UNIT 9 ENGLISH 9

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Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

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

- Make predictions.

- Talk about the weather forecast

- Describe events

- Write a story

Lesson 1

Getting started -Listen and read

- Getting some information about natural disasters

- Reading a dialogue for details about the weather forecast and complete the information

P 74 - 75

Lesson 2 Speak

&

Listen

- Practice speaking about what to prepare for

a typhoon

- Listening for details about a talk on how to live with earthquakes and complete the table

P 76 - 77

Lesson 3 Read Reading the text about natural disasters for

details

P 78 - 99

Lesson 4 Write Practice writing a story about a typhoon. P 97 - 80

Lesson 5 Language

focus

Further practice in relative pronouns, relative clauses (Defining and non – defining clauses)

P 80 - 82

Planning date: 10.01.2012 Teaching date 9B, C: 14.01.2012

UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Period 56 LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED - LISTEN AND READ

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

a Knowledge:

- Know some natural disasters

- Read the dialogue to get some details about the weather forecast

b Skills

- Practice speaking, reading and other skills

c Behavior

- Know more some natural disasters in the world

2 Preparation:

a Teacher: Prepare textbook; teaching plan; teacher’s book, picture (Getting), ex –

board (b); tape; cassette

a Students: Prepare textbooks; notebooks; school things; do homework; prepare well

for new lesson

3 Procedures

*Organization

T: Greet and check the attendance

Sts: Reply

9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:

a Check the old lesson (2’)

T: Check Sts' preparation for the lesson

Sts: Get ready

* Warm up (7’)

T: Ask Sts to look at the pictures on the board and answer.

? Is it snowing heavily in the P1?

Ss: Yes, it is.

? What can you see in the P2?

Ss: Answer (in VNese)

? What is it in the P3?

Ss: It’s a volcano.

? Is it raining in P4?

Ss: Yes, it is.

? So do you think they are natural disasters?

Sts: Think of the answers for the topic.

T: Ask Ss to PW and match the P with the correct words.

Ss: PW

T: Ask Ss to go to the board and match and explain.

@- earthquake (n) Động đất - Convulsion of the earth’s surface (Where do earthquakes often occur?)

- snowstorm (n) Bão tuyết – Heavy fall of snow especially with wind)

- typhoon (n) Bão nhiệt đới – Violent storm especially in East Asian Seas.

Ss: Listen and write down

b New lesson

* Presentation (12’)

T: Ask Sts to look at the P on page 75 – TB

? What is it?

Ss: It’s a weather forecast.

? Do you often listen to the weather forecast on TV or on the radio?

Ss: Yes, I do.

? Do you trust the weather forecast?

Ss: Answer (Yes, I do)

? Do you think the weather forecast is useful for us?

Ss: Yes, I do.

T: Present some words

@- Hanoi and areas to the North: Hà nội và các tỉnh phía Bắc (Guess meaning)

- Central highlands: Cao nguyên miền trung (Guess meaning)

- Cuu Long Delta: Vùng Đồng bằng Cửu Long (Guess meaning)

- South - central coast: Bờ biển Nam Trung bộ (Guess meaning)

- Trust = believe ( v ) Tin tưởng

- Raincoat ( n ) Áo mưa (real objeck)

- Bring along: Mang theo (traslation)

Ss: Copy down

T: Introduce the dialogue

Thuy is talking to her grandma while they are watching a weather forecast on TV Look at the books and listen to the tape.

T: Play the tape and ask the Sts to listen for the first time.

Sts: Do the task.

T: Ask Sts to listen again

Sts: Listen again.

T: Have Ss GW of three for some minutes:

Sts: GW

T: Call some groups to practice

Sts: Practice in front of the class

* Practice(12’)

T: Hang the add board and guide Ss to do Read the dialogue again then fill in each blank with the word or phrase from the dialogue

Sts: Work individually to do the task then compare the answers in pairs.

T: Call on some Sts to write their answers on the ex - board, give feedback and correct mistakes if necessary

* Answers:

1 turn up, weather forecast

2 rainy / raining

3 central highlands

4 have temperatures

5 weather forecasts, watching them

Sts: Copy the complete sentences in the notebook.

* Further –practice (8’)

T: Guide Ss to play a game “Slap the board”

Flood Snowstorm

Earthquake Typhoon

Volcano Thunderstorm Drought

Sts: Take part in the game

T: Remark

c Feedback (2’)

T: Summarize all the taught languages:

- Know some natural disasters

- Practice reading a dialogue about the weather forecast for details

Sts: Remember.

d Homework (2’)

@T: Assign homework:

- Learn by heart all new words.

- Do exercises 1,2 (W.B- P 86,87)

- Prepare well for new lesson (Speak)

Sts: Write down.

