CLIL Lesson Plans
CLIL Lesson Plans
1. English Objective: Students will learn and practice using gerunds after expressions of
likes/dislikes.
2. Music Objective: Students will explore and discuss different music genres, learn to
express their preferences using the target English structures.
3. CLIL Objective: Students will integrate language learning while discussing music,
developing both their vocabulary and ability to discuss preferences.
Lesson Structure:
Teacher introduces the music topic by playing short audio clips from different genres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Cb0Qd3JIQ&t=33s
o "Do you recognize these genres?"
o "What do you like or dislike about each?"
Watch a short video about the most popular genres https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8KiJ4_GZIt0
Working with worksheet. Students fill in the table
Introduce the target structure: Explain that when we talk about our preferences, we use
expressions like "I like/love/enjoy/hate" followed by gerunds (verb + -ing).
o Example: "I like listening to rock music."
Write examples on the board or say outloud
o I like listening to classical music.
o I love singing pop songs.
o I prefer dancing to hip-hop music.
o I hate listening to heavy metal.
Brief practice: Have students repeat and ask them about their preferences using simple
examples.
Speaking Activity: In pairs, students interview each other using target grammar.
o Questions: "Do you like listening to classical music?" "Do you enjoy singing pop songs?"
CLIL Music Lesson Plan: Musical Instruments and Their Parts
Lesson Objectives:
Content: Show images of various musical instruments (e.g., guitar, piano, drum, violin) and
ask students to name them.
Language: Introduce the key vocabulary for instrument parts (e.g., strings, keys, drumhead,
bridge, bow).
Task:
Pair Work: Ask students to discuss in pairs and guess the function of each part of the
instrument (e.g., "What do you think the strings on the guitar are for?").
Whole-Class: Share responses with the class to activate prior knowledge about musical
instruments.
Grammar Focus: Explain when to use gerunds (e.g., "playing", "tuning") and infinitive
+ "to" (e.g., "to play", "to tune"). Provide rules and examples related to musical
instruments.
Examples:
Task: In small groups, students receive a worksheet with images of musical instruments and a
list of their parts. They need to match the parts with the correct instruments and choose one
musical instrument and write a short paragraph describing its parts and how to play it, using both
gerunds and infinitives.
Example: “Playing the guitar requires tuning the strings carefully. To play a song, you need to
strum the strings.”
Ask students reflection questions to encourage students to think about their learning
process, both in terms of content and language.Content:"Which instrument parts were
the easiest to remember? Why?" "Which instrument was new to you?" Language: "Was
it easier for you to use gerunds or infinitive + to? Why?" "What strategies did you use to
remember when to use gerunds and when to use infinitives?"