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Trang 1LESSON PLAN Unit 10 : NATURE IN DANGER
Period : 64
Classes : 11 A2
Date of preparation : 11 / 02 / 2008
Date of teaching : 12 / 02 / 2008
Teaching item : LISTENING I) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
+ LANGUAGE CONTENT :
* To provide students with some information about national parks in the United States
+ LANGUAGE FUNCTION :
* To talk about nature in danger and measures for protecting endangered nature
+ EDUCATIONAL AIM :
* To educate in students the awareness of the importance of nature , especially national parks
1/ Languages :
* Vocabulary : + scenic features (n) + approximately (adv)
+ devastate (v) + maintenance (n) + vehicles (n)
* Structures:
2/ Skill : Listening
3/ Educational factor :
* To educate in students the awareness of protecting the wild animals
II) TEACHER AND STUDENTS' PREPARATION
1/ Method : Communicative approach
2/ Techniques : Game: Guessing word, Translation , Definition, Synonym, Using example,
Discussion, Question-Answer , Multiple Choice , Explanation ,
3/ Materials needed : Textbook , Color chalk , Handout , Cassette Player
4/ Students' preparation :
* Read the guiding books and grammatical books before going to school
* Prepare the keys for the task in Before you listen and After you listen
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 two students to B/B:
+ One student gives the reasons why animals are threatened and the other student respond possible measures for protecting the environment
Ex: A: killing endangered animals for fur, skin or food
B: Endangered animals should not be killed for fur, skin or food
+ Answer some questions:
1 What are the four ways by which human beings are changing the world ?
2 What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment ? + Suggested answers:
1 Four ways that people are changing the world are:
+ They are changing the environment by building cities and villages
+ They are affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture
+ They are changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests
+ They are destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke from factories and fumes from automobile motors
2 The serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment are:
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+ the environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed
+ the numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct
* Correcting the mistakes , giving remarks and marking
3 Presentation of the new materials
SPECIFIC STAGES
ACTIVITIES
THE CONTENT
OF THE LESSON
7ms
1 Warm-up:
Game: Guessing word
* Dividing the class into two groups
* Telling the students : I have two
words The first word contains 8 letters
The second word consists of 4 letters
I’ll give you some hints If you can
guess the word at the first hint , you’ll
get 10 sweets If you guess it at the
second the hint , you’ll have 5 sweets
and at the third –only one sweet
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4
1 It is a place where many visitors who
are interested in nature like to visit
2 It is a place where there are a lot of
forests, caves , rivers , plants , wild
animals
3 It’s known as Cuc Phuong , Cac Ba
ANSWER KEY: NATIONAL PARK
Lead-in:
* Asking the students some questions:
1 What national parks in Viet Nam and
in the world do you know ?
2 Why have many national parks in the
world been founded ?
3 Can you tell me some danger these
national parks can face with ?
* Noting the student’s answers on B/B
To know the answer, today you’re
going to listen to a text about national
parks in the United States
* Writing the title of the lesson on B/B
Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER
Period 64 : Listening
* Students guess what the thing is by raising Yes/No questions
* Chatting with the teacher by answering the questions
* Writing the title of the lesson
Unit 10: NATURE
IN DANGER Period 64 : Listening
5ms
2 Pre-listening:
Activity 1:
Pre- teach vocabulary
* Writing the new words on the
blackboard
1 scenic features : đặc trưng về htiên
nhiên xinh đẹp
2 devastate ['devəsteit] :tàn phá, phá
huỷ, phá phách
(An adjective that means causing a lot
of damage)
3 approximately [ə'prɔksimitli]
khoảng chừng, độ chừng
* Writing the new words
I BEFORE LISTENING.
