While writing: * Asking the students to look at some facts and figures in the textbook and write a description about Cat Ba National Park * Going around the class to control and giving h[r]
Trang 1Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER
Period : 65
Classes : 11 A2
Date of preparation : 17 / 02 / 2008
Date of teaching : 18 / 02 / 2008
Teaching item : WRITING
I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
+ LANGUAGE CONTENT :
* To provide students with some information about Cat Ba National Park
+ LANGUAGE FUNCTION :
* To express or describe a location
+ EDUCATIONAL AIM :
* Students write a description of a location, using the facts and figures given
1/ Languages :
* Vocabulary : + abundant (n) + human bone (n)
* Structures:
2/ Skills : Productive writing , listening,
3/ Educational factor:
* Students have much knowledge of landscapes in Vietnam so that they love their country
II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION
1/ Method : Communicative approach
2/ Techniques : Guessing game , Drawing, Synonym , Using pictures
3/ Materials needed : Lesson plan , Textbook , Handout , Colour chalk
4/ Students' preparation :
* Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school
* Prepare the writing
III) PROCEDURES IN CLASS
1 Stabilization : ( 1 minute)
* Greeting the students and asking them something about the attendance , their health, the weather and preparation
2 Checking-up the previous knowledge : ( 5 minutes)
* Calling one student to B/B :
+ Put an accent on the following words
1 devastating 2 feature 3 maintenance
4 approximately 5 vehicles 6 completely
* Answer the questions:
Say something about National Parks in the world you know
* Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking:
3 Presentation of the new materials
SPECIFIC STAGES
7ms
1 Warmer:
Game: Guessing game
* Showing the back of a picture of a
National Park to the students and
giving some information about the
picture
* Asking the students to guess what
* Looking at the back of the picture and listening to the teacher give some
information about it
* Trying to guess what the
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1) It has a lot of tropical forests ,
beautiful landscapes , rare animals
2) It is in the North-East of Vietnam
3) It is on an island 20 km east of Hai
Phong
Expected answer:
It is Cat Ba National Park
Lead– in:
* Asking the students some more
questions
1 Have you ever been to Cat Ba?
2 When did you go ?
3 What is Cat Ba like ?
4 Would you like to know some
information about Cat Ba ?
* Emphasizing on the students’ work
and introducing the new lesson
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national park is
* Answering the questions
* Writing the title of the lesson
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6ms
2 Pre writing:
Activity 1: Pre-teach vocabulary
* Introducing to the students some
vocabulary
1) coastal waters : vùng nước ven biển
(drawing)
2) abundant (a) : plentiful, more than
enough : nhiều, phong phú
(synonym) Ex: Vietnam has a lot of abundant
natural resources
3 Ha = hectare
4) stone tool : đồ đá
(using picture) 5) human bone
6) declare : công bố
7) be situated on = be located
8) be endowed with : được trời phú
9) limestone : đá vôi
* Asking the students to read the
words above after the teacher in
chorus
* Writing down the vocabulary
* Reading the words above after the teacher in chorus
New words
1) coastal waters : vùng nước ven biển
2) abundant (a) : plentiful, more than enough : nhiều, phong phú
Ex: Vietnam has a lot of abundant natural resources
3 Ha = hectare 4) stone tool : đồ đá 5) human bone 6) declare : công bố 7) be situated on = be located
8) be endowed with : được trời phú
9) limestone : đá vôi
7ms
Activity 2:
Questions and Answers
* Asking the students to work in pairs
, taking turns asking and answering
about Cat Ba National Park , using
the information in the textbook
1 Where is Cat Ba National Park ?
2 Where is it located ?
* Working in pairs , taking turns asking and answering about Cat Ba National Park , using the information in the textbook
Outline
+ Location + Total area + Special features + Animals and plants + Historic features
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Ba National Park ?
4 How large is it ?
5 What do you know about the
animals and plants in Cat Ba National
Park?
6 What are some of the historic
features of the park ?
* Moving around the class and giving
help if necessary
* Giving the students the outline
+ Location
+ Total area
+ Special features
+ Animals and plants
+ Historic features
* Reminding the students to use the
simple present tense to write
* Writing down the outline + Location
+ Total area + Special features + Animals and plants + Historic features
Useful language
Use simple present tense
10ms
3 While writing:
* Asking the students to look at some
facts and figures in the textbook and
write a description about Cat Ba
National Park
* Going around the class to control
and giving help if necessary
* Collecting some students’ writing to
give comments in front of the class as
models
Cat Ba National Park , which was
declared as a national park in 1986, is
situated on Cat Ba Island, 120 km
from Hanoi and 20 km east of Hai
Phong
Cat Ba National Park is the only
site in Vietnam endowed with both
tropical forests and coastal waters
with white sand beaches , abundant
natural resources , beautiful
landscapes and many kinds of rare
animals and plants It covers 15,200
ha
Cat Ba National Park preserves
approximately 300 species of fish, 40
kinds of animals, 150 different birbs
and 620 species of plants
The stone tools and human bones
found in the island ‘s limestone caves
reveal that people inhabited there at
least 6,000 years ago
* Looking at the facts and figures in the textbook and writing a description about Cat Ba National Park
* Listening and watching correct the writings
Write a description of Cat
Ba National Park , using some facts and figures
Cat Ba National Park , which was declared as a national park in 1986, is situated on Cat Ba Island, 120 km from Hanoi and 20 km east of Hai Phong
Cat Ba National Park is the only site in Vietnam endowed with both tropical forests and coastal waters with white sand beaches , abundant natural resources , beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animals and plants It covers 15,200 ha
Cat Ba National Park preserves approximately 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animals, 150 different birbs and 620 species of plants The stone tools and human bones found in the island ‘s limestone caves reveal that people inhabited there at least 6,000 years ago
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Peer correction
* Sticking a piece of Sts’ writing on
B/B and having the students give
comments relating the format (steps) ,
the language use , and the content
* Giving feedback and comments
* Looking at the piece of Sts’ writing on B/B and giving comments Read aloud the writing
1m
HOMEWORK:
* Asking the students to write down
the homework:
+ Write a description about one of the
two national parks: Cuc Phuong and
Ba Be National Park
+ Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS
* Writing down the homework:
HOMEWORK:
+ Write a description about one of the two national parks: Cuc Phuong and Ba
Be National Park + Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS
Self-evaluation:
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Suggested facts & figures for Ba Be National Park
Location: Bac Kan Province, Northeast Vietnam
Distance from Hanoi : about 250 km, 6-7 hours drive
Year established 1977, as a national park in 1992
Area : 10,048 ha
Lake area : 500 ha
Typical habitats: Freshwater lake, limestone forest, and lowland evergreen forest
Suggested facts & figures for Cuc Phuong National Park
Location: Ninh Binh Province, North of Vietnam
Distance from Hanoi : about 160 km South of Hanoi
Year established as a national park in 1962, the first National Park in Vietnam
Area : 25,000 ha , the country’s largest nature reserve
Typical habitats: limestone mountain, numerous caves, and valleys
Animals and plants: 97 species of mammals ; 300 species of birds …, a number of species are listed in Vietnam Red Book of endangered species
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