Unit 11- Reading

Date of planning: Jan 10
th ,
2009 Unit 11 : SOURCES OF ENERGY Period: No 66
Date of teaching: Jan 16
th ,
2009 Lesson A: Reading
* Aim s of the lesson : By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
- know the importance of sources of energy and how to use the alternative sources of energy.
* Teaching aids : Textbook, lesson plan , pictures, posters.
* Procedures :
Time Contents Teachers activities Ss activities
7
9
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I. Warmer: Brain storming: A list of enery
Keys: solar; water;wind;heat;gas; oil; coal;
electricity;petroleum;...
Q&A: Should we save the natural resources?
Why?
II. Pre- reading
1. Vocabulary :
- fossil fuel: nhiên liệu hóa thạch
- reserve (n): sự dự trữ
- power demand : nhu cầu năng lợng
- exhausted (adj): cạn kiệt= limited
- alternative (adj): thay thế
- geothermal heat : địa nhiệt
- solar panel: thanh mặt trời
- release (v): thả ra, phóng thích
- infinite (adj): vô tận
2. Questions and answers

* Suggested answers :
1. The first picture refers to wind power, the second
picture refers to solar power, the third picture
refers to water energy.
2. We need energy to provide electricity.
III. While reading :
1. Task 1 : Filling the blanks
* Suggested answers :
1. released
2. alternative
3. energy
4. limited
5. exhausted
- ask Ss to make a list of
enery.
Ex: oil, coal...
- put questions
- Follow the steps for
teaching Voc.
- write these words on
the board:

- guide Ss to remember
- ask Ss to work in pairs
to answer the questions
in the book.
- call on some pairs to
act out .
- give comments and
correct answers

- ask Ss to read through
the words in the box and
read the sentences
carefully, then choose
the best words to fill in
the blanks.
- ask Ss to work
individually to do the
task.
- go around to help Ss
when necessary.
- make a list of
enery.
- answer.
- repeat the new
words
- listen to the
teacher and take
notes
- read the new
words in chorus.
- read the new
words individually.
remember the
words.
- work in pairs to
answer the
questions in the
book.
- read through the

words in the box
and read the
sentences carefully,
then choose the best
words to fill in the
blanks.
Energy
7’
7’
6’
2. Task 2 :Matching
Resources of
energy
Advantages Disadvatages
1. Nuclear
energy
a. provide
electricity for
the world’s
need for
hundreds
years.
A. Expensive
2. Solar
energy
b. Clean and
unlimited
B. Possible in
few places
3. Water

power
c. Clean,
plentiful, safe
and infinite
C. Dangerous
4. Wind
power
d. give enery
without
pollution
D. No wind,
no energy
5. Geothermal
heat
e. unlimited E. Only
possible
during the day
time
* Suggested answers :
1. Nuclear energy: aC
2. Solar energy: cE
3. Water power: dA
4. Wind power:bD
5. Geothermal heat:eB
3. Task 3 : Questions and answers
* Suggested answers :
1. Our major source of energy comes from
fossil fuels.
2. Five sources of energy are mentioned in the
text. I think solar energy is the most

potential.
IV. Post – reading :
- have Ss compare their
answers with a partner
for peer correction.
- call some Ss to read
their answers loud in
front of the class.
- give the correct
feedback.
- ask Ss to scan the
passage and match the
advantages and
disadvantages of each
alternative sources of
energy.
- ask Ss to work in pairs
to do the task.
- go around the class to
check and offer help.
- have them exchange
the answers with another
pair for peer correction.
- call on two Ss to write
the answers on the
board.
- give feedback and
correct answers
- ask Ss to read the text
again more carefully and

try to find the
information to answer
the questions.
- ask Ss to work in pairs.
- call some Ss to read
the answers and give
explanation for their
answers.
- feedback and give
correct answers
- ask Ss to read all the
words in the box and
make sure that Ss know
the meaning of them.
- have them read the
summary carefully and
try to fill in each blank
with a suitable word
from the box.
- scan the passage
and find out the
advantages and
disadvantages of
each alternative
sources of energy.
- read the text again
more carefully and
try to find the
information to
answer the

questions.
- read all the words
in the box to
understand all of
them.
- read the summary
carefully and try to
fill in each blank
1’
* Suggested answers :
1. energy 5. alternative
2. one 6. sources
3. fuels 7. unlimited
4. limited 8. environment
V. Wrapping up
- call on some Ss to give
the answers.
- give correct answers.
*Comments:summarise
the main points of the
lesson.
* Homework:
- learn by heart the new
words
- re read the passage.
with a suitable word
from the box.
- listen to T
- learn and do at
home

V I / Lesson Evaluation:
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