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UNIT 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS I) Aims:

1 Knowledge : By the end of this unit, students can :

* pronounce correctly the words ending in -ful and -less in isolation and

in context

* use the lexical items related to the topic ‘Life on other planets’

* use may and might correctly

* report questions

* pronounce correctly the words ending in -ful and -less in isolation and

in context

* use the lexical items related to the topic ‘Life on other planets’

* use may and might correctly

* report questions

2 Skills : By the end of this unit, students will be able to :

- Speaking : talk about what life may be like on other planets

- Listening : listen for specific information about liens

- Reading : read for general and specific information about life on

other planets

- Writing : describe an alien

II) Methods : Introduce the lessons , lead in the new lesson Students

practice in pairs ( close pairs and open pairs ), discuss in groups

III) Teaching aids : English book 8, CD audio player, pictures, sub-

board

IV) Anticipated problems:

Some Ss may misundrestand the use of may and might correctly

V) Procedure.

UNIT 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Period 99 : Lesson 1 : Getting started.

I) Objectives :

By the end of this unit, students can:

* pronounce correctly the words ending in -ful and -less in isolation and

in context

* use the lexical items related to the topic ‘Life on other planets’

* use may and might correctly

II) Teaching aids : Text books, cassette, chalk, pictures and some

On the board write the wordstransportation communication, housingand energy and ask two groups of four Ss

to list the future technologies they expect

to see in these fields Set a time limit andthe game stops when the time is up Theteam with more items wins

Ask Ss where and how fast they think wecan travel with new technology Ask them

if we could travel to other planets withthose means of transport that they havelisted

1 Listen and read.

Ask Ss to look at the picture and the

heading What could happen to Earth? and

answer the questions as a class:

Where are Duong and Nhi?

What are they doing?

What might they be talking about?

Now have Ss listen to the conversationwithout reading the text to see if theirpredictions were correct Follow up withthe same questions

a Tick (v) true (T) or false (F).

Play the recording and have Ss workindependently Ss do not read theconversation Play the recording once ortwice Pause the recording at theappropriate place if Ss need help withcomprehension Then allow Ss to sharetheir answers with a partner beforediscussing as a class

Spacebuggy3

UFO4

Weightless galaxy6

Spacesh

ip 7

Solarsystem8

planet

class work

class work

individually

5 He wants to destroy Earth.

c Can you find the sentences in reported speech in the conversation?

Underline them.

Ask Ss to look at the conversation againand underline the sentences in reportedspeech Have Ss read aloud the sentences

Key:

1 That’s funny, Trang also asked me what

I thought would happen to Earth in thefuture?

2 I said I didn’t know but that Earth moght

be run by aliens!

2 Use the words/ phrases in the box

to label the pictures Then listen and repeat.

Have Ss work in pairs to match the wordswith the pictures Then check theiranswers Explain that UFO is an acronym,

which stands for unidentified flying object.

Afterwards, have Ss repeat the wordschorally Correct their pronunciation ifnecessary Check their understanding ifnecessary

Key:

1 aliens 2 Space buggy 3 UFO

4 Weightless

5 galaxy 6 Spaceship 7

Solar system 8 planet

3 Use the words/ phrases in 2 to fill

aliens2

UFO3

Spacebuggy4

Planet;

planetweightless

Solarsystem7

Galaxy8

spaceship

Weightless

pair work

pair work

individually

pair work

Space buggy 4 Planet; planet

5 weightless 6 Solar system 7

Galaxy 8 spaceship

4 GAME: WHAT AND WHERE Listen and follow the teacher’s instructions to play the game.

Ask Ss to play the game

* Draw a word web with several circles on

the board Elicit the words/ phrases in 2

from the class and write them in thecircles, one word circle

* When all the words/ phrases are written

in the circles, give Ss one minute toremember the position of each word/

* The group that has more correct answers

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get acquainted with the

topic life on other planet

 Language content :

1 Vocabulary : words about life on other planet.

4.Pronunciation : * pronounce correctly the words ending in -ful and -less in isolation and in context

II) Teaching aids : Text books, cassette, chalk, pictures and some

boards

III) Procedure :

Steps & Time Learning Activities Language

focus Models A-Warm up

Vocabulary

1 Use the manes of the planets

in the box to label the diagram

of the solar system.

