Subject taught
- Biology
- Physics

Link
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-6/Nearsightedness-and-its-Correction

Type of Product
- Articles

Language Skills Developed
- Interaction
- Reading
- Speaking

Transferable/Scientific Skills Developed
Students will develop note-taking, communication, negotiation skills, self-motivation, analytical skills, critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills.

Description
General aims Students will be able to explain how the human eye produces images of distant and nearby objects and will investigate some of the common vision problems. They will focus on the physics of sight. They will acquire the basic English vocabulary connected with the topic (lenses). Students will develop positive learning habits such as organisational and problem-solving. Linguistic aims Students will be able to: - read English texts with ease - reflect on their reading experience and share it with their peers - get the main ideas from a text - comprehend the topic correctly - translate words connected with the topic (greenhouse effect) from English into their mother tongue. Subject specific aims Students will be able to: explain how the human eye produces images of distant and nearby objects Target groups age: Students from high school 17-18+ years old. What is more, this web site can be used by anyone who wants to do extend knowledge about lenses. Level of competence in English (CEFR) B2 Time required to use the resource with the students: 1 hour How to use it The teacher will set the class into three groups and assign one text to each group: the anatomy of the eye (https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-6/The-Anatomy-of-the-Eye), Farsightedness and its Correction (https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-6/Farsightedness-and-its-Correction) and Nearsightedness and its correction (https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-6/Nearsightedness-and-its-Correction). Students read the text individually and take notes on the asigned issues. They discuss their findings in their group and then they have to present the notes to the rest of the class and use the photos provided by the site to explain their part/section of the process. The teacher highlights some new words for students in English and students should provide the translation these words into the mother tongue and write down the new words in English in the notebook with the right translation. Possible difficulties for the students Students who have poor knowledge of English can have problems with understanding the content.

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