Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 unit 10: Life on other planets

Giáo án Tiếng anh lớp 9.
Teaching date:
Period 61
Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to talk about UFOs with basic
information received through discussion and the reading.

II. Language contents:
Vocabulary: UFOs, meteor, sighting, alien, spacecraft, egg- shaped,
plane – like, treetop.
Language skills: Practice reading and talking skills.
III. Teaching aids:
Teaching plan, Cassette, pictures, posters about UFOs, extra – board.
IV. Procedure:
1. Checking up: (No checking)
2. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

3.1. Warm up:
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures and
explicit the meaning of UFOs.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs and discuss

1. Getting started:


the following questions.

- Group work, find out the answers.

a. have you ever heard of UFOs? Do + UFOs = Unidentified Flying Objects
you thing they really exist?
a. Have you ever seen any films on
UFOs?
What are they about?
c. What do you want about UFOs?
1. New words:
d. If you saw a UFO, what would you
do?
+ Meteor (n):
- Gather ideas and provide some facts + Alien (n):
about UFOs (see supplements)
+ Sample (n):
3.2. Presentation:
+ Spacecraft (n):
- Ask Ss to look at Listen and read.
+ Egg – shape (a): h
- Explicit the new words.
+ Plate – like (a):
+ Treetop (n):

2. find contextual meanings of the
words:
- Play the tape and set the scene: "UFOs - Individual work and pair work.
are
strange flying objects that some people
report that they have seen in the sky and * Answers:

believed to be spacecraft from another
1. Evidence
planet, Many scientists do not believe
2. meteor
3. aliens
so, they say that if people see a UFO, it


might be an aircraft, a weather balloon
or a meteor however, there is still
evidence for people believe in the
3.
existence of UFOs"

4. collecting
5. captured
6. disappeared
Completing the notes:

a. An aircraft, a weather balloon or a
meteor can be mistaken for an alien
- Tell Ss to work individually and find spacecraft.
the words in the text having meanings
b. ……………. nine large round objects
as in the book instructed.
traveling at about 2.800 meters an hours
- Ask Ss to compare their answers with
c. ……….. over 1.500 sightings ……..
a friend. Encourage Ss to guess the
meaning of the words in the context of d. ……….. saw a UFO above their ……

the passage
e. ………. Saw an egg – shaped object
- Call on some Ss to read aloud their in one of his fields and also aliens
answers in front of class. Ask Ss to collecting soil samples ……..
explain their answers:
f. ……… claimed they were captured by
- Feedback and give correct answers.
aliens and taken abroad a spacecraft.
3.3. Practice:

- Ask Ss to work in pairs and read the g. …… and his plane disappeared after
passage
sighting a UFO…
h. ……….. that he saw a plate like
device at a treetop 30 meters away …

- Group work.
A

3.4. Consolidation:
- Divide class into small groups. Ask
them to match the timeline in A to the

B

1. 1947

a. a woman

2. 1952

b. a farmer

3. 1954

c. Kenneth Arnold

4. 1964

d. a young pilot


events in B when the game is finished,
ask Ss to recall the passage and present
it to class.

5. 1971

e. 1,500 UFO
sightings

6. 1978

f. two men

* Answers:
12345-

C
E

A
B
F

4. Drill:
- Summarize the main points
- Vocabulary: UFOs, meteor, sighting, alien, spacecraft, egg- shaped, plane – like,
treetop.
5. Homework:
- Summarize the main points
- Imagine and describe to answer the questions:
1. What are UFOs?
2. What do UFOs look like?
- Prepare "Speak + Listen"


Teaching date:
Period 62
Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
SPEAK + LISTEN
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
+ Speak with a friend about things which might be on Mars such as water, little
creatures, minerals,….
+ Be update with background knowledge about Mars and solar system.
+ Listen to a rather long talk about the moon and be more confident in true or false
listening comprehension exercise.
+ Get more information about the moon.
II. Language contents:
Vocabulary: mineral, microorganism, gemstones, little creatures,

sparkling spots, trace, precious, science for fun program, crater, and
Olympic champion.
Language skills: Practice speaking and listening skills.
III. Teaching aids:
Teaching plan, Cassette, pictures, extra – board.
IV. Procedure:
1. Checking up:
- Talk about your guess.
+ What are OFOs?
+ What do UFOs look like?


