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

Giáo án Tiếng anh lớp 9.

Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ
(Period 60)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talk about UFOs with basic
information received through discussion and the reading.
• Teaching aids:

Tape + picture

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Chatting: - Explicit the meaning of UFOs=Unidentified Flying Object
- Have you ever heard about UFOs ?Do you think they really exist?
- Have you ever seen any films on UFOs? What were they about?
- What do you want to know about UFOs?
- If you saw a UFO, what would you do ?
2. Vocabulary.
- aircraft

(n) (syn) =plane

- spacecraft (n) (picture)
- meteor //m/ (n) (trans)

máy bay
tàu vũ trụ (=space ship)
sao băng

- evidence (n) (=definition)

bằng chứng

- alien (n/a) (expl/trans)

người ở hành tinh khác, người lạ

- (to) capture

bắt

(syn) = catch

- (to) sight = see

nhìn thấy

- device (n) (trans)

dụng cụ, thiết bị

- sample(n)

mẫu , vật mẫu

(expl)


- treetop (n) cành cây, plate-like: giống cái đĩa ăn , be freed: được thả,giải thoát,
*Checking:

Ordering (T.reads part: L & R from UFOs -> of UFOs)

3. Pre-reading.
- Guessing the meaning (Ex a. P.84)
*Keys:
1. Evidence : proof, support

2. Meteor: falling star,or shooting star

3. Alien: unknown/strange people or things.
4. Collecting: bringing together or gathering
5. Captured: caught as a prisoner. 6. Disappeared: became impossible to see
- Gap fill (Ex b−P.84) - UFO Sightings
*Keys:
a. An aircraft, a weather balloon or a meteor can be mistaken for an alien
spacecraft.
b. In 1947, a pilot saw nine large round objects traveling at about 2,800 meters
an hour
c. There were over 1,500 sightings worldwide in 1952.
d. In 1954, a woman and her children saw a UFO above their house.
e. A farmer saw an egg− shaped object in one of his fields and also aliens
collecting soil samples in 1964
f. In 1971, two men claimed they were captured by aliens and taken abroad a
spacecraft.

g. A pilot and his plane disappeared after sighting a UFO in 1978.
h. In 1981, a Frenchman reported that he saw a plate−like device at a treetop 30
meters away from his garden.
4. Post−reading.
* Discussion.


- Have the whole class discuss the topic “UFOs”
- Choose a gooh student to be the leader
- Get the leader to make a summary of the evidence of the escistence of UFOs and
then discuss with the classmates
- Give the leader some questions for him/her to ask the rest students
Eg:
- Do you believe in Kennth Arnold?
- Have you ever seen a picture of an alien?
- Can you imagine what the aliens are like?
- Are they small or big?
- Are they intelligent? (If yes, why do you think so?,..)
5. Homework.
- Reread and translate the story
- Complete exercises a+b (P.84)
- Find out new vocabulary in “Speak” (P.85)
- Workbook:
**take aboard: đưa lên tàu/ máy bay,
- egg-shaped(a) có hình quả trứng,
- claim (v) nhận là, tự cho là.
evidence(n) bằng chứng, chứng cứ.
- exist (v) tồn tại.
- ballon: kinh khí cầu,
- proof: bằng chứng,

- falling star: sao sa,
- shooting star: sao băng.


Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Lesson 2: SPEAKING+ LANGUAGE FOCUS 1,3,4
(Period 61)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to speak with a friend about
things which might be on Mars such as: water, little creatures,minerals… and be
updated with back groung knowledge about mars and solar system.
• Teaching aids:

Pictures, poster

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Brainstorming: Pluto: sao diêm vương Neptune: sao Hải vương, Uranus: sao
thiên vương, Jupiter: sao mộc, Saturn: sao thổ
Mars

earth
Name planets

sun

Mercury (sao Thuỷ)

Venus (sao kim)
moom

− Which planet is the nearest to the sun? (Mars) - to the earth? (Venus)
− What do you think might be on the Mars? Are there any people? Any plants…?
Which is the biggest? Have you ever been to Mars?
− Which is the hottest? − Do you know anything about Mars?
→ In this lesson we will discover Mars and guess what there’s on Mars using
May/might
2. Vocabulary.
- precious (a) = valuable

quý, quý giá. quý báu


- gemstone (n) (expl)

