Date: February 24 th ,2009 Period:56 Unit 9 (Cont) NATURAL DISASTERS Lesson 4 Section: READ ( page 78 – 79 ) I/ Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to get more information about the natural disasters in the world. II/ Language contents: 1. Vocabulary: tidal wave (n), abrupt (adj), shift (n), warn (v), funnel – shaped (adj), suck up (v), tornado (adj), majority (adj). 2. Grammar: relative pronouns WHO, THAT and WHICH (view). III/ Teaching aids: text book, pictures IV/ Techniques: elicitation, ask and answer, pair work, and group work . V/ Time: 45 minutes VI/ Procedures: Stages/ time Contents Notes Warm up 15’ Pre- reading 5’ While reading 10’ Post reading 10’ Homework 5’ Matching and chatting: Answer keys: a. snowstorm – picture 1 b. earthquake – picture 2 c. volcano – picture 3 d. typhoon – picture 4 I. Pre-teach vocabulary: - tidal wave (n): sóng thần - abrupt (adj): = sudden : đột ngột, bất ngờ - shift (n): sự chuyển dịch - warn (v): cảnh báo - funnel – shaped (adj): có hình phểu - suck up (v): hút lên - tornado (adj): cơn lốc xóay - majority (adj). đa số *Checking vocabulary : Rub out and remember II. True – false statements Predictions ( in the text books) I.Reading and checking: guess answer correction 1 T 2 T 3 F A huge tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California 4 T 5 F The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years. 6 T II. Complete the sentences: * Answer keys: 1. … occur around the Pacific Rim 2. … people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed. 3. …there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. 4. … a cyclone. 5. … passes overland below a thunderstorm and sucks up anything that is in its path. Asking and answering: *Possible answers: 1. Why do people call the Pacific Rim “Ring of Fire”?  Because 90% of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim. 2.What will happen when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth?  Tidal wave will happen. 3. What does “typhoon” mean?  It means “big wind” 4. Can we predict a volcano?  Yes. The scientists can warn us about the eruption. T asks students to write the exercise 5b into their notebooks Teacher shows 4 pictures on page 74 and T asks students to match them 4 words Snowstorm, earthquake, volcano, typhoon Teacher introduces the new vocabulary and gives their meanings. (Translation) (Synonym) Definition (Translation) (Visual) (Translation) (Explanation) - Rub out the words one at a time. Each time you rub out an English word, point to the Vietnamese translation and ask “ What is this in English?” * Set the scene: there are 6 statements about the information of some natural disasters. All of you have to read them and guess whether they are true or false. T asks students to read the text on page 78 and check their prediction Get students to correct false statements. T asks students to work in pairs and complete the sentences in exercise 5b on page 79 Teacher gives the Answer keys: - Give feedback T asks students some questions to check their understanding Individual work *Feedback and correction Individual work Test 15’ (1-2) Choose the word whose sound is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. A. shrine B. style C. river D. stripe 2. A. arrives B.practices C.countries D.sometimes (3-4) Choose the word whose stress is not the same as that of the other three: 3. A. religion B. pagoda C. design D. tunic 4. A. poetry B. champagne C. novel D. symbol (5-12) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 5. The continent of America was named _________ the name of a sailor of the Columbus’s crew. A. by B. after C. on D. in 6. The poem consists ______________ two parts. A. on B. for C. of D. to 7. She has played tennis _______________ two hours. A. in B. for C. since D. from 8. Did that foreigner use to _______________ here? A. live B. living C. lived D. be lived 9. Wearing uniforms helps students _______ equal. A. feel B. felt C. fell D. fall 10. A new style of jeans _______________ in the USA last year. A. was introduced B. were introduced C. introduced D. is introduced 11. I wish I ______________ fly. A. can B. will C. could D. should 12. “Would you like to go and visit the museum tomorrow?” -“__________________.” A. That would be great. B. I like to see it C. You must want it. D. That right (13-16) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 13. It is always ___________ to hear other people’s point of view.(interest) 14. We aren’t old enough to live ________ .(depend) 15. Many Vietnamese poets have drawn their ________________ from nature.(inspire) 16. What have fashion _____________ done to modernize the ao dai?(design) (17-20) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: (1pt) 17. Singapore is one of the country of Association of South East Asian Nations. 18. The children enjoyed to watch the performing lions. A B C D 19 Some things are compulsorily by law , such as wearing helmet when cycling. 20. There is an English examination in Friday November the twentieth.