UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 7: Looking back + Project
I/ OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students can:
- Recycle the language from the previous sections and links with the topics.
- Practice doing some exercises to consolidate and apply what they have learnt in Unit 9.
1. Knowledge:
a. Grammar : past tenses
b. Lexical items : Natural disasters.
c. Pronunciation: -Clusters:
2. Skills:
- Listening, Speaking, Reading,Writing and interactive skills
3. Attitude:
- Cooperation, respect, having right and friendly attitudes with friends, teachers in the new school
4. Quality and competence:
- Be confident and friendly with the new school environment
- Develope listening, speaking skills and cooperative interaction
II/ TEACHING AIDS (MATERIALS)
1.Teacher’s preparation:
- Lesson plan, Pictures, posters ,textbook,CD-MP3(Computer-Multi projector/cassette/ “sách mềm”) and other materials
2. Students’ preparation:
- Textbook, notebook, school things.
III/ WORKING ARRANGEMENTS( WAYS OF WORKING )
- Pair work , individual work, group work, T-WC
IV/ TEACHING PROCEDURE:
1. Greeting`and checking students’ adtendence: Total: In: ......... Out: ......
2. Checking the old lesson
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm up
- Free talk
- Teacher- Ss
- For 1,2,3 and 4, first have Ss work independently.
- Then they can check their answers with a partner before discussing the answers as a class.
- However, tell Ss to keep a record of their original answers so they can use that information in their self-assessment. Key:
1 1. C 2. F 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. E
2
1. evacuated 2. put out 3. take
4. provided 5. scattered
3
1.The tickets will be collected ( by Mr Smith )
2.A play was put on ( by the students ) at the end of term.
3.The sentence cannot be written in the passive because its main verb is is not a transitive verb.
4.The message was taken ( by Julie )
5.The picture was painted by a local artist.
6.The sentence cannot be written in the passive because its main verb arrive is not a transitive verb.
4 1. d 2. f 3. a 4. b 5. c 6. e
II. Grammar
5a. Imagine fivee bad things that happenedd (P34)
- First, ask Ss to work individually writing down, or inventing five bad things that happened to them yesterday.
- Then allow them to share the sentences with a partner.
- Group work
5 b. Work in groups. Add time clauses (p34)
- Ask Ss to work in groups. Remind them to add time clauses and use the past perfect with their sentences.
- Then ask each student to take turns to say out their sentences to the members of their group.
- T may go around to provide help.
III. Communication
6. Read the news headlines... (p35)
- First, model this activity with a more able student.
- Then ask Ss to work in pairs, using the expressions from the box in GETTING STARTED to respond to the news headlines. - T may go around to provide help. Call on some pairs to practice in front of the class.
- Pair work
IV. Consolidation
Finished!
Finally ask Ss to complete the self-assessment. Identify any difficulties and weak areas and provide further practice.
Project
1.These are activities aiming.. (P35)
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and use the phrases they have learnt in Unit 9 to describe each picture.
- Then allow them to share answers before checking with the whole class.
Suggested keys:
1.Providing ( food/medical…) supplies
2.Clearing up debris
3.Freeing trapped people
4.Setting up temporary accommodation ( for the victims of a disaster)
5.Repairing houses/buildings
6.Evacuating the village/town…to a safe place/area
2. Work in groups... (P35)
- Ask Ss to work in groups discussing how to work out a plan to help the victims of a natural disaster for their teams.
- Remind the project in class. Otherwise, Ss can complete the project as homework if they need let Ss compare the project in class.
- Otherwise, Ss can complete the project as homework if they need more time.
3.Share your plan with... (p35)
- When Ss have finished their plans, T asks them to display their plans on the wall/boards.
- Have the groups move around and read the plans and then vote for the best plan.
V. Homework
- Do Ex in exercise book
- Ss do at home
- Take note