Now have Ss open the books andwork independently Then, ask them

to share their answers with apartner If necessary, ask fortranslation of some words or phrases

in the box to check theirunderstanding

2 Now scan the passage and check your answers.

Have Ss work in pairs, read thepassage and check their answers in

1 Then check Ss’ answers as a class.

Have Ss work individually to fill in theblanks without reading the passageagain Have them compare theiranswers in pairs Ss read thepassage again to confirm their

Names of some planets in solar system

MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnNeptune

class work

class work

individually

Mars 4 Jupiter 5 Venus

4a Add suffixes -ful or -less to

the words in the box Note that some words can use either suffix.

T can explain that to from adjectives,

we can add suffixes -ful or -less to a

noun or a verb Ask Ss to work inpairs to from words with the ending -

ful or -less Ask Ss to swap pairs to

check their answers, then check theiranswers as a class Ask Ss to addsome words that are formed in thisway if time allows

Suggested answers:

Weightless waterlessresourceful/ resourceless airlessbeautiful wonderful

b now use the topic of space to make a sentence for each new word Compare your sentences with a partner.

Ask Ss to work in pairs to write asentence about the topic of space foreach word Then swap theirsentences with another pair’s to peercheck Afterwards, have some Ssread out loud their sentences andcorrect Ss’ work if necessary

Explain to Ss that when we add

suffixes -ful or -less to a word, the

tress of the word remains

suffixes

ful or less to

-the words

in the box.

Note that some words can use either suffix.

individually

individually

individually

group work

‘useless ‘plentiful ‘useful

6 Read the following sentences and mark the stressed syllable

on the words in italics Then listen and repeat.

First, have Ss work individually tomark the stress in each word Thenask Ss to compare their answers with

a partner Have them practicereading the sentences Play therecording and ask Ss to listen, checktheir answers and repeat thesentences If time allows, call onsome Ss to read out the sentences,paying attention to the stress in eachitalicized word

Audio script:

1 her speech on the environment

was ‘meaningful.

2 My teacher is so ‘helpful when we

don’t understand something

3 I was ‘helpless to stop the dog

biting me

4 This dictionary is so ‘useful.

5 There is ‘plentiful water for life on

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get acquainted with the

topic about natural disasters

May and might: review

Draw Ss’ attention to the REMEMBER !

box Then ask some more able Ss togive examples

1 Use may/ might to fill in each of

the blank.

Ask Ss to work individually to fill in thegaps Have them compare the answerswith a partner and explain theiranswers Check the answers as a classand ask for Ss’ explanations Note that

Modal verbs:

may, might

class work

individually

in relation to points 1 and 2 in the

REMEMBER! box May and might are

both equally correct in this activity Ssmuch only distinguish between these

and point 3 in the box: may for

permission

Key:

1 may/ might 2 may/ might

3 may/ might 4 may

5 may/ might 6 may/ might

7 may/ might 8 may

Reported speech: questions

We use the verb ask when reporting questions In reported questions we use the statement word order and the question mark

is omitted.

Ask Ss about the rules of changingstatements from direct into reportedspeech that they learn in the previousunit Tell them that in this lesson theyare going to learn about reportedquestions

Ask Ss to read again the conversationbetween Duong and Nhi in GETTING STARTED to find the question in reportedspeech Then have a student read aloudthe reported question and write it on theboard Get a student to come to theboard to rewrite the question in directspeech Correct it if necessary

Ask Ss to look carefully at the twoquestions (one is reported and one isdirect) to compare them in terms of theverb tense, order of verb and auxiliary

Then ask them what verb is used as thereporting verb Have some Ss answer,give feedback or correction if necessary

Write the question that Nhi asked Duong

in GETTING STARTED: Could Earth ever

Reporte

d speech

Pair work

individually

individually

C

Performing

be in that kind of danger? On the board.

Ask a volunteer to come to the board towrite that question in reported speech

If the S can write the reported questioncorrectly, ask all other Ss to look at itand the direct question to comparethem interms of verb tense, order ofverb and the connection between thereporting verb and the question part Ifthe S does not write the reportedquestion correctly, ask the whole class

to give comments and correct it

Now draw Ss’ attention to the languagebox on reported questions, ask them toread the box carefully

2 Nick claimed that he had seen a UFO Read the interview between a reported and Nick, and finish the following sentences.

