Mount Hood in Oregon

This lesson is to learn about Mount Hood in Oregon.

Learner English Level

This lesson is for English learners who are at intermediate level.

Modality

This lesson is primarily designed for an in-person class but can be easily adapted to an online course, either asynchronous or synchronous, since most of the materials are online already.

Objectives

• By the end of this lesson, students will remember most of the new vocabulary in the text.
• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to distinguish the true or false statements about Mount Oregon.
• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe the features of Mount Hood in Oregon.
• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to apply the sentence structure learned from the text to discuss or showcase the mountains they like or climbed before.
• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to compare features between different Mountains.

Primary Content

Mount Hood is a famous place to visit in Oregon. You can see the mountain from many places in the state. It is about 50 miles from Portland. You can drive from the city to the mountain in about one hour.

Many people climb the mountain every year — almost as many people as Mount Fuji in Japan! Mount Hood is 11,249 feet tall. It is the highest mountain in Oregon. It is actually a dormant (sleeping) volcano.

The mountain has 12 glaciers. It is always covered in ice and snow. People can ski all year long. Timberline Lodge is at 6,000 feet. It is a beautiful place to go skiing or hiking. Some people like to rest by the fire and enjoy the view of the mountain.

The roads around Mount Hood are called “The Fruit Loop.” There are many farms and fruit orchards. They grow apples, peaches, pears, blueberries, cherries, and other fruits.

There are also many lakes near Mount Hood. Visitors like to go camping and fishing at Trillium Lake, Lost Lake, and Mirror Lake. The air is fresh, and everything is beautiful.

Native American people call the mountain Wy’east. They have many stories about the mountain. In the story, two brothers (Wy’east and Klickitat) love the same woman (Loo-wit). The brothers fight a lot. The Great Spirit wants to stop the fight. The Great Spirit changes the brothers into mountains. One brother becomes Mount Hood in Oregon. The other brother becomes Mount Adams in Washington. The beautiful woman becomes Mount Saint Helens.

Primary Activity (formative assessment)

Reflection Questions

1. What is your favorite mountain that you have ever climbed?
2. Could you please share your experiences with us?
3. If you have not climbed a mountain before, what mountains are famous in your country and what do you know about them? We would love to hear more!
4. What differences did you notice between your favorite mountain and Mount Hood?
5. What is your biggest takeaway from this lesson?

Tips and Instructions for Instructors Using this Resource – Heading 3

I would recommend the instructor ask students to read and annotate the text before coming to class so that they are better prepared for the lesson. It is especially important to add definitions of the new words at the margin. To test their vocabulary knowledge, the instructor can play word games with students first, like Hot spot, Bingo etc. Then students can be grouped to read in pairs and finish the H5P activity.

This lesson is mainly designed for an in-person class but can be easily adapted to an online course, either asynchronous or synchronous, since most of the materials are online already.

Huan Guo

My name is Huan and I am from China. I teach both Chinese and English. I created this lesson in 2024 for my teaching online class. I am currently a graduate student in TEFL track (teaching English as a foreign language). I love Yoga and nature. I have been practicing Yoga for almost 4 years, since my baby boy was 3 months old.

(Picture taken in 2021 with my boy)