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Planning date: 1.03.2012 Teaching date 9A3.3.2012

Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Period 55 Lesson 2: Speak & Listen

1 Aims: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to

a Knowledge

- Know what should be prepared for a typhoon and improve the discussion skills: agreeing and disagreeing

- Vocab: bucket, canned food, door latch, peg, fix the leak……

- Structures:

+ Make suggestions about how to prepare for a typhoon

b skills

- Improve all the skills but pay attention to speaking, listening skills

c Behavior

- Help Ss know how to prepare for a typhoon

2 Preparations

a Teacher: Book, lesson plan, posters, stereo, tape, pictures….

b Students: Books, notebooks, homework, prepare for the new lesson well.

3 Procedures

* Organization

- Greeting

- Checking the attendance

9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:

a Checking the old lesson ( 5’ )

T: Ask Ss to read the didogues in page 76 in groups of three.

Ss: Read in groups, others listen and comment.

T: Ask Ss some more questions

1 Is Thuy and her grandma listening to the weather forecast?

2 Will Ha Noi and areas to the North be rainy?

3 What is Thuy preparing for?

4 Does Thuy’s grandma trust weather forecast?

Ss: Listen and answer T’s questions.

T: FB and mark

* The right answers

1.Yes, they are (2,5ms)

2 No, it won’t.(2,5ms)

3 She’s preparing for a picnic with some old friends of her.(2,5ms)

4 No, she doesn’t (2,5ms)

* Warm up ( 3’ )

Question and answer

T: Ask Ss some questions

? Have there been any typhoons in your hometown?

? What should we do when there is a typhoon ?

Ss: Listen and answer the questions.

T: FB and lead in the new lesson Know what should be prepared for a typhoon and

improve the discussion skills: agreeing and disagreeing Let’s begin the lesson

b New lesson

* Pre- speaking ( 4’ )

T: Introduce the content and the aims of the lesson to Ss.

Ss: Listen.

T: Introduce some new words and guide Ss to read.

@- Bucket (n) : cái xô, thùng (đựng nước) (container specially used for keeping water)

- Canned food (n) thức ăn đóng hộp (real object or explaination: food preserved

by canning)

- Fix the leak (v) : repair the damage of the top of a building or a house

- Peg (n) : cọc (wooden pin for holding things)

- Door latch (n) then cửa (real object or explaination: door lock that can only be opened from outside with a key)

- Power cut (n) : mất điện (action or explaination: the lost of the electricity supply

to an area)

Ss: Copy and read aloud.

T: FB.

* Checking technique :

T: Guide Ss to play “ Noughts and Crosses”

Ss: Play

T: Remark and give marks if necessary and explain the ways to do part a ( p 76 )

Ss: Listen.

* While – speaking ( 8’ )

T: Ask Ss to work in pairs and check tick what preparations they think shpuld be made for a typhoon

Ss: Work in pairs

T: Ask Ss to share and compare.

Ss: Share and compare.

T: Call on some Ss to give and explain their answers.

Ss: Give and explain their answers.

T: Give suggested answers.

+ Buying some canned food

+ Buying candles

+ Buying matches

+ Filling all buckets with water

+ Buying ladder

+Fixing the leak in the roof

+ Tying the roof to the ground with pegs an ropes

+ Checking all the windows and door latches

T: Explain the ideas in the box ( page 76 )

Ss: Listen.

T: Guide Ss to read the model page 77 first.

Ss: Read aloud.

T: Have Ss continue working in pairs Talk about what thye think thye want to buy

and do to prepare for a typhoon, explain why? Using the ideas in the box

Ss: Work in pairs.

T: Call on some pairs to practice in front of class.

Ss: Work in pairs, others listen and comment.

T: Comment and give suggested answer.

@A : I think we should buy some candles and matches before a typhoon

B : Yes I agree with you Because there may be a power cut when there is strong wind blowing

* Production ( 4’ )

T: Guide Ss to play “True / False repetition drill” (Say seven to ten statements about

what we should do to prepare for a typhoon If the statements are true ( should do), Ss will repeat the statements If the statements are false (should not do), Ss will stay silent)

Examples :

1 We should buy some candles

2 We should invite some friends to dinner ……

Ss: Play.

T: FB.

* Pre- listening ( 5’ )

T: Introduce the content of the lesson to Ss.

Ss: Listen.

T: Pre-teach some new words and guide Ss to read

@- Fixture (n) – translation

- Block (v) : prevent movement from happening

- Zone (n) = Area / region

- Roller ( n) ( translation )

- Hanging potted plant: Picture

- Flying glass: Things which is fragile

- Container (n) It is used to contain something

- Doorway (n) : opening to the house

Ss: Copy down and read aloud.

T: FB.

* Checking technique : Jumbled words ( all the words above )

T: Setting the scene “ An expert is giving a talk on how to live with earthquakes.

Actually he will give us advice on what should we do before and during an earthquake Listen to the talk and complete the table.”

Ss: Listen.

T: Hang the poster about sentence – completion exercise page 77 on the board.

Ss: Observe.

T: Explain and ansk Ss to guess the lack words and phrases.

Ss: Read and guess.

* While – listening ( 8’ )

T: Turn on the tape the first time, ask Ss to listen to get general ideas.

Ss: Listen and get general ideas.

T: Ask Ss to listen to the tape the second time and complete the sentences.

Ss: Listen and complete the sentences.

T: Ask Ss to share and compare.