đá quý

- sparkling (a) (sit)

lấp lánh

- creature (n) (trans)
- trace

sinh vật

(n) (sit)

dấu vết

- mineral (n) (exam)
- microorganism (n) (trans)
*Checking:

khoáng chất, khoáng sản
vi sinh vật

Ro + R

I. Pre-speaking:
Matching:

section a P.85

- Show the picture on the board
- Ask Ss to number from 1 to 7 in the drawings (from left to right)
- Have Ss match the words given with the things in the drawings
II. While-speaking:
- Give the answer keys:
1- gas

2 - water

3- gemstone

4- mountain

5- little creatures

6 – mineral

7- plants

- Making up similar dialogues about the drawings (b.P.85)
*Example
S1: What do these drawings say?
S2: There may be mountains (plants)in Mars.
S1: And what about the red signs on the left corner?/ the wavy lines on the right
corner?( those dark shapes on the left corner?)
S2: Well, there might be water in Mars. There may be some little creatures in
Mars.( Well. There might be signs of gas. There may be some plants in Mars)
* Talking about what you think there might be on Mars, on the Moon and on other
planets (pairwork) (c.P.85)
III. Post− speaking:


1. Language focus: 1-2
- Modal verbs “May/Might” revision
a. Form:

May

+

V(bare) ….

Might
b. Use:
− May/ Might are used to talk about present or future possibility
− “Might” is normally a little less sure than “may”
- Conditional sentences: Type 1 can happen in the present or future
*Revision type 1: - Ss repeat the form , the use…
a) Form: If + S + V(s/es) ….., S + will + V…..
2. Drill:

Ex: 1-2

Page 89 -90

Example: Ex1(P.89)
a. S1: What’s this?
S2: This may be water in Mars.
b. S1: What are they?
S2: They might be minerals on Mars (etc)
Ex 2 (P.90)
Eg:

If it rains , I won’t go out.

- Ss do exercises in textbook.
IV. Homework:
- Make up one similar dialogue (base on the dialogue P.85)
- Redo Ex1-2 (P.89-90) in textbook
- Workbook: 1,2,3 (P.65-68)
- Think about the statements about the Moon (Listen−P.86)

PERIOD 62:

CORRECTING THE TEST

A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to do the text again and correct the
wrong sentences that they did on the last test, revise some vocabulary and
grammatical structures after correcting the test and held them remind their
mistakes.
• Teaching aids:

sheets of paper

B. Content:
I. Presentation.
1. Hang out the paper tests / sheets to the Ss.
2. Call Ss to come to the board and redo the test.
- Call 3 Ss according to the test’s questions.
- Ask the class to correct.
3. Show some good ones / bad ones of advanced / week students.
4. Teacher’s comments.
+ Common mistakes
+ Language ones.
- T. explains.
+ Ask Ss to list the form used in the test.
a. Form:
II. Contents of the answer key.
I. 10 x 0,3= 3points
1. Will be held

2. Plumber
3. Although
4. funnel- shapped


5. on
6. away
7. left
8. Shall
9. Was written by
10. for
II. 5x 0,4=2points
1. which
2. who
3. where
4. when
5. whose
III. 5x 0,5= 2,5points
1. Do you know the shop which sells good cofee?
2. The teacher punished the student who was very naughty.
3. We came to visit the town where Lan was born.
4. We took many photographs although the sky was very dark.
5. My parents went to work on time although it rained heavily.
IV. 5x 0,5= 2,5points
1. It is the Lunar New Year.
2. Yes, it is.
3. Tet usually occurs in late January or early February.
4. They usually clean and decorate their homes.
5. Yes, it is.
III. Copy down the students’ marks into marking school.

IV. Homework.
- Copy down the test into workbook.
- Prepare Lesson 3 LISTENING


Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Lesson 3:

LISTENING

(Period 63)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of this lesson, Ss’ll be able to practising listening skill for main
ideas and specific information. Ss will be able to listen to a rather long talk about
the moon and be more confident in True or False listening comprehension exercise.
•

Teaching aids:

2 posters

• Anticipated probems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Make a list of words relating to planets.
* Answers: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,