(Student’s answers)
2. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

3.1. Warm up:
- Ask Ss to work in group of 3 to 4 and make
good guesses about Math

- Group work.

Suggested questions:
+ What do you thing might be on the Mars?
+ Are there any people? Any plants?
- Gather ideas and comments.
3.2. Speaking:

1. Speak:

* Pre- speaking:
- Introduce the new words.

* New words:
+ Minerals (n):
+ Microorganism (n):
+ Gemstones (n):
+ Little creatures (n):
+ Sparking spots (n):
+ Trace (n):

* While – speaking:

+ Precious (n):

- Ask Ss to work in pairs and practice the
- Pair works.
dialogue in the book.
- Keep Ss in groups and ask them to make up
similar dialogues about the drawings, using the


cues in section as
- Go around the class and provide help if
necessary.
- Feedback and give suggested answers

* Suggested answers:

1. Phuong: What do these drawings say,
Minh?
Minh: There might be plants in Mars
Phuong: And what about those dark
shapes on the left conner?
Minh: Well they migh be sight of gas,
there maybe some plants in Mars
2.
Hung: What do these pictures say?
Hao: There may be mountains and Mars.
Hung: And what about the wavy lines on
the right corner?

* Post – speaking:
- Ask Ss to work in group and discuss: tell
each other what you think might be on Mars
on the moon and on other planets

Hao: Well, they might be water. There
may be some litter creatures in Mars.

- Group work.

- Encourage Ss to share and exchange ideas
(Student’s answers)
and background knowledge that they know
about planets.
- Call on some Ss to make a presentation in
front of class

- Give addiction about solar system (see
supplements)


3.3. Listening:
* Pre – listening:
- Ask Ss to look at the book and explicit the 2. Listen:
new words.
* New words:
+ Science for fun program (ch¬ng tr×nh
khoa häc vui
+ Crater (n):
+ Olympic champion (n):
* While – listening:
- Have Ss listen to the description of the moon. - Individual work.
Then check (✓) the correct statements about
- Compare the answers with a partner.
the moon.
* Answers:
- Play the tape several times if necessary
a. ✓
- Ask Ss to compare their answers with earlier
guesses with a friend.
c. ✓
- Feedback and give correct answers

d. ✓
f. ✓
i. ✓
j. ✓

* Post – listening:
- Asks Ss to work in groups and make a short
presentation about the moon, encourage Ss to
use as much information in the listening as - Group work.
possible. However, they also use their own
knowledge to make the presentation more


information and interesting
- Call on some Ss to make the presentation in
front of class.
- Comment and have feedback on Ss’
performance
4. Drill:
- Summarize the main points.
- Vocabulary: mineral, microorganism, gemstones, little creatures, sparkling spots,
trace, precious, science for fun program, crater, and Olympic champion
5. Homework:
- Summarize main points.
- Prepare “Read”


Teaching date:
Period 63
Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
READ
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to enhance reading skill through
ordering and answering questions exercises.

II. Language focus:
Vocabulary: physical condition, push up, orbit, cabin, circus,
marvelous.
Language skills: Practice reading skill.
III. Teaching aids:
Teaching plan, pictures, extra – board.
IV. Procedure:
1. Checking up:
- Talk about the information about the moon you know.
2. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

3.1. Warm up:
- Let Ss play the game “Q&A”.
- Ask Ss questions about space trip.
+ Have you ever heard of a space trip?

- Whole class.


+ What do people go there for?
+ What should we have to prepare if we
want to take a trip to the space?
+ What can we do there?
+………………………………….
3.2. Pre – reading:
- Ask Ss to look at the passage.

- Introduce and explain the new words
* New words:
+ Physical condition (n):
+ Plush up (n):
+ Orbit (n):
+ Cabin (n):
3.3. While – reading:

+ Marvelous (a):

- Reads the passage once.
- Ask Ss to read the passage
- Individual work.
independently and put the phrase in order
to show what you need and get in joining - Compare the answers with a partner.
a trip into the space.
b) Answers:
- Call on some Ss to explain their
4–1–5–2–3
answers.
- Feedback and give correct answers
- Have Ss read the passage more
carefully and answer the questions. b)
Answering
Remind them to write the answers in full questions

comprehension


sentences.

