Giáo án Anh văn lớp 9 - PUnit 9 Natural disasters - Period 59 - Lesson 4 : Read doc

Period 59 lesson 4 : Read

A/ Aims and objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to 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
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , handouts of further information on natural
disasters
C / Procedure :

7 min









I/ Warm up : Matching
- Give definition of four natural disasters that Ss
will learn in the lesson
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 .

- Work in group


- Match the names of
the disasters to its
correct meanings .










10 min

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 .


- Give correct Answers :
1.e , 2.d ,3.b ,4a ,5.c
II / Reading :
1. Pre- reading : Introduce the aims of the lesson and
some new words to Ss .
* Vocabulary – Pre-teach :
- Pacific Rim (n) : Countries in the Pacific area .
- Collapse ( v) : break down , falling to ruin
- Abrupt (v) : Suddenly happen
- Shift : change
- Hurricane = Cyclone = Typhoon




- Copy

- Listen and rtepeat in
chorus and
individually .


- Guess its meanings
and give examples .


- Copy down
notebooks .







15 min

- 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 .
* Checking technique : Noughts and Crosses
Pacific Rim
Erupt
Collapse

Earthquake
Struck
Kill

Typhoon
Predict
Shift

III. While - Reading
1. Setting the scene “ We are going to read a passage
about five disasters that mentioned earlier . Read and do
- Play games in
group.

- Listen carefully and
do the exercise “ True
or False “

- Compare their
answer with a friend
and under the
information in the
passage for their
answers .
- Report in the front


- Write down their
notebooks.

the comprehension tasks assigned . “
- Ask Ss to do the exercise True or False .
- Tell them to work independently , read the passage
and decide whether the statements are true or false .
Correct the false ones .



- Call on some Ss to explain their answers in front of
class.
- 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
2. Sentence Completion :
-Tell Ss to read the passage more carefully and complete




- Complete
individually .




- Read them again
and copy .










10 min
the sentences . Guide and explain them to understand all
the given halves .
- 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 .
3……….when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater
movement of the earth .
4……….a cyclone .
5……… the word “ typhoon “
6……… that passes overland below a thunderstorm
and suck up anything that is in its path .
IV / Post - reading :
- Call on some Ss to read the passage aloud in front of
class.
- Check pronunciation mistakes if any .
- Divide class into five groups . Each group takes care
of one natural disaster .
- Give out 20 numbers or words about five naturals



- work in group


- Each group has to
match those numbers
of the words to
appropriate headings

- Listen and copy .
disasters .
- The group which completes the task the most quickly
will be the winner .
90% , Kobe , 1995 , homes , 1960 , California ,
Movement , tide , 120 , hurricane , cyclone , Chinese
words , 1991 , Philippines , 50 , eruption , funnel , Italy ,
1981 , 100 .
Answers :
Earthquake
Tidal wave
Typhoon
Volcano
Tornado

90%
Kobe
1995
Homes
1960
California
Movement
tide
120
Hurricane
Cyclone
Chinese
Words
1991

Philippines
50
eruption
Funnel
Italy
1981
100

V/ Homework :
1. Summarize main point.
2. Learn by heart new words
3. Do exercise in workbook .
4. Prepare the next lesson .