Unit 10 - reading - NTH

Lesson Plan 12 – Ham Thuan Bac High School
UNIT 10 ENDANGERED SPECIES
Period 60 A. READING
A. Aims: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
- understand the passage about endangered species and scan for specific information.
- use vocabulary related to the topic of the lesson through exercises.
B. Teaching aids: Textbook, posters, pictures.
C. Teaching method: Communicative approach and some pictures or stories of deserts
D. Procedure:
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
I. WARM – UP ( 5') - Ask Ss to look at pictures in
their textbooks and answer the questions.
1. 2. 3 4
5. 6 7 8
* Introduce the title of the lesson
U10: ENDANGERED SPECIES
II. PRESENTATION ( 35 min.)
1. Pre- reading: Get the meaning of some words
 Vocabulary:
- habitat (n) ['hæbitæt] : môi trường sống
- deforestation (n) [di,fɔris'tei∫n] : sự phá rừng
- urbanization (n) [,ə:bənai'zei∫n]: sự đô thị hoá
- biodiversity (n)[,baiəudai'və:səti]:
- priority (n) [prai'ɔrəti] : sự /quyền ưu tiên
- vulnerable(a)['vʌlnərəbl]: yêú ớt dễ tổn thươg
- enact (v) [i'nækt] : ban hành
* Rub out remember
2. While reading :
Task1: The nouns in column A all appear in the
passage. Match each of them with a suitable
definition in column B

- Ask students to read through the text once to find
out some new words, guess the main idea.
- Asks Ss to read the passage silently, stop when
they meet a new word or a phrase and find words
or phrases in the passage which have the following
meaning given in the Task 1.
- Gives feedback.
* Discuss and answer the questions
1/ Matching
1. tortoise 2. leopard 3. elephant 4. mosquito
5. frog 6. rhinoceros 7. monkey 8. parrot
2/ Which of the animals and inserts below can be
found in Vietnam?
→ parrot, elephant, monkey, mosquito, frog, tortoise,
leopard
3/ Which of them is/ are in danger of becoming
extinct?
→ tortoise, elephant.
4/ Why do you think like that?
→ Because people hunt them for special food.
- Ss pay attention and answer the questions.
II. PRESENTATION
- Ss pay attention and take notes
- Ss work in pairs to do the Task 1, 2, 3
- Present on the extra board & then tick on the board
- Others give feedback and correction.
Silent reading
Task 1: Checking the vocabulary : Matching (a poster)
A B
1. extinction a. the existence of a large number of

different kinds of animals and plants
which make a balanced environment
2. habitat b. The act of preventing something
from being lost, wasted, damaged or
destroyed.
3. biodiversity c. a situation in which a plant, an
animal, a way of life, etc. stops
existing
4. conservation

d. the natural environment in which a
plant or animal lives
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Lesson Plan 12 – Ham Thuan Bac High School
Task 2: Choose A, B, C or D to complete the
following sentences about the reading passage.
- Guides Ss the way to do Task 2 and ask them to
work in pairs
- Gets Ss to check theirs answers and explain their
choices.
- T calls some Ss to read theirs answers and explain
their choices.
- T comments and gives feedbacks.
Task 3: Answer the following questions
- Asks Ss to read the passage silently and answer
the questions individually
- Asks Ss to work in pairs to compare their answers.
- Calls on some Ss to write the answers on the
board.
- Checks with the class.

- Gives feedback.
3. Post reading:
* Read this story and answer the questions.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs
- Go around for help
- Call on some pairs to present
- Give comments .
III. CONSOLIDATION & HOMEWORK ( 5')
- Learn vocabulary
- Prepare section B - SPEAKING
Task 2:
Answer The explanation
1. D
P2 → L2: Over 8,300 plants and 7,200
animals …
2. B
P2 → L1,2: The primary causes of
species extinction are habitat destruction,
commercial exploitation and pollution
3. A
P4 → L2,3: The Red List – a global list
of endangered and vulnerable …
4. A
P4 → L6,7: … a wide range of
endangered species can have a chance to
survive .
5. D The general idea
Task 3:
1. Pollution is one of the main causes of species
extinction. (Par. 2 – Line 1)

2. Species diversity has provided humans with so many
essential things. (Par.3)
3. There are a number of ways to help save endangered
species. (Par.4)
3. Post reading:
• Asks Ss to Discuss the following questions.
1. What is the number of plant and animals species all
over the world are threatened with extinction?
2. What are the main causes of species extinction?
3. How important is biodiversity for humans?
4. What have different efforts been made for?
Suggested answers:
1. Over 15 thousand plant and animals species all over
the world are threatened with extinction.
2. The main cause of species extinction are habitat
destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution.
3. Biodiversity is important for humans as it provides
food, clear air, water fertile soil and other products.
4. To conserve endangered species.
- Do exercise at class
Goodbye!
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