- Ask Ss to compare their answers with a 1. if you decide to take part a space
friend
trip, you will have to run a lot, swim
everyday, and do aerobic and push ups
- Call on some Ss to read their answers
to have an excellent physical
aloud in front of class.
education.
- Make necessary corrections and give
2. If you want to show you are in
correct answers
perfect health you must a letter from
doctor
3. You can see pictures of the earth:
your country, interesting places, the
oceans, the big rivers, the tall,
mountains.
4. We can see those scenes 16 times a
day.
5. We can walk on the walls or on the
ceiling
3.4. Post - reading:

* Topic

- Expand the topic by introducing group - Group work.
discussion.
If you were able to take a space trip,
what would you do to prepare for the
trip?

What would you like to bring along?
What would you do there?
4. Drill:
- Summarize main points.
- Vocabulary: physical condition, push up, orbit, cabin, circus, marvelous.


5. Homework:
- Summarize main points.
- Do exercise:
* Fill in the blank with the most suitable words:
1. Many people say that they once saw…. Flying objects
2. If you want to take the trip to a space, you must be in good …….
Condition
3. We call people from other planet …
4. ….., earth’s outer neighbor, is the fourth planet from the sun.
- Prepare “Write”


Teaching date:
Period 64
Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
WRITE
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to know how to write an
argumentative exposition using the right format and language structures.

II.Language focus:
Vocabulary: (Revise)
Structures: (Revise)

Language skills: Practice writing skill.
III. Teaching aids:
Teaching plan, extra – board.
IV. Procedure:
2. Checking up:
Call on some Ss to do the exercise in “Homework”
S1: 1. …..
2. ….
S2: 3. …..
4. …..
* Answers:


1. Unidentified
2. physical.
3. aliens
4. Mars
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

3.1. Warm up:

- Group work.

- Let Ss play the game Networks.

- Make a list of words relating to planets.

- Ask Ss to work in groups of 3 to 4.

- The group with longest list will be the
winner.

Note: The words must be correctly
spelled and related to the topic.

Planets

* Answers:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus


Neptune
Pluto
Sun
Sun
……..

3.2. Pre – writing:
- Explain the definition
argumentative writing

of

an

“In writing, there is a argumentative
writing which presents one’s ideas,
opinions and make them persuasive to - Whole class and pair work.
readers. At the same time, this kind of
writing has to successfully protect the
opinions and refuse the opposite once.
An argumentative writing should
basically consist of three parts:
introduction, body and conclusion”
- Implicit the outline and the functions
of three main parts in an argumentative
exposition through matching exercise.
Ask Ss to read the outline of an
expression in column A. then put the
paragraph in column B in order to
match the section in column A.
- Read and match.
T: Call on some Ss to read the answers
- Further explain the outline and give
correct answers


a)Matching:
* Answers:
3.3. While – writing:

+ Introduction -> (ii)

- Ask Ss to work in pairs and read the
dialogue between An and Ba about the
sentence of UFOs. Make sure Ss
understand the dialogue especially
Ba’s opinions about existence of
UFOs.

+ Body -> (iii)
+ Conclusions -> (i)
a. Read the dialogue …

- Tell Ss to use Ba’s opinions in the
dialogue
to
write
exposition
independently
- Go around the class and pick up
some typical writings to read aloud
- Individual work.
and have some necessary corrections
- Compare the answers with a partner.
- Give suggested answers
* Suggested answers:
I believe UFOs exit because articles
and reports in newspapers talk a lot
about their appearance.
Firstly, many people from different

countries reported that they once saw
flying saucers.
Secondly, there are many photos of flying
saucers and some photographers said
they saw man like creatures get out of
vehicles. Moreover, people are discussing
those mysterious circles on the fields in


the countryside of Great Britain
So I think UFOs are not our imagination.
They are real, and we should be ready to
see their visit.
3.4. Post – writing:
- Ask Ss to work in pair and introduce
“cross check” (students correct for
each other)
- Comment and point out the most
common mistakes that Ss make in their
writing. Suggest the ways what Ss can
avoid those mistakes in their later
writing practices
4. Drill:
- Summarize main points.
5. Homework:
- Summarize main points.
- Prepare “Language focus”

- Pair work.

