Unit 9: Natural disaster - Lesson 4:Write

Wednesday, 18
th
March , 2013.

* Warm up : PELMANISM
EARTHQUAK
EARTHQUAK
E
E
TYPHOON
TYPHOON
TORNADO
TORNADO
VOCANO
VOCANO
1 2
3 4
876
5

I. NEW WORDS :

behave (v) :

cư xử, ứng xử

shelter (n)

= a place of safety


All of a sudden

: chỗ trú ngụ

= suddenly

: bất ngờ, bỗng dưng


PICTURE 1
Who is this ?
She's playing with her dog, Skippy.
It's Lan
Where is she ?

She's outside / in the garden .

What is she doing ?

Lan is outside playing with her dog ,
Skippy

•
How is the dog?
How is the dog?


It looks strange.
It looks strange.

Perhaps it is scared
Perhaps it is scared
PICTURE 2

All of a sudden, the dog behaves
strangely.

PICTURE 3
•
What's on TV ?
What's on TV ?


The weather forecast
The weather forecast
•
What does Lan's mother
What does Lan's mother
say?
say?
She tells Lan that she
has just heard on TV
that there is a
typhoon coming .
Lan ran home and her mother
tells her that there is a typhoon
coming.

PICTURE 4
-

What are they doing ?
What are they doing ?


They are gathering and
They are gathering and
talking about the coming
talking about the coming
typhoon.
typhoon.

Mrs. Quyen gathers her family and
asks them to find shelter in the house .

PICTURE 5
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What's the weather
What's the weather
like now ?
like now ?


It is very dark. It
It is very dark. It
has strong wind and
has strong wind and


heavy rain .
heavy rain .


Suddenly, it becomes dark . The storm
comes with strong wind and heavy rain .

PICTURE 6
•
What's the weather
What's the weather
like now ?
like now ?


It's fine .
It's fine .
•
How are they now?
How are they now?


They all are happy.
They all are happy.
•
The storm finishes soon and
everyone is glad .
III. WRITING :


Use the pictures and the cues in the
Use the pictures and the cues in the
box to write a story . You can

box to write a story . You can
make changes or add more details
make changes or add more details
to the story by using the simple
to the story by using the simple
past tense .
past tense .

•
It /day beautiful.
It /day beautiful.
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Sun / shine ; sky / blue ; weather / perfect.
Sun / shine ; sky / blue ; weather / perfect.
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Lan / outside / play / her dog / Skippy .
Lan / outside / play / her dog / Skippy .
•
All of a sudden / dog / behave strangely .
All of a sudden / dog / behave strangely .
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She keep / run around / in circle .
She keep / run around / in circle .
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Lan / run / home / with / dog / tell / mother / what Skippy / do .
Lan / run / home / with / dog / tell / mother / what Skippy / do .
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Lan’s mother – Mrs. Quyen / tell Lan / she / hear / on TV / there
Lan’s mother – Mrs. Quyen / tell Lan / she / hear / on TV / there
/ be / typhoon coming .

/ be / typhoon coming .

•
Mrs. Quyen / gather / family / tell / they / find / shelter / in the
Mrs. Quyen / gather / family / tell / they / find / shelter / in the
house .
house .
•
Suddenly / sky / become / very dark .
Suddenly / sky / become / very dark .
•
Storm / come / with strong winds / heavy rain .
Storm / come / with strong winds / heavy rain .
•
Mrs. Quyen / family / scared .
Mrs. Quyen / family / scared .
•
But / soon / storm / finish .
But / soon / storm / finish .
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Everyone / glad .
Everyone / glad .
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What / clever / dog / Skippy ! She / save / Lan / from / catch / in
What / clever / dog / Skippy ! She / save / Lan / from / catch / in
typhoon .
typhoon .

* Suggest writing :

It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was
blue and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside playing
blue and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside playing
with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began
with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began
behaving strangely. She kept running around circles. Lan
behaving strangely. She kept running around circles. Lan
ran home with her dog to tell her mother what Skippy was
ran home with her dog to tell her mother what Skippy was
doing. Lan's mother, Mrs. Quyen told Lan that she heard on
doing. Lan's mother, Mrs. Quyen told Lan that she heard on
TV that there was a typhoon coming. Mrs. Quyen gathered
TV that there was a typhoon coming. Mrs. Quyen gathered
her family and told them to find shelter in the house.
her family and told them to find shelter in the house.


Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came with
Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came with
strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs. Quyen and her family
strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs. Quyen and her family
were scared, but soon the storm finished and everyone was
were scared, but soon the storm finished and everyone was
glad. What a clever dog Skippy is . She saved Lan from
glad. What a clever dog Skippy is . She saved Lan from
being caught in the typhoon.
being caught in the typhoon.

IV.HOME WORK:
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Collect their papers and correct
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Get students to write another story.
They can make changes or add more
details to the story.