UNIT 7: SAVING ENERGY

Lesson plan English 9 Phuoc Chi Secondary School
Teacher: Thanh Thi Thu Truc
UNIT 7 SAVING ENERGY
(Period 6
th
– 10
th
)
Lesson 1: Getting started + Listen and read
Lesson 2: Speak, Listen
Lesson 3: Read
Lesson 4: Write
Lesson 5: Language focus
Date: 19/01/2011
Period: 6 Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
I/- Aim:
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to understand the dialogue about the ways to save energy:
water.
II/- Language contents:
1/- Grammar:
- Suggest + V-ing
- Review: Adverb clauses of result ‘so’
2/- Vocabulary: water bill, enormous, plumber, pipe, crack, drip, turn on/off, faucet.
III/- Techniques: Pairwork, Ask and answer, Brainstorming.
IV/- Teaching aids: Pictures.
V/- Procedure:
T’s and Ss’ activities Content
1. Warm up (5 mins)
- T. gives a situation: Now, it’s . . . o’clock, I think
we should turn off the lights.
- Ss answer: OK/ All right/ That’s good idea.

- T. introduces the new lesson:
+ How can the lights be bright?
+ How can the electric fan run?

depend on electricity
- T. asks Ss list some energy.
- T. presents the new lesson.
2. Presentation (10 mins)
- T. asks Ss to look at the pictures and talk with the
partner to make a list of things the family could do
to save energy. (Pair work)
- Then T. introduces the next part: they’re some
suggestions about saving energy, now listen to the
* Getting started:
1/ How about turning off the TV?
2/ I think we should turn off the faucet.
…
energy
Lesson plan English 9 Phuoc Chi Secondary School
Teacher: Thanh Thi Thu Truc
conservation between Mrs. Mi with Mrs. Ha, her
neighbor.
- But first, T. supplies the new words.
. Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I
suggest taking showers.

New words:
- bill (n):  water bill (n):
- enormous (adj.):
- plumber (n):

- pipe (n):
- crack (n):
- drip (v):
- turn on/off/:
- faucet (n):  dripping faucet (n):

Grammar:
- Adverb clauses of result: so
- S + suggest + V-ing
Ex: I suggest turning off the electric fan.
3. Practice (21 mins)
- T. introduces: Mrs. Ha is talking to Mrs. Mi about
the water her family uses this month.
- T. plays the disk twice.
- Then T. asks Ss to practice the dialogue with the
partner. (Pair work) (about 2 minutes)
- After that, T. calls some pairs to practice the
dialogue aloud.
? Why does Mrs. Mi suggest taking showers
instead of baths? (- Because baths use twice as
much water as showers.)
? Who will Mrs. Ha get to check the pipes?
(-Mrs. Ha will get a plumber to check the pipes.)
- Later T. asks Ss to read the dialogue again and
decide these statements are True or False. Then
correct the False statements. (about 5 minutes).
- Ss present their ideas.
- T. corrects.
* Listen and read:
a) Practice the dialogue

b) True or False? Check () the boxes. Then
correct the False statements
Statements T F
1.
 
2.
 
3.  Mrs. Ha says she’ll follow Mrs. Mi’s advice to have a plumber check the pipes
later.
 
4.  Mrs. Mi suggests getting a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.
 
5.
 
4. Production (7 mins.)
- T. asks Ss to answer the questions.
1/ Why is Mrs. Ha worried?
2/ How much money does she pay for the water
bill?
* Key:
1/ She is worried because her recent water bill
is enormous.
2/ She pays 200,000 dongs.
Lesson plan English 9 Phuoc Chi Secondary School
Teacher: Thanh Thi Thu Truc
3/ How can Mrs. Ha reduce the amount of water
her family uses?
3/ - Have a plumber check the pipes.
- Taking showers instead of baths.

5. Homework (2 mins)
- Learn by heart the new words and the
dialogue.
- Prepare Lesson 2: Speak., Listen.
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