Unit 6 The environment

Date of planning: Period 41 Unit 6 The environment Date of teaching: lesson 5: write I,Aims and Objectives: By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write a complaint letter with th[r]

Date of planning:

Date of teaching:

Period 37 Unit 6 The environment lesson 1: Getting started Listen and read

I,Aims and Objectives:

By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to know some problem about the environment and know how to use if sentence.

II,Teaching aids:

Text book , cassette , chalks and boards.

III,Procedure:

A Class organization

- Greeting

- Check the attendance :

B New lesson

7 min

10 min

15 min

I / Warm up: Word quiz

- Ask Ss to guess words form the information

1 What word is it ?

+ It is about things around us like air , water , land

,trees, forests

+ It is being polluted now And when it is polluted it

affects our lives (If necessary)

 Key word: Environment

- Introduce and lead in the new lesson

II / Presentation:

1 Vocabulary pre-teach:

- Environment problems (n)

- Garbage dump (n): Place where the garbage is

stored

- Deforestation (n): cutting down trees in the forest

for some purposes such as: farming , timber ,

- Air pollution (n): The presence of dirty substances

in the air that we breathe

- Dynamite fishing (n): Fishing that uses explosive

substances

- Water pollution (n): The presence of harmful

materials that damage the water ,s quality

- Spraying pesticides (n) The use of chemical

substances to kill insects on the farm

* Checking technique: Sentence modeling

+ Ask Ss to make sentences with the words they have

learned

II / Practice

- Ask Ss to match these above environmental

problems to the pictures in the textbook

- Call on some Ss to read their answers aloud

- Correct and give Answers:

a) air pollution b) spraying pesticides

Play games

Listen carefully

Listen and repeat in chorus and

individually

Guess its meanings , and copy down

Make sentences with the words they have learned above

- Work in pairs and individually

Read their answers aloud

Copy down

10 min

3 min

c) Garbage dump d) water pollution

e) deforestation f) dynamite fishing

- Turn on the tape 2 times and ask them to read the

passage in the book: “ Mr Brown is talking to some

volunteer conservationist “

- Ask Ss to do the exercise a)

+ Have then write the full sentences

+ Call on some Ss to read the full sentences aloud

- Give correct answers:

Group 1 – f walk along the shore

Group 2 – e check the sand

Group 3 – b check among the rocks

Mr Jones – a collect all the bags and take them to the

garbage dump

Mrs.Smith – c provide a picnic lunch for everyone

Mr Brown – d give out the bags

- Have Ss read the passage again and answer the

questions

- Ask Ss to compare their answers with a friend

+ Go around the class and provide necessary

corrections

- Call on some pairs to practice in the front

- Give correct answers:

1 The speaker is Mr Brown

2 The listeners are members of volunteer

conservationists

3 They are on the beach

4 If they work hard , they will make the beach clean

and beautiful again soon

III / Production:

- Ask Ss to work in group of three to four and discuss

questions 6 and 7 in the book Write the questions on

the board:

1 Have you ever done anything similar ? If yes , what

did you do ? Where did you do it ?

2 If the pollution continues , what might happen ?

- Call on some Ss to answer the questions loudly in

front of class

IV / Homework:

1 Learn by heart new words

2 Summarize main points

3 Prepare the next lesson

Listen to the tape carefully

- Work individually and write the full sentences

- Read their sentences aloud

- Read the passage again to answer the questions

- Compare with a friend

- Practice in front of class

- Copy down

- Work in group to discuss the questions 6,7 in the books

- Demonstrate in the front

- Listen and copy

Date of planning:

Date of teaching:

Period 38 Unit 6 The environment

lesson 2: Speak

A / Aims and Objectives:

By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to get further practice persuading someone to

do something to save the environment.

B / Teaching aids:

Text books , chalks , boards.

