Investigating the effects of the moon.

1. Investigating the effects of the moon.

2. 01 02 Warm up Presentation Description of the topic and reading. 05 03 04 Wrap-up Practice Production Global listening Close listening Critical thinking

3. “Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” ― E.E. Cummings

5. Before you listen Do you normally pay attention to the cycles of the moon? Do you know when the next full moon will be? Name some animals that are active at night. Why do you think they are active at night?

6. USING QUESTIONS TO PREDICT THE MAIN IDEA Sometimes a speaker asks questions at the beginning of a discussion, talk, or speech. Listening for questions will help you to determine what the speaker will talk about. Each year, millions of people suffer from a circadian rhythm problem called Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. What causes SAD, and how can you prevent it? In this example, we can predict that the speaker will talk about the causes of SAD and how to prevent it.

7. Developing critical thinkingDiscuss these questions in a group.1. Can you think of other reasons why lions might attack people? Think about their environment and the things in the box on the right.Lions might attack people because …2. Will Craig Packer’s research help to save people’s lives? Why or why not?I think the research will/won’t help to save lives because…

8. Think about the ideas from Circadian rhythm and Investigating the effects of the moon and discuss these questions in a group.1. Do you think lions have the same circadian rhythm as humans? Why or why not?I do/don’t think lions and humans have the same circadian rhythmbecause …2. How do animals respond to the cycles in nature in the box on the right?Animals respond to … by …