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Aim: Listening and reading a dialogue for detail information about a weather forecast.. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to: - get to know and use new words about

UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

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Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read

Date: 22/03/2011

Period: ………

I Aim:

Listening and reading a dialogue for detail information about a weather forecast.

II Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

- get to know and use new words about weather

- understand the information in a weather forecast

III Language contents:

Vocabulary:

- turn up, expect, a thunderstorm, delta, just in case, trust, weather forecast, highlands, degree Celsius, raincoat

IV Teaching aids :

- Textbook, cassette…

- Posters

V Procedures:

1 Warm

up

(5’)

Guessing game

Provide three clues about the word weather forecast Ss have to guess the word

1 We know whether it is going to rain or to be sunny if

we watch this program

2 It is usually broadcasted on TV after the news

3 It starts with letter W

Ss: Answer: “Weather forecast”

T: - Ask Ss some questions about the topic:

- Do you usually watch the weather forecast?

- Do you think weather forecasts are truthful?

Whole class

2 Pre –

Listen and

Read

(10’)

T: - Have Ss look at the book on page 74 and match the pictures to the correct words

Ss work in pairs to choose the correct words with the pictures

T : - Give correct words if necessary

1 snowstorm (n) :

2 earthquake (n) :

3 volcano (n) :

4 typhoon (n) :

Whole class and group work

T: present vocabulary by poster.

- turn up (v) điều chỉnh to lên ( âm thanh TV , radio )

- expect (v) : mong đợi , chờ đón ( translation )

- thunderstorm (n) : bão có sấm sét, mưa to( picture )

- delta (n) vùng châu thổ ( visual )

- just in case (n) : ( translation )

- trust (v) : ( synonym: rely on )

- highlands (n) :

- degree Celsius (n) :

- raincoat (n) :

T: - ask Ss copy down

- have Ss to do some questions before listening

* What are they watching?

* Does her grandma believe to the weather forecast?

Answer : - They are watching the weather forecast on

TV.

- No, she doesn’t

3 While –

Listen and

Read

(20’)

Task 1:

T:- have Ss read silently and then listen to the cassette

on page 74/75

- Ask Ss to practice the dialogue in a group of three

- make any pronunciation corrections if necessary

Task 2 :

T: - Have Ss worked independently and fill in each

blank one word and phrase from the dialogue

T: - Call on some Ss to read aloud their completed

sentences in front of class

- Write answers on the board

1 Turn up / weather forecast.

2 Rainy

3 central highlands

4 have temperature

5 Weather forecast / watching them.

- Ask Ss copy down on their textbook

Task 3:

T: - Ask Ss to read the dialogue more carefully and

decide whether the following statements are true or false

by poster Correct the false ones

1 There won’t be any sunshine in Ha Noi

2 Temperature in Hue will be over 300C

3 It will be cloudy in Cuu Long Delta

Individual and pair work

4 Thuy is going out for a picnic with her old friends.

5 Thuy’s grandmother asks her to bring along a warm coat

6 Thuy follows her grandmother’s advice

- Tell Ss to compare their answers with a friend

- Ask them to point out the information to correct the false statements

- Call on some Ss to explain answers in front of class

Answers:

1 false ( it will be sunny)

2 false ( the temperatures will be between 250C and

300C)

3 true

4 true

5 false (she asked Thuy to bring along a raincoat) true

4 Post –

Listen and

Read

(7’)

T: - have Ss play game to remember new words. Whole class

and group work

(3’) Homework:

- learn new words

- prepare : Speak