C / Procedure

A Class organization

- Greeting

- Check the attendance :

B New lesson

10 min

10 min

13 min

I / Warm up:

Jumbled words

- Ask Ss to work in groups of three or four , to put the

letters in the right order to make good words:

1 onpitlulo

2 mpud

3 ira

4 sptesecidi

5 ands

6 ttainodfeoers

- Call on some Ss to write on the board

Answers:

1 pollution

2 dump

3 air

4 pesticides

5 sand

6 deforestation

- Call on some Ss to read aloud

II /Pre – speaking :Introduce the topic of the

speaking and some new words to students

1 Pre-teach vocabulary

- Wrap (v): cover , fold sth as protection

- Dissolve (v): change sth from solid and liquid condition

- Trash = Garbage

- Traffic jam (n): a state that vehicles gt stuck in the street

- Exhaust fume (n): gases escaped from motor vehicles as waste products

2 Checking technique : Rub out and remember

III / While – speaking

- Ask Ss to read the persuading expressions and the

idea cues given in the text book carefully

- Call on some Ss to read the examples aloud

- Let the work in pairs , persuade their partners to do

things to protect the environment

Example:

Play games

Write the correct words on the board

Read all correct words aloud

Listen and repeat in chorus and

individually

Guess its meanings and copy

Play games

- Read all the expressions aloud

- Read the examples aloud

- Work in pairs

9 min

3min

1 A: I think it would be better if we reuse and recycle

bottles and cans

B: Why ? how come ?

A: Because reusing and recycling bottles can reduce

garbage and save natural resources

+ Go around and provide help if necessary

- Call on some pairs to practice the dialogue

- Give feedback and suggested answers:

IV / Post speaking :

- Ask Ss to work in group and find the answers

to the questionnaire:

How can we …………

 save paper ?

 use fewer plastic bags ?

 reduce water pollution ?

 prevent littering ?

 reduce air pollution?

 Reduce the amount of garbage we produce ?

* Model: We can save papers by recycling, reusing

paper and using tree leaves to wrap food and other

things.

- Call on some Ss from each group to present in front

of class

- Correct mistakes if necessary

* Exercise: Match the verb in A to the words in B

A B Answer key

1 wrap

a public buses

1.b

2 throw

b food

2.c

3 save

c trash

3.d

4 use

d energy

4.a

- Call on Ss to read their answers aloud

V / Homework:

1 Summarize main points

2 Learn by heart new words

3 Prepare the next lesson

* Feedback

- Practice in front of class

Work in groups to find the answers

Demonstrate in front

of class

Match the verbs to the words

Read their answers aloud

Listen and copy

Date of planning:

Date of teaching:

Period 39 Unit 6 The environment

lesson 3: Listen

I,The Objectives:

By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to listen to a passage about polluted ocean and complete the passage.

II,Teaching aids: Text books, cassette, chalk and boards.

III,Procedure:

A Class organization

- Greeting

- Check the attendance :

B New lesson

10 min

12 min

I / Warm up: Guessing game

(Environmental protection)

S1: Write “ I think we should we write on both sides

of the paper “ and speak to class about the topic

which he/she are interested.

Ss: make questions

Example:

S1: I am interested in saving paper.

S2: Do you think we should use banana leaves to

wrap food ?

S1: No, I do not.

S2: Do you think we should recycle waste Paper ?

S1: No, I do not.

S2: Do you think we should write on both sides of

the paper ?

S1: Yes, I do (S1 shows their classmates what she

wrote)

If many people can not predict => “ What do you

think we should do ?”

- Lead in new lesson

II / Pre – listening:

* Introduce the aims of the lesson and some new

words to Ss:

- Raw sewage (n): untreated wastewater

- Oil spills (n): the release of oil into the natural

environment , usually the ocean

- Marine life (n): Plants and animals of the oceans

- Waste materials (n): waste material , especially

metal awaiting reprocessing

- Regulations (n): rules

* Checking technique: What and where

- Ask Ss to predict “ What pollutes the oceans ? “

- Call on some Ss to report their ideas and write on

Play games

Listen and copy down

- Listen and repeat in chorus , individually

- Guess its meanings

- Copy down

12 min

8 min

3 min

the board

III / While – listening:

 Set the scene “ You are going to listen to a report on how our oceans are polluted Study the notes carefully then listen to the tape and complete the notes “

- Turn on the tape (2 or 3 times)

- Ask Ss to compare the answers with their friends

- Call on some Ss to read aloud the answers , and give

the correct answers:

Firstly: raw sewage is pumped directly into the sea.

