Unit 7 : Language focus

- practice using phrasal verbs.. Grammar: - Connectives: and, but, because, or, so, therefore, however - Phrasal verbs: turn off, turn on, look for, look after, go on - Expressions use

Date : Feb 15th, 2011 UNIT 7 : SAVING ENERGY

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

- review connectives

- practice using phrasal verbs

- make suggestions

II Language contents:

Grammar: - Connectives: and, but, because, or, so, therefore, however

- Phrasal verbs: turn off, turn on, look for, look after, go on

- Expressions used to make suggestions: Suggest + V-ing

Suggest (that) + S + should Vocabulary: revision

III Techniques : Networks

IV Teaching aids: Pictures, textbook

V Procedures :

Have Ss do the networks, writing the ways to

save energy

Teacher corrects, then gives Ss the marks

Let Ss learn the connectives and their functions

Let Ss review the phrasal verbs

Have Ss learn the suggestions

1 Warm up / Marks

* Networks :

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* Suggested answers :

- Turn off the lights , the fans when nobody is in

- Turn off the faucets when there is enough water

- Go to school by bike or bus instead of motorbike

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2 Presentation :

* Grammar :

1 Connectives :

* Function :

And : to add a similar or another idea But, however : to add an opposite idea Because : to give a cause (reason) So, therefore : to give an effect Or : to give an alternative

2 Phrasal verbs :

.Turn on = switch on / start Turn off = switch off / stop Look for = try to find Look after = take care of Go on = continue

3 Make suggestions :

a) S + suggest + V-ing

Ways to save energy

Get Ss to do the exercise 1 (page 62, 63

textbook)

Have Ss choose and fill in the blanks with the

correct connectives

Let Ss read the completed sentences before class

T corrects and explains (if necessary)

(T has Ss make some other sentences with

connectives by themselves _ optional)

T has Ss observe the picture then answer some

questions (picture E, page 63)

Ss answer the questions

Have Ss do exercise 2 (page 63, textbook)

Get Ss to complete the sentences, using the right

form of the phrasal verbs in the box

Teacher corrects

Let Ss continue to answer the questions

b) S + suggest + that + S + should

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3 Practice :

* Exercise 1 ( page 62 / 63)

KEY : a/ and b/ but c/ because

d/ Therefore e/ or f/ so g/ and h/ However

* Exercise 2 ( page 63)

- What should we do ?  We should turn off the lights

-Why do we turn them off ?

 We turn them off because there isn’t anyone

in the sitting room.(We turn off the lights to save energy)

KEY:a/ look after b/ go on c/ Turn on

d/ looked for e/ turn off

* Exercise 3 ( page 64)

- Well, What can you suggest ?

 I suggest turning off the lights before going out

- Let’s turn off the lights before going out

- Please turn off the lights before going out

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Get Ss to look at the example ,

Have Ss read the expressions, then make

suggestions

Teacher corrects

Let Ss do more exercises, finding and correcting

the mistakes

T corrects

Teacher writes the home assignment on the

board

Ex :

- I suggest collecting some money

- I suggest that you should work harder on your pronunciation

4 Production :

* Find and correct the mistakes :

1 I suggest to go to the beach now

2 She was very tired because she went to bed early

3 He’s ill; Therefore, he has to work

4 The music is too interesting Can you turn it off?

5 I suggested you save our environment

5 Homework

Learn the lesson by heart Prepare for the test

* COMMENTS :