1 Vocabulary:
1 scenic features : đặc trưng về htiên nhiên xinh đẹp
2 devastate ['devəsteit] :tàn phá, phá huỷ, phá phách
3 approximately [ə'prɔksimitli]
khoảng chừng, độ chừng
4 vehicles ['viəkl; 'vi:hikl]
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(another word of nearly or about)
4 vehicles ['viəkl; 'vi:hikl]
xe cộ (xe hai bánh, xe hơi, xe tải )
(something like cars , bicycles , lorries
, buses , …)
5 maintenance ['meintinəns]
sự giữ gìn; sự duy trì
(finding a word that means : keeping
something in good condition)
* Asking the students to read the
words after the teacher in chorus
* Reading the words after the teacher in chorus
xe cộ (xe hai bánh, xe hơi, xe tải )
5 maintenance ['meintinəns]
sự giữ gìn; sự duy trì
5ms
Activity 2:
Checking vocabulary: ROR
Here are some statements about
national parks in the United States
Read and guess if they are true or false
* Asking the students to guess if the
sentences are true or false then noting
down students’ predictions on the table
Predict
Correct
* Reading the statements and guessing if the sentences are true or false
6ms
3 While-listening:
Activity 1: True / False Statements
Task 1 : (page 119)
* Asking the students to listen to the
text twice and checking their
predictions
* Asking the students to compare
their answers with their partners
then calling them out If it is false ,
say why.
* Letting the students listen for the
second time if needed
* Going over the answers with the
class
Expected answers:
1 T
2 T
3 F (Many national parks , not
all national parks)
4 T
5 T
* Reading through the multiple choice questions
* Listening to the tape and
choosing the best option to complete each sentence II WHILE LISTENING
Task 1 : (page 119) True / False Statements
Answer keys:
1 T
2 T
3 F (Many national parks , not all national parks)
4 T
5 T
7ms
Activity 2: Multiple Choice
Task 2 : (page 119)
* Preparing the multiple choice
beforehand for students to choose (see
Appendix)
* Delivering the handout
* Asking the Ss to read the questions
and guess the answers before listening
* Playing the recording Having
* Looking at the handout
* Reading the questions and guessing the answers before listening
Task 2 : (page 119) Multiple Choice
Answer keys:
1.B 2 C 3 D
4 C
Answer the questions
Answer keys:
1 There are 52 national parks in the USA
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students listen and choose the correct
answers
* Calling on some Ss to give the
answers
Expected answers:
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 C
* Asking the students to work in pairs ,
using the questions in Task 2
* Giving the answers
* Working in pairs , using the questions in Task 2
2 Millions of people visit national parks every year
3 Rare animals are killed
or hunted for skin or other parts Trees are cut down for wood Large areas of national parks experience devastating fires caused
by careless people The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles
8ms
4 Post listening:
Discussion
* Asking the students to work in groups
of 5 to discuss these questions A
secretary from each group will note
down students’ ideas
1 Have you ever visited a national park
in our country ? or have you ever seen a
national park in Vietnam on TV ?
2 What is there in the national park ?
3 Does it have the same problems as
the other national parks ?
4 What should we do to protect our
national parks and What shouldn’t we
do to destroy them ?
* Going around to give help is
necessary
* Calling on some students to speak out
* Giving the feedback
* Working in groups of four
or five to discuss these
questions
* Some students talk about it
III AFTER LISTENING
Summarizing the main ideas of the passage
1m
5 Homework
* Writing down a short paragraph to
summarize the main ideas of the
Listening
* Preparing Writing
* Writing the homework 5 Homework
* Prepare the next lesson-WRITING
Self-evaluation:
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1 How many national parks are there in the United States ?
A 50 B 52 C 53 D 55
2 How many people visit national parks every year ?
A five thousand B three thousand
C millions of visitors D billions of visitors
3 Can you name some of the problems which national parks are currently facing ?
A Rare animals are killed or hunted for skin or other parts.
B Trees are cut down for wood.
C devastating fires are caused by careless people.
D All are correct
4 What should be done to protect national parks ?
A Increase the number of visitors to earn more money for the parks.
B These problems should be solved gradually
C Money should be raised for the park’s staff and maintenance of their resources
D If there is not enough money, some national parks should be destroyed.
Tape script
In many parts of the USA, large areas of land have been made into national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land National parks usually contain a variety
of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants Today, there are
52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately 3 percent of the total land area
of the country National parks are all open to the public and have millions of visitors each year.
Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed Rare animals in natural parks are killed for fur, skin , or other parts Trees are cut down for wood Large areas of national parks experience devastating fires caused by careless people The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles
If these problems are not solved immediately , and if there is not enough money for the parks staff and maintenance of their resources , many national parks will be completely destroyed.
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