Secondly: Garbage is dropped into the sea.

Thirdly: oil spills come from ships at sea.

Next: Waste materials come from factories.

Finally: Oil is washed from the land

- Have Ss compare with their predictions and give

marks to Ss who have guessed truly

IV / Post - listening: Chain game

- Divide class into four groups to play games to

summarize the contents of the listening

S1: Firstly ,……….secondly ……

S2: Firstly ,……….secondly ,……… thirdly ……

S3: …………., finally …

- Call on Ss to speak in front of class Correct

mistakes if necessary

V / Homework:

1 Copy down the main points

2 Learn by heart new words

3 Prepare the next lesson

- Predict and report

Listen carefully

- Listen and complete the notes

- Compare their answers with their partners

- Read their answers aloud

- Read the complete passage aloud

Compare their predictions with the correct answers

Play games

Listen and copy

Date of planning:

Date of teaching:

Period 40 Unit 6 The environment

lesson 4: read I,Aims and Objectives:

By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to understand the poem with some old

English by doing Matching exercise and Answering questions.

- Practice read a poem.

II,Teaching aids: Textbooks , cassette , chalks and some boards.

III,Procedure:

A Class organization

- Greeting

- Check the attendance :

B New lesson

7 min I / Warm up: Question and answer

1 Do you like poetry ?

2 Do you often read poetry ?

3 Who is your favorite poet ?

4 Have you ever read a poem in English ?

Work in groups

10 min

15 min

5 What is it ? Do you understand it ?

- Have Ss work in groups , ask and answer the

questions above

- Call on Ss to practice in front of class

II / Pre – reading:

 Vocabulary pre- teach:

- End up (v): use up / finish

- Second – hand (a): used

- Junk-yard (n): a place to store rubbish and waste

- Treasure(n): valuable / precious things

- Stream (n): current or flow of water / small river

- Foam (n): mass of bubbles of air or gas

- Nonsense(n): meaningless words or ideas

 Checking technique: Jumbled words:

- Write new words in the wrong order:

+ maof / aryd- kujn / maetsr/ esnesno/ pu den/

esurraet / daso /

- Call on some Ss to write the good words Correct

and give the correcct answers:

+ foam / junk – yard / stream / nonsense / end up /

treasure / soda

- Call Ss to read the correct words aloud

III / While – reading:

 Set the scene “ We will listen to a poem about:

A mother and her son are having a picnic in a park The son sees the place is polluted He asks his mother about the problems of pollution

1 True / false statements prediction

1 The boy is really interested in the problems of

pollution

2 He does not want to make the place more polluted

3 His mother is aware of the danger of pollution

4 His mother thinks she should protect the

environment even when she is on holiday

- Call on some Ss to read their predictions and write

them on the board

2 Prediction check:

- Turn on the tape 2 times and ask Ss to read the

poem to check their predictions Then compare their

results with friends

- Call on some Ss to read their answers aloud.Correct

and give answers: 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F

3 Match each word in A to an appropriate

explanation in B

- Ask Ss to work individually to match

Practice in front of class

Listen and repeat in chorus and

individually

Guess its meanings and copy

Play games

Write the good words on the boards

Read them aloud

Listen carefully

Work in groups to predict

- Report their predictions aloud

Listen to the tape carefully , read the poem and check their predictions

- Get Ss to compare their answers with a friend.

- Call on some Ss to read their answers aloud

- Correct and give correct answers:

A B

1 Junk-yard

c a piece of land full of rubbish

2 end up

g reach a state of

3 treasure

f valuable or precious things.

