Unit 11 Sources of energy

III.WHILE SPEAKING 20 minutes Task 2: Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of some alternative sources of energy.. What structures are used to ask for opinion?[r]

Date of planning: 8/2/2017

Teacher: Le Thi Hai Nhu

Period 68: Unit 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY

Lesson B - SPEAKING

I OBJECTIVES:

1 Knowledge

- By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

2 Skill

- Main skill: writing

- Sub- skills: speaking, listening, writing

3 Attitude

- Students have positive and constructive attitude in learning skill

- Students are serious and willing to learn the lesson

II METHODS

- Individual work, pair and group work

III TEACHING AIDS

- English textbook 11, computer, chalk, projector…

IV ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

- Students may not have enough vocabulary and structure to talk about the topic

- Teacher may not have enough time to finish the lesson in 45 minutes

V PROCEDURE

1 Class organization

Clas

s

Teaching date Number of students Absentees

11

11

2 Check old lesson: no checking.

3 New lesson

I.WARM-UP ( 7 minutes)

II PRE-SPEAKING ( 8minutes )

- Guessing the meaning of new words

- Listen to the teacher and take note

1.Technique: picture + ask students to answer the

questions “ what is this”

=> nuclear reactor

2.Technique : definition (“ able to be brought or

used” ) + example (“ is this dress available in large

size” ) + picture

3.Technique: picture + synonym “ very big” +

example ( “ an enormous house , an enormous car”)

4

Technique : picture + definition (“ that is replaced

naturally )

 non- renewable

- T reads new words 2 times and ask students to

repeat it

- Leave students 1minute t self- practice

- Call 1 or 2 students to read new words

- Check new words by an activity:

Activity 2: Checking vocabulary

Matching new words in column A with its meaning in

column B

Handout 1

1 enormous a lò phản ứng

2 renewable b có thể tái tạo được

3 available c khổng lồ, to lớn

Task 1: Lead-in: You are going to identify which the

statement talk about advantage and which the

statement talk about the disadvantage Write A for

advantage and D for disadvantage.

- Ask Ss to do task 1

- Call on an S to come to the board and write down the

answers

- Check the answers with the whole class

1 recruit (n) [ri:'æktə] :

2 upgrade (adj)

3 equip ( adj) [i'nɔ:məs]: to lớn, khổng lồ

4 renewable (adj) [ri'nju:əbl]: Có thể tái tạo được

Work individually

- Match column A with column B

as requirement

Suggested answer

1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

Work in pair

- Do task 1 as requirement

- Present their answers

Suggested answer :

1-D, 2-D, 3-D, 4-A, 5-D, 6-A

III.WHILE SPEAKING ( 20 minutes)

Task 2: Talk about the advantages and

disadvantages of some alternative sources of energy.

Activity 1

- Call 2 students to read the dialogue

- Ask students answer the question

1 What structures are used to ask for opinion?

2 Do you know any other structures?

3 What about structures used to express opinions?

-Provide students with more structures (show slide)

Handout 2

Asking for opinions:

Why do you think / believe so?

What’s your opinion?

What do you think about?

What do you mean that?

How do you feel about?

Expressing opinions:

I think/ believe/ feel………….

In my opinion,

According to,

It mean that…

Expressing agreements

I agree

I think so, too

That’s true/ right……….

It’s good idea.

Expressing disagreements

I don’t think/ I don’t agree/ I disagree

Well, maybe

That might be true, but………

Activity 2

- Give the handout

Handout 3

A: I think/ believe that ……….can be an

alternative source of energy.

B: Why do you think/ believe so?

A: Because our major sources of energy are running

Work in pair

- Read the dialogue

- Answer the question as requirement of teacher

Work in pair

- listen to the teacher

- make a conversation

out ……… ………

B: I know………

However, it is………

- Ask students to work in pairs and make similar

dialogues, using the provided words and structures

- Call on some pairs to present their own dialogues

- Give feedback

Sample conversation:

A: I think that solar energy can be an

alternative source of energy

B: why do you think so?

A: because our major sources of

energy are running out while solar energy is plentiful and infinite.

B: I know it is also clean and safe to

the environment However it is only possible during the day time”

IV POST SPEAKING (8 minutes )

Task 3

- Asks Ss to work in groups to discuss the actions that

you and your friends often do to use energy

economically to protect our environment

- Ask some students to stand up and tell loudly

- Listen and correct mistakes

Work in group

- Listen to the teacher

- Give the answer

Suggested answer:

“ we often………

We often turn off electric devices like lights, fans when leave rooms, or unnecessary electric devices

We go to school by bike everyday to protect our environment as well as practise our health

We join “ the Earth hour” annually”

3 Consolidation ( 1 minute)

- Ask students what they have learnt about this lesson

+ Remind 4 new words

+ Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of using alternative source of energy

4 Home work ( 1 minute)

- Ask students to revise Task 2

- Ask students to prepare Part C- Listening

VI.COMMENTS

Good points

………

………

………

Weak points