English 9 Unit 10 L2

The Earth The Moon - Do you know anything about the moon?... h You will weigh 8 kilos heavier on the moon.. j One day on the moon lasts for two weeks... How much will you weigh on the mo

Period 62 : Unit 10:

Life on other planets

Lesson 2:

Speak + Listen + Language focus 1

The Earth

The Moon

- Do you know anything about the moon?

I Listen:

a) There is no air on the moon.

b) There are rivers and lakes on the moon.

d) It is very cold at night on the moon.

c) There are no sounds on the moon.

e) During the day temperature is even lower.

f) There are great round holes on the moon.

g) There are no mountains on the moon.

h) You will weigh 8 kilos heavier on the moon.

i) You will be able to jump very high on the moon j) One day on the moon lasts for two weeks.

a Why are there no sounds on the moon?

c How much will you weigh on the moon if you weigh

50 kilos on the earth?

d Will you sleep very well on the moon? why/? Why not?

- Because there is no air on the moon.

- There are about 30.000 craters on the moon.

- If I weigh 50 kilos, I’ll weigh only a little more

than 8 kilos.

- No, we won’t Because one day on the moon

lasts for two weeks

b How many craters are there on the moon?

The temperature

no water

- Is there life on the moon? Why? Why not?

The Solar System - Which planet is it?

- Do you know anything about Mars?

II Speak:

Nam: What do these drawings say, Hung?

Hung : There might be water in Mars.

Nam : And what about those black sparkling

spots on the right corner?

Hung: Well, they might be traces of gemstones

There may be a lot of precious stones on

1 Model verbs: May/ might

may/ might + infinitive.

Form:

Use: • may/ might is used to talk about present or

future possibility.

• might is normally a little less sure than may.

It may be a book or it might be a game.

Example 1:

book/ game

Practice

• Work in pairs, making up similar dialogues about the drawings.

Lan: What do these drawings say, Nga?

Nga : There might be plants in Mars.

Lan : And what about those dark shapes

on the left corner?

Nga: Well, they might be signs of gas

* Work in pairs, tell each other about

what you think there might be on Mars, on the moon and on other

planets.

Ex:

- There might be life on Mars.

- There might be mountains on the moon.

box of crayons/ box of paints

It may be a box of crayons,

or it might be a box of paints

football/ basketball

It may be a football,

or it might be a basket ball

Language focus 1.

boat/ train

flying saucer/ meteor

evening star/ spacecraft

Post Listening and speaking:

• Discussion:

• Is there life on the Mars? Why? Why

not?

• Compare the difference between the

Moon and the Mars.

-Who were the first people landing in the moon?

They were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin.

• Learn by heart new words and the use of might and may.

• Use your knowledge to compare the

difference between the Moon and the

Mars.

• Prepare lesson 3: Read

Thanks for your attention!