Ss: Share and compare.

T: Call on some Ss to go to the board and complete the sentences.

Ss: Complete the sentences, others observe and comment.

T: Have Ss listen to the tape again then correct their answers.

Ss: Listen and correct.

@T: FB and give the righ answers.

+ Heavy fixtures, furniture, and appliances:

- Place heavy books on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf

- Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine.

+ Flying glass :

- Check the mirrors

- Do not put your bed near a window.

+ Earthquakes drill:

- Stay inside

- Sit under a strong table or doorway

- Stand in the corner of the room

T: Ask Ss to compare the right answers with their early guess.

Ss: Compare.

T: FB.

* Post - listening ( 3’ )

T: Give Ss some questions and some ways to answer and ask them to choose the best

answers

1 Where do you put heavy books during the earthquake?

A On the bottom shelf of the bookshelves

B On the top shelf of the bookshelves

C On the tables

2 Checking the……… before the earthquakes heappen

3 During the earthquake we should stay………

A Outside B Under a strong table C in bed

4 You should put your bed ………

A near a window B next to a frigde C near a table

5 During the earthquake we should stand in the………

A corner of a street B corner of a room C room

Ss: Dicuss in groups.

T: Call on some Ss to tell the class the right answers.

Ss: Tell the class, others listen and answers.

T: FB and give the right keys

c Feedback ( 3’ )

T: Repeat the preparations which people prepare for a typhoon.

Ss: Listen and remember.

d Home work ( 2’ )

- Summarize main point

@ Learn new words by heart

- Do exercises ( 1, 2 ) in work book

=> Guide Ss to do them

- Prepare the next lesson Unit 9 Lesson 3 ( read)

Date of preparing: 4/03/2012 Date of teaching:

Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Period 56 Lesson 3: Read

1 Aims: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to

a Knowledge:

- Get general background information on some common natural disasters such as earthquakes, tidal waves, typhoons, volcanoes, and tornadoes through two comprehension exercise: True or False and Sentence completion, reading for main ideas and specific information

- Vovab: Pacific Rim, collapse, erupt, tornado, suck up, funnel-shaped…

b Skills:

Improve all the skills but pay attention to reading skill

c Education

Help Ss know about some natural disasters

2 Preparations

a Teacher: Book, lesson plan, posters, stereo, tape, pictures….

b Students: Books, notebooks, homework, prepare for the new lesson well.

3 Procedures

* Organization

- Greeting

- Checking the attendance

9A: 9B: 9C: 9D:

a Checking the old lesson ( 5’ )

* Question:

? What should we do before and during an earthquake?

Ss: Answers

T: FB and give the right keys then mark

* Posible answers

- I think we should place heavy books on the bottom shelf of the bookshelves

- I think we should block the rollers on the fridges and washing machines

*Warm up ( 5’ )

Matching

T: Give definition of four natural disasters that Ss will learn in the lesson and ask

them to match

Ss: Read and match in 2 groups

1 Earthquake a Mountain or hill with openings through which ashes and

gases ejected

2 Tidal wave b.Violent storm especially in East Asian seas

3 Typhoon c Violent storm over small area

4 Volcano d Another word for Sunami , waves caused by tides

5 Tornado e Sudden and violent movements of the earth’s surface

T: FB and give correct answers 1.e , 2.d , 3.b , 4a , 5.c

T: Lead in the new lesson.

b New lesson

* Pre- reading ( 8’ )

T: Introduce the aims of the lesson and some new words to Ss

Ss: Listen

T: Pre-teach some new words and guide Ss to read.

@- Pacific Rim (n) : Countries in the Pacific area

- Collapse ( v) : break down , falling to ruin

- Abrupt (v) : Suddenly happen

- Shift : change

- Hurricane = Cyclone = Typhoon

- Erupt (v) – Eruption ( n) : break out or through

- Funnel (n) : narrowing tube for putting liquid into small opening

- Baby carriage (n) : small , special vehicle for carrying baby

Ss: Copy down and read aloud.

T: FB.

* Checking technique : Noughts and Crosses

* While - Reading ( 14’ )

T: Setting the scene “ We are going to read a passage about five disasters that

mentioned earlier Read and do the comprehension tasks assigned”

Ss: Listen.

T: Ask Ss to do the exercise part a True or False ( page 79 )

Ss: Read the reading and do the exercise Decide whether the statements are true or

false Correct the false ones.

T: Call on some Ss to explain their answers in front of class

Ss: Tell the class the answers.

T: Listen and give correct answers.

@1 True

2 True

3 False ( The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California )

4 True

5 False ( The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the World’s largest volcano eruption in more than 50 years

6 True

T: Tell Ss to read the passage more carefully and complete the sentences in part b

( page 79 ) Guide and explain them to understand all the given halves

Ss: Read and complete the sentences.

T: Call on some Ss to read completed sentences in front of the class.

Ss: Read aloud, others listen and comment.

T: Make necessary corrections in front of class as a whole

@Give suggested answers.

1… occur around the Pacific rim.

2…… many houses, office blocks and high ways collapsed