Plane
ts

Saturn, Uranus, Nepturne, Pluto, Sun, Space craft…..
2. Vocabulary.
- Science for Fun Program (n) (trans) Chương trình khoa học vui.
- Crater (n) Mouth of vocano:

miệng núi lửa, hố

- Olympic Champion (n)
*Checking : What and Where
I. Pre – listening:
*Guessing game: Ask Ss to study the statements in the book, Guess whether the
statements are Ture or False to their knowledge. (Do not give correct answers.
Only ask Ss to explain their answers and tell them to compare with the correct
answers when listening to the tape.)
1. True/ False statement predictions:
a. There is no air on the moon.


b. There are rivers and lakes on the moon.
c. There are no sounds on the moon.
d. It is very cold at night on the moon.
e. During the day the temperature is even lower.
f. There are great round holes on the moon.
g. There are on mountains on the moon.
h. You will weigh 8 kilos heavier on the moon.
i. You will be able to jump very high on the moon.
j. One day on the moon lasts for two weeks.

- Ask Ss to use their knowledge to guess which sentence is true and which is fasle
II. While-listening:
- 1st listening: Ss listen to the tape once.
- 2nd listening: Ss listen again and check their predictions
- Feed back and give correct answers:
True : a, c, d, f, i, j
1. Comprehension questions:
a. What is your weight on the moon?
b. One month on the earth is how many days on the moon?
c. How much taller is the highest mountain on the moon?
d. Today it is 23 degrees in HaTinh. How much hotter is it on the moon?
III. Post-listening:
Write some thing about the moon, using the questions and the information you
hear. Ss make a short presentation about the moon.
- Call some Ss to make the presentation in front of class.
- Comment and have feedback on Ss’performance
IV. Homework:
- Finish your writing.


- Do exercises in workbook.
- Prepare for reading.
**Tape transcript:
Good evening. Welcome to our Science for Fun Program. This week we’ve
received a lot of questions asking about life on the moon. We’ve talked to some
experts and this is what we’ve found out. There was no water or air on the moon. It
is all silent because there is no air on the moon. Of course there will be no music,
no sounds. There are no rivers and no lakes. At night it is very cold. The
temperature goes down to 1510 C below zero. But during the day the temperature
rises to 1000 C above zero.

There are great round holes on the moon. They look like big lakes. They are
calledcraters. There are more than 30,000 craters on the moon. There are also high
mountains. The highest mountains on the moon are about 26,000 feet or 8,000
meters high. And here is something very interesting to know: on the moon you
weigh one six of what you weigh on earth. If you weigh 50 kilos, on the moon you
will weigh only a little more than 8 kilos. You will be able to jump very high, even
higher than an Olympic Champion. You can take very long steps as well. And …
Maybe you won’t sleep very well because one day on the moon lasts for two
weeks. So, is there life on the moon? I’ll leave the question for you to answer your
self.


Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Lesson 4: READING+ LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
(Period 64)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of this lesson, Ss’ll be able to practicing reading about a space
trip and enhance reading skill through ordering and answering questions exercises.
• Teaching aids:

Pictures (P.86 and 87)

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Questions and answers:
- Let Ss to look at the pictures on P. 86 and 87.

- What is this? It is a space ship/ spacecraft
- What is it for? It is for discovering a planet
- Do you want to discover one of the planets? Yes/ No....
- Have you ever heard of a space trip?
- 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?.....
2. Vocabulary.
- push- up

(v)

hít đất

- orbit

(n/v)

quĩ đạo/ di chuyển theo quĩ đạo

- totally

(adv)

hoàn toàn

- marvelous

(adj)

kì diệu/ tuyệt diệu

- physical condition(v)

tình trạng thể chất/ thể lực

- cabin

buồng lái

(n)


- aboard
- perfect

(adv)

trên tàu, trên thuyền

(adj)

*Checking:

hoàn hão
R–O–R

I. Pre-reading:
1. Ordering statements: (section a P.87)
1. get a leter from a doctor to show you are in perfect health.

2. see pictures of the Earth,its interesting places, and stars from very far.
3. feel free and enjoy wonderful feeling.
4. get ready and be in an excellent physical condition
5. get on the trip
- Ss put the phrases in order
II. While-reading:
- 1st reading: Ss read silent - scan the story
- 2nd reading: Ss read again and give correct answers
Feed back and give correct answers: 4- 1 - 5 - 2 - 3
1. Comprehension Questions:
1. What will you have to do if you decide to take a space trip?
2. What must you do if you want to show you are in perfect health?
3. What scenes on the Earth can you see from outer space?
4. How many times a day can you see those scenes?
5. What things can you do while you are in orbit that you cannot do when you are
on the Earth?
6. 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?
Answerkeys:
1. If you decide to take a space trip, you’ll have to run a lot , swim everyday, do
aerobics and push - ups to have an excellent physical condition


2. If you want to show you are in perfect health you must get a letter from the
doctor
3. You can see pictures of the Earth: your country, interesting places, the oceans,
the big rivers, the tall mountains… from the outer space.
4. We can see those scenes 16 times a day.
5. We can walk on the walks or on the ceiling.
6. If I were able to take a space trip, I would do everything necessary for the trip.

