Unit 7: Getting Started + Listen and Read

Aim : By the end of the lesson , students will be able to : - use the words and phrases relating to energy-saving - understand the dialogue and the ways to save energy II.. asks Ss to l

UNIT 7 : SAVING ENERGY

Division of lessons

1 Getting started Listen and read

` 2 Speak & Listen

3 Read

4 Write

5 Language focus

Date : Jan 18th, 2011 UNIT 7 : SAVING ENERGY

Period : 42 LESSON 1 : GETTING STARTED _ LISTEN AND READ

I Aim :

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

- use the words and phrases relating to energy-saving

- understand the dialogue and the ways to save energy

II Language contents :

* Grammar :

- Phrasal verbs : turn on , turn off

- Making suggestions : suggest + V-ing

* Vocabulary :

(n) bill, plumber , crack , dripping faucet , pipe

(a) enormous

III.Techniques : Chatting, Rub out and remember, True or Fasle statement prediction

IV Teaching aids : Cassette, pictures, tape

V Procedures :

T asks Ss to look at the pictures on page

57 ( or shows the pictures on the board )

T asks Ss some questions so that they can

understand the pictures

Let Ss look at the pictures then work in pairs

to make a list of things the family could do

to save energy

T corrects, then gives Ss the marks

T presents vocabulary by simple English,

pictures……

T can explain some words in Vietnamese

Ss listen and take notes

T checks vocabulary by using “ rub out and

1 Warm up / marks

* Chatting :

- Is the TV set on ?

- Who is watching TV ?

- Should we turn off the TV set ?

- Is the light still burning ?

- What should we do to save energy ?

- What should we do to save water ?

- Should we turn off the fauces after using?

* Look at the pictures Make a list of things the family could do to save energy :

- Suggested answers :

- Turn off the faucets when there is enough water

- Turn off the lights or the TV set or the radio when nobody is in

………

………

2 Presentation :

1 Pre-teach vocabulary:

- water bill (n): statement of charges for water used -enormous (a) = big , huge

- plumber (n) : preson who installs and repairs pipes -crack (n) : to break without completing separation of parts

-dripping faucet (n ) : the tap with falling drop of water

* Checking vocabulary: Rub out and remember

remember”

Let Ss learn the grammar notes

T gives Ss some examples

Ss do them

T gives the situation

T hangs the poster of statements on the

board and asks Ss to guess which statements

are true or false

Ss work in pairs doing the guessing

T plays the tape once

Ss listen

Get Ss practice the dialogue in pairs

Ask Ss to read the dialogue once more and

check their prediction

Have Ss correct false statements

T corrects

T gives Ss some questions

Ss work in pairs , asking and answering the

questions

T corrects

Have Ss work in groups, discussing about

the topic

T corrects

* Grammar :

- Phrasal verbs : turn on , turn off

Ex : I like the program on TV tonight Please turn on

the TV

- Making suggestions : suggest + V-ing

Ex : She suggested going to the movies this weekend

2 True or Fasle statements prediction :

- Set the scene :

T : Mrs Mi is talking to her neighbor , Mrs Ha about the water bill this month Now work in pairs and guess about the conservation between them

a Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill

b Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on how to save water

c Mrs Ha has checked the pipes in her house and found no cracks

d Mrs Ha suggests getting some tool to check cracks

in the pipes

e Mrs Mi suggests taking showers to save water

3 Practice

1 Reading and checking prediction

Guess Answer Correct

pipes in her house

showers

2 Comprehension questions

a Why is Mrs Ha worried ?

b How much money does Mrs Ha pay for her water bill ?

c What does Mrs Mi advice Mrs Ha to do ?

d How much water can be wasted a month by a dripping faucet ?

• Answer key :

a Because her recent water bill is enormous

b She pays 200.000dongs for her water bill

c She advices Mrs Ha to get a plumper to check her water pipes and reduce the amount of water by taking showers and turning off the faucets after using

d A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water

in a month

4 Production :

* Discussion :

- TOPIC : What should you do to save energy at home

and at school ?

* Possible answers :

- taking a shower instead of a bath -turning off the faucets after using

T writes the home assignment on the board

- making sure there no cracks in the water pipes

- turning off the lights before leaving

- turning off the TV , the radio when none watches

or listens

5 Homework

_Learn by heart the new words _ Write 5 things you should do to save energy at home and at school

_ Prepare for Unit 7 : Speak & Listen ( vocabulary

& structures)

* COMMENTS :