Have Ss work in pairs and do theexercise Ask some Ss to read out theiranswer, and correct the answers as aclass

Key:

1 what 2 Had seen; had landed

3 What 4 Had beengoing

5 had looked 6 Had been; had lookedlike 7 Had seen 8 Had hidden

3 Circle the correct word in italicsto complete each sentence.

Let Ss work individually and check theiranswers with a classmate Then checkthe answers as a class

Ask Ss to work individually to writequestions in reported speech Have one

pair work

individually

Have them do the rest for homework.

Have Ss work in groups of three for 5 to

10 minutes Go around to see if Ss needhelp Then ask the student who playsNick’s role to report orally the questions

he was asked Get another student inthe group to report what Nick answered

Ask the whole class to listen carefullyand give feedback Correct this group’swork if necessary Ask other groups to

do the same if there is enough time

pair work

*Feedback:

………

………

UNIT 12 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Period 102 : Lesson 4 : communication

I) Objectives :

1 Educational aim : - By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk

about lifes on other planets

Check if Ss understand themeanings on the words in Extravocabulary If they do not, quicklyteach the words by using synonyms

or even translation Tall them thatNASA stands for national Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1 Five teenagers are discussing the possibility of other life forms in our galaxy.

Read the comments they have

Words related to life on other planets.

class work

class work

C Performing

posted on an online forum.

Have Ss read the comments Askthem to do the reading as fast asfast as possible and remember theideas Move around the class Bringeveryone together if there areideas or words that need clarifying

2 Work in groups to decide if you agree or disagree with each of the opinions and ideas

in 1 Say why or why not.

Ask Ss to work in groups Tell Ssthat they can look at the blog anduse the example to discuss the fiveideas

If Ss agree, ask them to add anydetails from their imagination aboutthe planet Elicit the reasons whythere may be inhabitants there,what those inhabitants may looklike, how they can communicate,how they can travel…

If Ss disagree, ask them to justifytheir choice

disagreements:

- I disagree with Nhi because the inhabitants there may be able to live in high temperatures They may have bodies which can resist heat Or they may have a special machine to cool down the atmosphere of the place where they live.

- I disagree with Duc because the inhabitants there be able to extract liquid from underground to survive.

Their bodies may be adapted to the environment there They may not need oxygen but hydrogen or nitrogen to breathe.

- I disagree with Anh Any planet

individually

group work

D Homework

can be considered powerful Any inhabitant is proud of his/ her own planet.

3a Work in pairs Imagine you are going into space Decide together what you will take with you You can add any item

Remember to give reasons.

Put Ss in pairs Make sure that Sswork with a new partner for achange Ask to use the suggestions

in the pictures and the example

encourage Them to add any itemsthey may think necessary Remindthem to give a reason for eachchoice Go around to help Ss Notethis is not meant to be serious; Sscan suggest silly or funny things aslong as they justify them

b Report your decisions to another pair or to the class.

Ask Ss to report their decisions tothe class or to another pair Givefeedback if necessary

pair workpair work

1 Educational aim : - Read for general and specific information about life on other planets

- Talk about life on other planets

2 Knowledge:

- Vocabulary :

- Grammatical structures : - reported speech Modal verb may, might

II) Teaching aids : Text books, cassette, chalk, pictures and some

Ask Ss to cover the readingpassage, look at the pictures of thetwo planets and answer the

questions Ask them: What else can you infer from the picture?

b Read the text below and check your answers.

Give Ss two minutes to skim thepassage and check their answers

2 Find words in the passage that have similar meaning to these words or phrases.

Have Ss scan the passage to findthe words in red and match themwith the definitions Ss shouldcheck the meanings of the wordsfrom the context Then check theiranswers as a class

Tell Ss that to finish this part, theyshould underline key words in theheadings Next, sak Ss to skim thetext again, using the key words inthe headings to do the matching

Key:

1 ToexploreMars/ Tofind out

if there

is, orever hasbeen,lifethere/ Toexplorethepossibilit

beingable tolive

there

2 Theyhelp

peoplelivelonger