LESSON PLAN UNIT 11 ENGLISH 10 national parks lesson: reading

Expected answer: Yes, I have been to Cuc Phuong Naional Park in Ninh Binh/ Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc.. They are Ba Vi National Park in Ha Tay, Bach Ma National Park in Hue, Ta

ENGLISH 10

UNIT11: NATIONAL PARKS

LESSON: READING

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Teaching date

I. OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students are able to

- understand and know more about some national parks in the world

as well as Vietnam

- guess the meaning of words based on contexts.

- scan for specific information about national parks.

- share ideas about their favorite national parks( through speaking

acitvity)

-II. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS

Ss may have difficuties in identifying the suitable words to match with the expressions in matching exercise

T asks them to read the passage carefully to skim the detailed information and perhaps T should give one example

Ss might not be able to brainstorm ideas for speaking activity

T can give them some cues and call one S to do a model

Ss are probably isolated to speak and give their opinions

T can call a S to talk If he cannot speak, T may asks some simple questions

III. MATERIALS:

Blackboard, textbook, chalk , projector, A4 papers

IV. PROCEDURE

Stage Time Activities Interaction

Pre-reading 15mins Lead-in: Answer questions in

groups

T<=>SS SS<=>SS

 T asks a question: Have you ever been to a national park?

 to lead in the topic: National Park

 T calls a student to answer the question

Expected answer:

Yes, I have been to Cuc Phuong

Naional Park in Ninh Binh/ Tam Dao National Park in Vinh Phuc

Pre-reading;

 T asks Ss to work in groups of 3

to discuss and anwer the questions

1 Can you name some of the national parks in VN & in the world?

2.What trees and animals can you see in a national park?

- Ss form groups of four and answer

the questions given on the screen within 3 minutes

- T goes around the class and

provides help if the Ss are in stuck

- After finishing, T calls randomly a representative from each group to give their ideas

- Ss perform their answer and they are encouraged to add ideas to other groups’ answers

Suggested answer:

1 They are Ba Vi National Park in

Ha Tay, Bach Ma National Park

in Hue, Tam Dao National Park

in Vinh Phuc, Nairobi National Park in Kenya and so on

2 We can see a lot of trees such

as pine trees, ferm-palms, and animals for example, monkeys,

lizards, bears, and so forth

Vocabulary

- To be located in: to be in a particular place ( definition)

- Establish (v): set up( synonym)

- Rainforest (n): forest in the tropical region (picture)

- Orphan(n): a child without

parents, an animal without mother ( situation)

T: A child lives alone and does not have parents What is he? Tell me the word in Vietnamese?

+ Orphan (v): to make sb an

+ Orphanage (n): home for

orphans

- Toxic( adj): inolving sth

poisonous( example)

- hike (v): to go for a long walk in the countryside

- After teaching vocabulary, T asks

Ss to play a game in pairs

- T offers a diagram showing the new words on the screen and require each pair to remember the position of each word ( 5 words)

- Ss are provided a piece of paper

containing the diagram with five blanks and fill in

- Each group tries to do the quiz as fast as possible The quickest group is winner and will receive a gift from T

While-reading

20mins TASK 1: MATCHING

- T divides the class into 4

groups Each group will receive

a piece of paper containing the content of task 1

- Ss work in 4 groups to complete

the task

T<=>SS SS<=>SS

o a n a e sta b ra in re ik e x

- T goes around the class to

observe and have the students

- After finishing, groups exchange

their papers to check together Suggested answer:

1.establish 4 survival

2 contain 5 sub- tropical

3 species 6 contamination

TASK 2: COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS

 T asks Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions given in the coursebook

 Ss work in pairs to do the task

 T goes around the class to help some weak Ss

 Ss are encouraged to check and compare the answer before

T gives feedback

Expected answer:

1 The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park/ It is over 200 square km

2 Because the rainy season is over

3 They can learn anout the habits of animals and how one specises is dependent upon another for survival

4 In the Orphanage and /or

abandoned animals are taken care of

5 Everglades National Park is

endangered because the toxic levels

of chemicals in the water

6 If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals will die/

be killed/ destroyed

TASK 3: COMPLETE THE TABLE( If have time)

- T asks Ss to work individually

and complete the table in the book

- Ss are required to work

individually, then compare their answers

- After finishing, Ss write the

words they guess on the board Expected answer:

Cuc

Phuong

National

Park

Nairobi National Park

Everglade

s National Park

-Located

160

kilometres

south

west of

Ha Noi

-The

activities

tourists

- The

smallest

park in

Kenya.

-The

things visitors can learn

there:

It is a sub-tropical wilderness

in

southeast ern

United States

can do there:

+ study butterflies +visit caves +hike mountains

+ look at the 1,000 year-old-tree

+ how to recognize the

different species of animals and plants + the habits of animals &

how one species is dependent upon another for survival

- Special features

we can see there:

+ tropical

&

temperate zones.

+ the toxic levels of chemicals

in the water plants &

animals from both

Post-reading

10mins - T asks Ss to work in pairs to

discuss and answer the

SS<=>SS

- Ss work in pairs to deal with the

questions

Expected answers:

 Which of the three national

parks would you like to visit most? Why?

Reasons for visiting Cuc phuong National Park:

 to look at the 1,000 year- old tree

 to study butterflies

 to visit caves( Would it be

dangerous to do so?)

 to hike mountains

Reasons for visiting Nairobi

National Park:

 to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants

 to learn about the habits of animals and their dependence

on one another

 to visit the orphannage and see how the orphaned and

abandoned animals are looked after

Reason for visiting Everglades National park:

 to see the plants and animals from both tropical and

temperate zones

 to see the wildlife of the

southeastern United States

 to know how toxic chemicals in water can affect the park and animals in it

- After finishing discussion, T

asks some pairs to make a conservation to share about

their favorite national parks

Extra activity:

- Ss are required to rewrite the

text as an advertisement

- T guides the Ss using the

reading context

Homework :

- Review the new words.

- Do exercise in the workbook.

- Prepare for the speaking

lesson