I’d like to bring along with a good camera, a pen and a notebook.
III. Post-reading:
- Ss read again once more
- Language focus 2 Conditional sentences: type 2
- Revision type 1 and introduce Type 2: Unreal condition.
Eg: If you were on aboard now, you would experience those mavelous things
=> Form: If + S1 + V( sp) ..., S2 + would + V (bare).........
=> Use : To talk about unreal or unlikely present or future situations
- Give exercises in the textbook P.90 - 92
- Ss do exercise 3,4 (P.90 - 92)
Put a list of things on the board (optional)
Sticky rice cakes, camera, rope, magazines, a blanket, canned food.....
Ask Ss to work in pairs to discuss which things they would bring if they had a
chane to take a space trip
Example: - What would you bring if you had a chane to take a space trip?
- I would bring some canned food
Call some pairs of the students to talk in front of the class
Give some necessary corrections
IV. Homework:
- Re- read the text and do exercises a + b (P.87) in textbook


- Redo language focus Ex3,4 (P.90-92)
- Workbook: Ex5,6,8 (P.69-72)
- Prepare for writing + Continue to discuss what things you would bring...


Unit 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Lesson 5:

WRITING

(Period 65)
A. Aim of the lesson:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know how to write an
argumentive exposition using the right format and language structures.
• Teaching aids:

Poster

• Anticipated problems:
B. Content:
1. Warm up.

Greetings

- Chatting:
- Have you ever seen a UFO?
- Do you believe UFO exist?
- What makes you think so?
(etc)
2. Vocabulary.
- exist (v)/ existence (n) (trans)

tồn tại

- exposition (n) (trans)

sự trình bày

- viewpoint (n) = opinion

quan điểm

- imagination (n) (exp) → imagine(v)

sự tưởng tượng

- trick

(n) (trans)

mẹo, trò kỹ xảo

- man−like

(a) (exp)

giống như người

- mysterious (a) (trans)

bí hiểm

- appearance (n) (exp) → appear

sự xuất hiện

*Checking:
I. Pre-writing:

R-O-R


1. Matching.
Read the outline of an exposition in column A. Then put the paragraph in column
B in order to match the sections in column A (P.88)
- Reading:
− Read the dialogue between An and Ba about the existence of UFOs (P.88)
(Pairwork)
− Study Ba’s opinion in the dialogue
- In writing, there is an argumentative writing which presents one’s ideas,opinions
and make them persuasive to readers. At the same time, this kind of writing has to
successfully protect its opinions and refute the opposite ones. An argumentative
writing should basically consist of three parts: Introduction, Body and Coclusion.
- Further explain the outline and give correct answers.
*Keys:
- Introduction

− (ii)

- Body

− (iii)

- Conclusion

− (i)

II. While-writing:

- Practice writing an exposition about the existence of UFOs, using Ba’s opinion
*Suggestion writing :
I believe UFOs exist because articles and reports in newspapers talked a lot
about their appearance.
First, many people from different countries reportes that once saw flying
saucers.
Second, there are many photos of flying saucers and some of the photographers
said they saw man−like creatures get out of the vehicles.


Moreover, people are discussing those mysterious circles on the fields in the
countryside of great British
So I think UFOs are not our imagination. They are real; and, would be ready to
see their visits.
III. Post-writing:
- Correction
- Collect some writings to correct some main mistakes before the class (students
−students correction and then T−Students correction)
- Call on some students to read a lous their writings
- Speaking
Encourage students to talk about their belief in existence of UFOs based on their
writing.
IV. Homework:
- Complete your writing
- Review the conditional sentence type 2/ model verbs: May, might
- Workbook: Ex: 7 (P.70)
- Find out new vocabulary in “ Language Focus” P.89−92