Unit 9 - Speaking - NTH

Lesson Plan 12 – Ham Thuan Bac High School
UNIT 9 DESERTS
Period 56 SPEAKING
A. Aims: Help students list some kinds of trees and animals living in deserts and talk about natural features of
deserts
1. Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Trees and animals living in deserts and natural features of deserts.
- Language: + Express their ideas about trees and animals living, natural features of deserts
+ The tenses.
- New words: words related to trees and animals living, natural features of deserts.
2. Skills:
- Improve students’ speaking skill
- Use the Future Perfect Tense to talk about trees and animals, natural features in deserts.
B. Methods: Words of subject and activity
Communicative approach
C. Teaching aids : Textbook, posters, pictures, ….
D. Procedures:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
I. WARM – UP ( 5min.)
- Ask Ss to discuss the questions.
→ Introduces the new lesson.
"In today’s speaking section, you will practice
Talking about natural features of deserts"
II. PRESENTATION ( 35 min.)
1. Pre-speaking:
- Ask Ss to study the requirements in tasks then find
out the new words
- Help Ss with the vocabulary and pronunciation
- Elicit some useful expressions:

Rub out and remember

2. While – speaking
Task 1: Tick the trees and animals that you think
might exist in a desert
- Asks Ss to practice "ASK and ANSWER"
following the model below:
A: What animal can live in a desert?
B: I think it is ………
A: Why can ……. live in a desert?
B: Because …………………..
Listen, discuss and answer.
* Expected answers
- ……………..
Listen, look, guess, repeat, copy
 New words:
1. ‘eucalyptus (n) : cay khuynh diep
2. date palm (n) : cay cha la
3. ‘cactus (n) : cay xuong rong
4. ‘lizard (n) : con than lan
- Listen. - Read in pairs - Group works.
- Go to the board to match
FEEDBACK 1:
- Students do as teacher’s requirement.
- Students stand up and read aloud.
-Listen to the teacher and practice in pairs
-Students divide in pairs.
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Cactus (n)
Date-palm (n)
- camel (n)
What kind of

trees and animals
can live in deserts?
Lesson Plan 12 – Ham Thuan Bac High School
A: What kind of trees can live in a desert?
B: I think it is ………
A: Why can ………….. live in a desert?
B: Because …………………………….
The Simple Tense can be used
- Invite some Ss to read aloud their dialogue.
- Correct mistakes if necessary.
Task 2: Find out natural features of a desert.
- Guide Ss to do Task 2,
- Ticks a poster to supply materials:
hot, little rainfall, wet, sandy , dry, much rainfall,
few people , much sunshine, many flowers , few
animals , windy , snowy ...
NATURAL FEATURES
* Climate: - dry, hot, windy… very cold (night)
* Rainfall: - very little,
* People / animals: - few
* Sunshine: - much
* Soil: - sandy, hot
* Seasons: hot
- Asks Ss to find out among them, what are the
natural features.
- Asks Ss to work in pairs
- Feed back: Give marks to better pairs
3. After – speaking:
Task 3 You are going on an expedition across a
desert with some of your friends. Choose the five

most important things you should bring along
with you .
Teacher models with a student ;
A: Are you going on an expedition across a desert?
B: Yes, I am .
A: What will you bring along with you ?
B: I will...
A: Why will you bring... ?
B: Because ....
- Invite some groups’ representatives to report their
ideas.
- Give feed back and make comments.
III. CONSOLIDATION & HOMEWORK (5')
-Write the application process again
- Prepare for part C - LISTENING
-Students express their opinions..
FEED BACK 2:
- Students work with the teacher.
- Students find out.
- Students report their ideas in front of class.
Model:
In a desert, the climate is very different. It is extremely
hot all day and surprisingly cold in the evening.
……….
- Discuss in groups of four Ss
- Asks Ss to discuss and practice in groups
- Present the modal in front of the class
- Take notes and do the exercise at home.
Goodbye!
Experience:

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