listen to a conversation between two teenage friends who want to continue studying STEM subjects in college. There is level-appropriate language connected to science. In addition to this, students have the opportunity to talk and write about their future study plans and careers (by Richard Moon).

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Amanda: Hi Maria!
Maria: Oh, hi Amanda.
Amanda: You look a bit worried, are you all right?
Maria: I’m exhausted. Yesterday’s homework took me all evening. It’s probably going to double next year, isn’t it?
Amanda: Probably. My older brother has to write long essays for his English literature course. But we’ll have fewer subjects to study. Have you chosen your courses yet?
Maria: No, when’s the deadline?
Amanda: We have another month, but the school emailed us all the list the other day. I have it on my phone.
Maria: Ooh, let’s have a look, then.
Amanda: Here it is. Oh, look, the Spanish and biology timetables clash. I won’t be able to do both.
Maria: Would you do that, though? Languages and science don’t go together, do they?
Amanda: Well, you wouldn't think so, but actually, my aunt is a research scientist, and a lot of European universities work together on projects. She’s working on a project with a university in Rome, one in Germany, and one in Portugal.
Maria: Is it a biology project?
Amanda: No, she’s a chemist. They’re working on a solution to clean up deadly pollution in rivers and lakes.
Maria: That sounds so cool and really fascinating.
Amanda: It really is. She gets to visit colleagues in different cities sometimes, and she gets her work translated into lots of different languages. She wishes she had learned some German, though, so she could communicate better with her German research partners. She understands Portuguese and Italian, but German, not so much.
Maria: When did she learn Portuguese and Italian?
Amanda: I think she did some of her university degree in Lisbon and some in Rome.
Maria: Studying chemistry in different languages?
Amanda: Yes, she loved it!
Maria: So, you’re kind of following in her footsteps, then. Science and languages. You could be a biologist in Spain.
Amanda: Yep, or at least study there, or South America.
Maria: So, what are you going to do about the timetable clash?
Amanda: I think I’ll talk to the dean. She’s usually very supportive, isn’t she?
Maria: Yeah, I had a problem with advanced math last year – she sorted out some extra classes no problem.
Amanda: Are you going to go for math then?
Maria: Definitely. I’m really enjoying it these days. But can I do history, too?
Amanda: Yes, look. They’re every other day, but history has double lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and math is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, so you can go to both.
Maria: Great. I’m starting to look forward to next year, now.

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