4 foam

e mass of bubbles of air or gas

5 stream

d a flow of water

6 hedge

a a row of things forming a fence

7 folk

b people

4 Answer:

* Quick grammar presentation:

Conditional sentence type 1:

If S + V (present simple) , S + will + V

Example:

If the pollution goes on , the world will end up like a

second- hand junk – yard

* Answering question

- Ask Ss to read the poem more carefully and answer

the questions

- Call on some Pairs to read their answers aloud in

class

- Give correct answers:

1 If the pollution goes on , the world will end up like

a second – hand junk – yard

2 The mother thinks other folk pullet the

environment but not her and her son

3 If the boy keeps on asking such questions , his

mother will take him home right away

4 No Because he is right: If he throws the bottles

that will be polluting the woods

5 The poet wants us to learn that everyone is

Read them aloud , and copy down

Work individually to

do the exercise

- Read their answers aloud

Write down

- Listen and copy

- Read the example aloud

- Work in pairs

- Practice in front of class

Read the correct answers aloud

Read the passage aloud

10 min

3 min

responsible for keeping the environment from

pollution

+ Call Ss some Ss to read the correct answers aloud

Then read the passage loudly

- Check Ss, pronunciation and intonation

IV / Post – reading: Discussion

- Ask Ss to work in group of four to discuss question

6

What we could do in our school / house to minimize

the pollution ?

+ Suggested ideas:

- Put the bins around the school yard

- Pick up the rubbish / garbage and throw it into

a trash bin

- Should not litter / spit on the ground …

- Call on some representatives from each group to

demonstrate in front of class

- Correct and give further information to the questions

V/ Homework:

1 Learn by heart new words and copy down

2 Do the exercises in the workbook

3 Prepare the next lesson

- Work in groups

- Demonstrate in the front

- Listen and copy

Date of planning:

Date of teaching:

Period 41 Unit 6 The environment

lesson 5: write I,Aims and Objectives:

By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to write a complaint letter with the right format and language.

II,Teaching aids:

Text books , boards , chalks.

III,Procedure:

A Class organization

- Greeting

- Check the attendance :

B New lesson

7 min I / Warm up: Ordering

- Write the five main parts on a complaint letter on

the board

1 Politeness

2 Complication

3 Resolution

4 Action

5 Situation

- Ask Ss to guess the correct order of a complaint

letter and write them on the board

- Have them open their books and check their results

Look at the board

- Read and guess the order of the letter

- Read their

15 min

Then give correct order:

1 Situation

2 Complication

3 Resolution

4 Action

5 Politeness.

=> Explain what Ss have to do in each section

+ What you write if the first section ? – Situation ?

 state the reasons for writing + …Complication ?

 mentions the problem + …Resolution ?

 makes a suggestion + … Action ?

 talks about future action + Politeness ?

 ends the letter politely

II / Pre – writing:

1 Vocabulary pre – teach:

- Complain (v) -> complaint (n): express

dissatisfaction

- Truck (n): strong lorry for heavy goods

- Fly (n): two – winged insect

- Response (v): make an answer

- Break (v): pause or interval at work

* Checking technique: What and where

2 Set the scene

“ Mr Nhat wrote a complaint letter to the direction of

L*P company in Ho Chi Minh city the five sections

of the letter are not in the right order “

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to order the letter

- Call on some pairs to read the letter with the correct

order aloud

- Give feed back and answer key:

1 Situation: I am writing ……… The north

2 Complication: When the truck … flies

3 Resolution: I would suggest … leaving

4 Action: I look forward …… your company

5 Politeness: Faithfully ,

Tran Nhat Vu

- Ask Ss to read the correct letter and answer the

questions:

1 What does Mr Nhat complain about ?

2 What problems does he mention ?

3 What does he suggest ?

- Call on some pairs to practice in the front

predictions

- Open their books and compare

- Write down their note books

- Listen and answer

- Listen and repeat in chorus and

individually

- Guess its meanings and copy

- Play games

- Listen to the scene

- Work in pairs to order the letter

- Read their answers aloud

- Read the correct letter aloud

- Read the letter again and answer the questions