Teaching date:
Period 65
Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
+ Master the use of modal verbs: “may” and “might”
+ Distinguish the deference between conditional sentences type 1 and type 2 and
use them properly.

1. Language focus:
Vocabulary: (Revise)
Grammar:

+ may/might + bare – infinitive
+ Conditional sentence: type 1
+ Conditional sentence: type 2

2. Language skills: Practice reading and writing skills.
II. Teaching aids:
Teaching plan, pictures, extra – board.
III. Procedure:
1. Checking up:
- Perform your writing you wrote in the last period.
2. New lesson:


Teacher’s activities
3.1. Warm up:

Students’ activities
- Group work.

- Let Ss play the game Jumbled
words.
- Write the new words in the
wrong order.
Example:
1. aolobnl
2. ecrasru
3. ertnmgau
4. nilea
5. …….

* Answers:
1. balloon
2. saucer
3. argument
4. alien
5. …….

3.2. presentation and practice 1:
- Help the Ss to review the usage - Whole class and individual work.
of modal verbs “may” and 1. May and might:
“might”.
=> may/might + V_inf
- Ask Ss to work with a partner.
Use “may” or “might” and talk
about Andy’s presents.

• Answers:
- Tell Ss to compare their b. It might be a box of crayons, or it might be a
box of paint
answers with a friend
- Call on some Ss to read their c. It’s might be a football, or it might be a
basketball.
answers in front of class.
- Feedback and give correct d. It may be a boat, or it might be a train.
answers
e. It may b a flying saucer, or it might be a


meteor.
f. It might be an evening star, or it might be a
spacecraft.
2. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in
the box.
3.3. Presentation practice 2:
- Help Ss review the form and
the usage of conditional sentence
type 1.

• Conditional sentence: type 1
• Form:
If clause
Main clause
Present simple

Future simple

If + S1 + V(es,s)

S2 + will + V

• Use:
+ Conditional sentence type 1 can be used to
describe situations and consequences that are
possible in the present or future.
- Whole class and pair work.
• Answers:
b. will miss , doesn’t hurry
c. is not , will drop
d. will join , finishes
e. writes , won’t forget

- Ask Ss to make sentence using
conditional sentence type 1.
Make sure Ss use the correct verb
form in “if clause” and “main
3. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentence
clause”.
• conditional sentence: Type 2
- Tell Ss to do exercise 2.
• form:
If clause
Main clause
- Call on some Ss to read the
complete sentences aloud in front
Past simple
Future in the past

of class.

If + S1 + V(ed, irrg)

S2 + would + V

• use
+ Conditional sentence type 2 can be used to
- Feedback and give correct describe imaginary and unreal or untrue
answers.
situations / actions at present or in the future
- Correct mistakes if any.

3.4. Presentation and practice 3:

• Comparison
If Lan works hard, she will pass the exam
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a house in
the center of the city.
* Answers:
b. If Mr. Loc Had a car, he would drive it to
work
c. If Lan lived in HCM city, she would visit Sai
Gon park water.
d. If Nam had an alarm clock, he would arrive
at school on time.

- Compare and explain the 2

e. If Hoa lived in Hue, He would visit her
types of conditionals.
parents everyday.
f. If Nga owed a piano, she would play it very
well.
g. If Tuan studied harder, he would get better
grades
h. If Na had enough money, she would buy a
new compute.

- Ask Ss to look at the pictures in
the book and complete the


sentences by using conditional
sentences type 2
- Tell Ss to exchange the exercise
and correct for each other.
- Call on some Ss to read their
answers
- Make necessary corrections and
give correct answers.
4. Drill:
- Summarize main points.
5. Homework:
- Summarize main points.
- Write the answer to question: What would you do if you met an alien from outer
space?
- Prepare “Consolidation”